Try staying in bed with this going off! (Sony ICF-C318)

Member Name: liz3yy

Product:	Sony ICF-C318
Date:	11/10/09 (52 review reads)
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Advantages: Easy to use

Disadvantages: only as 12 hour function

Lately my partner and I have realised we finally need a new alarm clock, having to keep waking up in the night to check the time as our current one didn't have a reliable alarm was getting beyond a joke, especially when my partner needs to be before 5am on a Friday.

We shopped around in Bristol at the weekend to find a new one, not wanting to spend the Earth but at the same time wanting to find a clock that would actually get us out of bed in the morning, not at easy task with us believe me.

We ended up in the Sony Centre after discounting all other stores due to cost. I wasn't expecting much but was pleasantly surprised to find the nattily named ICF-C318 on sale for just £12,99. We asked the sales assistant to give us a demonstration as there was no way I was going to buy a clock without checking it was easy to use. The chap had to find the manual for it but once he did it took just a couple of minutes to set the time and explain how the alarm function worked. I was impressed so was more than happy to part with my (or should that be our?!) cash.

To put it simply this clock is pre-set at the factory when it's made meaning when you plug it in it automatically displays the correct time, a fantastic feature I think.

In addition setting the alarm is also a doddle, there are two alarms so you can set one for yourself and a later (or earlier) one for your partner. To set either you simply turn the corresponding button to the alarm mode you want, either buzzer or radio then turn a click wheel at the side of the unit to select the time you want the alarm to go off. The thing I hated about our old clock was that you had to hold the button down to change the time which was a very slow and painful procedure, with this clock the click wheel takes seconds to select the time plus you can go backwards if you miss the time you want.

The buzzer is loud and clear plus the brightness of the display can also be altered all with the touch of a button. I think for £12,99 we got a bargain plus it looks good to boot!

Summary: A bargain

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