these are insanely bright, so I ordered a dimmer to go along with them. Even at 25%, they are still quite bright.

Paired with an Alexa enabled dimmer. Works great and plenty of light.

My Patio is about 24" x 22" and three 48' strings allowed me to light the entire sides of the patio and run a string down the middle. The light is nice and soft, not too bright, and perfect for evenings. I did not think they were too bright as others have commented.I love that these string lights are simple. They don't have a remote, Bluetooth, wifi, or even change color and that is exactly how I like it. The simplicity is what makes them a perfect choice. I used some 3/32" steel cable threaded through the hole on the top of each fixture to support them between posts that were about 14" apart and used a Kasa Outdoor Smart Plug to provide WiFi to support control from a smartphone, Alexa, and Google.They have standard bases so you can use any light bulb you choose, but the supplied bulbs are wonderful.I've had trouble finding WiFi that worked outside and the stand-alone separate switch allows more flexibility if I need to update connectivity without replacing the entire string.I will say the jacks at the end of the string are a bit loose, so if you are stringing them together you will need to secure both ends. I wish they had a way to bind them together with zip ties.

Nice lights to string around the perimeter of my yard. So far so good after several weeks of high heat and rain.