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BenQ ScreenBar Halo 2vsLepro LED Desk Lamp

1.3 points separate them: 8.6 for BenQ ScreenBar Halo 2, 7.3 for Lepro LED Desk Lamp. Design carries most of it, 9.0 to 6.0.

BenQ ScreenBar Halo 2

BenQ

8.6

Lights the desk without taking any of it, if your monitor's top edge and USB port cooperate.

Price and availability change constantly, so we don't quote them here — the link opens the current Amazon listing.

Lepro LED Desk Lamp

Lepro

7.3

Gets the light panel right and the base wrong, which is the correct order for a budget lamp.

Price and availability change constantly, so we don't quote them here — the link opens the current Amazon listing.

Where they diverge

The widest gap is Design, BenQ ScreenBar Halo 2 ahead 9.0 to 6.0. They come closest on Value, 9.2 to 7.6. Left of center is BenQ ScreenBar Halo 2, right is Lepro LED Desk Lamp.

BenQ ScreenBar Halo 2 versus Lepro LED Desk Lamp — axis scores out of 10Horizontal bar chart of editorial scores out of 10 across 4 axes. Bars for BenQ ScreenBar Halo 2 run left from the axis labels, bars for Lepro LED Desk Lamp run right. BenQ ScreenBar Halo 2: Value 7.6, Durability 8.4, Ease of use 9.2, Design 9.0. Lepro LED Desk Lamp: Value 9.2, Durability 6.2, Ease of use 7.6, Design 6.0.BenQ ScreenBar Halo 2 (left)Lepro LED Desk Lamp (right)ValueBenQ ScreenBar Halo 2 — Value 7.6 out of 107.6Lepro LED Desk Lamp — Value 9.2 out of 109.2DurabilityBenQ ScreenBar Halo 2 — Durability 8.4 out of 108.4Lepro LED Desk Lamp — Durability 6.2 out of 106.2Ease of useBenQ ScreenBar Halo 2 — Ease of use 9.2 out of 109.2Lepro LED Desk Lamp — Ease of use 7.6 out of 107.6DesignBenQ ScreenBar Halo 2 — Design 9.0 out of 109.0Lepro LED Desk Lamp — Design 6.0 out of 106.0Editorial score out of 10 — higher is better

Which one to pick

Take the BenQ ScreenBar Halo 2

Leads on Durability, Ease of use and Design.

  • A desk where the monitor already occupies the only clear surface
  • Glare on the screen is the actual complaint, not darkness in the room
  • You want the light aimed forward at paper and keyboard, never back at the panel

Take the Lepro LED Desk Lamp

Leads on Value.

  • A dorm room, a spare desk, or a second lamp where the outlay has to stay small
  • Even light across a keyboard matters more than color accuracy
  • You want metal rather than the painted plastic at the same level

What each one gets wrong

BenQ ScreenBar Halo 2

  • A webcam, a soundbar, or a privacy filter already sits on the top edge
  • You need light on your face for calls — this one points down and away
  • You would rather not charge another accessory

Lepro LED Desk Lamp

  • You match paint, thread, or makeup under it — color rendering is the compromise here
  • You need a USB port on the lamp, since this one only takes power
  • The lamp will be repositioned constantly; the base is light enough to shift

Specs, side by side

SpecBenQ ScreenBar Halo 2Lepro LED Desk Lamp
MountCounterweighted clip over the monitor's top edge—
PowerUSB-C, 5V / 3A maxExternal adapter, barrel plug
Color temperature2700–6500K—
Center illuminanceOver 1000 lux at 50 cm—
ControllerWireless, rechargeable—
Length50 cm—
Output—800 lm at 9.5 W
Modes—Five color temperatures, five brightness levels
Body—Aluminum head, weighted base
Control—Touch, with memory

Rankings they both appear in

Questions

Is BenQ ScreenBar Halo 2 the straightforward pick?
BenQ ScreenBar Halo 2 leads on Durability, Ease of use and Design. If Value matters more to you, take the Lepro LED Desk Lamp instead. It is 1.3 ahead on the average, which is wide for a 4-axis category.
What does Lepro LED Desk Lamp still do better?
Value. Value runs 9.2 to 7.6. Everything else goes the other way.
Which one ranks higher in "Nothing about a lamp matters until it fits the desk"?
BenQ ScreenBar Halo 2 sits at #1 in "Nothing about a lamp matters until it fits the desk", Lepro LED Desk Lamp at #4.