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Reasonably well-made: metal, not plastic, even though it is low-voltage and there's no safety reason (and at least in the U.S., no electrical code reason) why it has to be metal. Kudos, although the individual lamp swivel is a bit iffy (loose/hard to tighten nut flanges).
One star off because this is not two LED bulbs (yes, each of those big lamps is actually a single LED, but it is very bright for just one) wired in parallel, like virtually every other fixture, but wired in series. The reason this is an issue is because when (not if, although hopefully with LEDs "when" will be a long time off in the future) one bulb burns out, the other will also stop working. Probably saved a few Yuan somehow, otherwise I'm not sure why you would wire a fixture that way.
The main star off is the honking big DC converter. Unlike other household LEDs, which have the AC-to-DC "driver" circuitry inside the bulb itself (those fins you see at the base of screw-in LED bulbs) or integrated into the fixture, this has a pair of tiny red and white wires connecting to a power converter, about the size of three packs of gum (but a lot heavier) that is swivel-connected to a electric box crossbar mount. The idea is that when you mount the fixture via a typical crossbar to your electrical box, the power supply will be securely connected to, and inside of, your electrical box. And if you are installing to one of the deeper-style electrical boxes, this will work fine. If you have one of the shallower boxes, I'm not too sure if it will squeeze inside; and if you want to flush-mount to something, you're on your own. (In my case I have metal plates on either side of a cinder block wall and I was able to flush mount the light to the outside, pass the little DC wires through the metal plate, and have the power supply on the inside of the wall...but that involved snipping wires, and not everybody will have a mounting situation to do something similar.) Also note that this has no photocell or motion detector, and such options cannot be added to it (no screw-out plugs to add things later).
If you are definitely going to mount this to a deep, round box that is activated by a physical on/off switch or timer then I highly recommend this unit: sturdy and bright, a solid four stars for the price. If you need to mount it flush, or have motionor nighttime-activation, you might be better off with other options.
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