When we set up a workstation, we tend to invest a lot of our money in buying the best desktop monitor. While this is nice, the perfect lighting conditions around the workstation are often overlooked.

You can buy a monitor light bar pretty cheap, even as low as about $20. But will it be a great piece of gear, illuminating your desk from atop your display, with a nice array of features? Probably not ...

There are other cheaper alternatives on the market now, the most popular being the Quntis and the Xiaomi monitor lamps. Both are fine lights, especially if cost is an issue, because these lights are ...