Sylvania 29490 23-Watt CFL Mini Twist, Soft White, 6-Pack

Finally, lights that are bright enough to read by without straining, and, at a fair price.

These are my first long lived, low wattage replacement bulbs, and I could not be more satisfied. Every incandescent in the house will be replaced by these when they die.

What can you say about a light bulb? Great price at Amazon. Saving electricity and $$.

I find these bulbs to be very bright and a great value!! They are a bit slow to start, that is to get to full brightness. It takes about 1 to 2 seconds for them to initially light, and another 30 seconds or so to be fully lit. Getting these new bulbs also got me around to FINALLY cleaning the lamp shades and globes:-)!!

I compared these directly with the GE 23 watt model and slightly prefer these bulbs from Sylvania, because the light is a bit more like natural daylight (3000K Color Temp) than the slightly more yellow GE (2700K), which is more like a traditional incandescent color. There are some studies showing that natural light improves your mood, especially during the winter when there is less daylight. That may be a bit of wishful thinking, but it made me feel good to save a lot of money and use less electricity using a compact fluorescent. These fit readily into standard lamp sockets and turn on quickly. Note: it is not recommended to use any cfl bulb outdoors where exposed to the elements.