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3.0 out of 5 starsDoesn't have battery backup for the actual alarm and alarm sound is not 100% reliable
Reviewed in Canada on May 7, 2024
This clock does mostly what it should. Based on my research, I was already aware that the battery backup will not trigger the alarm sound in the event of a power outage. However, I still cannot rate it five stars when I feel one of the basic features of an alarm clock is to still operate the alarm in a power outage.
The other issue I faced was that on day five of using this alarm clock, the audio portion of the alarm did NOT sound, and the sunrise light alone is not enough to wake me up. Thankfully I kept my phone beside me with the alarm set while first using this alarm clock. I verified the settings and it was set to alarm sound number two which is the beep. So having said that, IMHO this alarm clock will never be 100% reliable to go off and wake me up, and I must now keep my phone near me as a backup.
Still giving it three stars as it does its other advertised features quite well and for a decent price. However, wouldn't recommend usage for people that would primarily rely on this alone to wake them up for work or other things that requires a failsafe alarm.
I will note that this specific design is used under a different brand name other than Reacher, such as HOUSBAY. So it's not like this is a specific design from Reacher.
Release an R8 with battery backup that will still operate the audio alarm in a power outage, fix the audio portion of the alarm to be reliable (see above issue I had), and perhaps add a second alarm function (dual alarm), and you'll have a five star product on your hands.