This is the 12-inch three-LED under-cabinet light fixture. A companion, 18-inch four-LED light fixture, GE 10409 LED Light Fixture 18-Inch Linkable Aluminum got rave reviews, and that is what reassured me about purchasing this unit from a local store of a national hardware chain.
In all, I needed five of the 18-inch and two of the 12-inch fixtures for my kitchen cabinets, as the existing 20+ year-old fluorescent under-cabinet fixtures were getting long in the tooth. I found five of the 18-inch fixtures from an eBay seller, as the Amazon merchant had only one to sell. And, I got the last two 12-inch fixtures that remained in the local store (marked down to under $45 each because they were discontinued).
This is a wonderful fixture, very fairly priced, considering the pricing of other ***bright*** LED units on the market (other lower-priced, but more dimly-illuminating fixtures can be found, but I rule them out). I have tried out one of the 12-inch fixtures, and find that it casts really bright, white-light illumination under the cabinets, much brighter and more pleasing than the fluorescent fixtures. I am awaiting the eBay shipment before doing the complete installation to replace existing fluorescent fixtures. [Note: for permanent wiring, you need a $7 junction box that transitions from the house wiring to the GE linking cord, but these are easily obtained from stores that sell GE undercounting lighting, as they are common to the complete line of linkable lights: fluorescent, Xenon and halogen units included.]
The point of all this: my major concern is how long these LED fixtures, or more precisely, the LEDs in them, will last, because GE apparently no longer offers them, and replacements would not be available. Therefore, the subject of this review: "GE, Why hast thou forsaken me?"
ADDED NOTE (Saturday, Oct. 16, 2010): My eBay shipment arrived Thursday mid-morning, and I spent about eight hours removing the seven fluorescent fixtures, figuring out how the wiring was installed, re-wiring the GE junction boxes, and, finally installing the seven GE LED fixtures. Unlike the skyscraper window washer who stepped back to admire his work, I could do so without risk to life and limb. ;-) And, the the results were wonderfully pleasing. Bright, warm illumination that classed up the kitchen counter areas and gave the kitchen a much more up-to-date look. To say that I am very pleased would be an understatement.
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