I have some Ott lights I bought at JoAnns. I have to be honest...I'm not all that impressed. The stand light I have is supposed to be a stand on the floor model...it's so short that i have to have it sitting on a box to get it high enough! I'm also not all that happy with the lighting of the Ott. If I were you, I'd buy one of each, take them home and try them and take the one back you don't like. It's so hard to tell in the store!