Flexible in every configurable option (brightness, color temperature, clamping or on a stand, remote control). The light is moveable to my optimum need with ease, bringing focus and clarity to what it illuminates. You can turn the smaller lamp off if you just want to work with the main light, or even turn that middle arm on its axis so that you don't have the smaller lamp shining into your eyes.I'd say you should trust me on this because I am a real customer with this product sitting on my desk, but why should you believe me? Here's why: because I think that what I described above can only really be learned and described from one who has the lamp clamped to his desk. Anyway, that is what I want you to think, which I really do, in fact, want you to believe, though I can't possibly prove that with mere words.In any case, Amazon returns are really easy, if it comes to that.