Starting with setup: each solar panel installs relatively easily, but I bought these for my daughters outdoor play set so I screwed the brackets into wood. The clamps had to be removed to even have a chance of putting the screws in with a power drill, and even still clearance is tight and I couldn’t find any of my extensions at the time. After that the solar panels are easy to angle and secure to the brackets. There is a length of blank wire to extend for the first lights, but I did not measure it to figure out if it’s included in the total length that’s advertised, but I bet it is. The wire itself barely feels insulated and are two separate strands loosely twisted together and have the consistency and feel of fine floral wire. They are very thin, kink easily, and get tangled easily if you’re not careful unrolling them. **TIP: I recommend you putting something round through each roll to act as a spindle before you start. They constantly want to tie the whole thing in a knot if you don’t have something keeping the roll tidy.Performance wise I think they’re reasonably bright for what they are. They kick on at sunset like they’re supposed to, and stay on well after most people go to bed. **They will NOT work the night after a cloudy day** I thought they were toast after the first rainy weekend, but once we had a sunny day again they worked like normal. I can’t complain since I got them for a cyber Monday deal. They’re much dimmer than plug in lights but my daughter loves them on her play set.

Put these around my pool and they work perfect!

Ok, a little background on the tree.My wife dug up a pine twig a few years back.She put it in a fairly big pot for a twig...Years later, the twig has grown to 6 foot, it's grown through the pot and in to the ground at the end of a side walk, which was only an intended location.So, now we have a sorely misplaced pine tree of sorts.It reminded me of Charlie Browns Christmas tree.An ornament would bend it over...It's also not near any AC power.Ergo, the solar powered twinkle lights.It turned out - ok....Be advised:It was a major pain - untangling the wad of lights, whilst a squad of 4 kittens were doing their best to re-tangle the wad...Other than the cats, the lights met expectations.

I’m a little confused why they are purple for the first 20 mins and than they are just white after..

The other one works just fine.

Used to line shrubs around pathway. They look kind of cool, although aeeming to work well sometimes and sometimes not. Can't figure out why...but for a seemingly flimsy, inexpensice product, I'm satisfied. The unit is longer than I thought, which is better than too short. Just be careful when unpacking and stretching out as its esy to get tangled up, and if you're a clutz, like me, unraveling only makes it worse, and you wind up with a birds nest of wire.

Lights working fine so far. However, there are not 8 modes as advertised. There are 3: steady on, combination, and slow fade.

I brought these for Christmas. However it fine all yeah round. On/off switch.

The included rechargeable battery is AA and is only 600mAh. Most AA batteries are much higher capacity. I guess be sure to let it get a good charge.

The first set worked great the second set had a lot of difficulty getting the lights to light. Will try again tomorrow.