LED Light Bulbs

About two years ago, I swapped out a bunch of CFLs and other light bulbs, replacing them with AmazonBasics LED bulbs. In the front office, two of the five “60 Watt Equivalent, Daylight, Non-Dimmable, 15,000 Hour Lifetime, A19 LED Light Bulbs” (link) have conked out, about 2.5 years later. (If we assume 10 hours a day, 5 days a week, 52 weeks a year, a 15,000 hour bulb should have lasted almost 6 years.)

So, going to try a new bulb. The specs for the AmazonBasics: A19 shape, 10.5W, 5000° (daylight) color temperature, 800 lumen, 3 year warranty, 15,000 hour lifetime.

CREE alternative: TA19-08050MDFH25-12DE26-1-E1, A19, 60 watt equivalent (10W actual), Daylight color, 815 lumen, 10 year warranty, 25,000 hour lifetime. They’re significantly more expensive (about $13/bulb; the AmazonBasics are about $3/bulb), but if you get what you pay for ... We’ll see.