RunningByte Digital Alarm Clock ... vs Digital Alarm Clock, with Wooden...

The sound is very, very bad. The speaker is tinny and there is no bass response. It picks up only a few stations.

I'm pleasantly surprised that this clock is as great as it is. Makes me miss those old casio travel clocks.

The 'wood' look plastic veneer is applied well. I hope it lasts a while. Allows us to see the time at a glance from the couch.

This get power over usb so you'll need a brick to plug it into. Comes with a 3 foot usb cord, but no socket for it, so make sure you have an extra sitting around.

This is the worst, most maddening clock to set that i have ever purchased! It is very pretty, but will not stay on. This is also not intuitive to use and as annoying to shut the alarm off for the short time it actually worked. Even with all 3 alarms s...  Read More

It's totally unpredictable, which makes it ineffective for me to use. The * are so tiny and hard to feel.

I'm not sure what the issue is, but it stops keeping correct time. I reset it, and it happened again. Very unreliable. Setting the time was insanely confusing.