I really didn't know what to expect based on these reviews all being a bit different. maybe the manufacturer is changing the wall wart (thing you plug into the wall), maybe that explains why we see so many different reviews. Anyways, mine DOES remember how I left it. I select steady ON all the time, unplug it for a few hours, plug it back in and it turns on at steady on mode. Everything else is exactly as described. The LEDS themselves are the COLOR, the case they are in is clear so the sun will not fade away the color like so many I have had in the past did. I like these so far. Left them on overnight, not even warm to the touch. COOL as a jewel.....I like for my Christmas treeWarm color lights - perfecting lighting and easy to work with but the lights stopped working at three months (assuming it was due to rain).My toddler kept pulling over the lamp and broke it. I decided to purchase these so he couldn't reach it and it made it so much easier to have a switch when the room didn't have one. It is just enough brightness for his room at night during the toddler years! I even thought about getting a set for my own room. Highly recommend if you are dealing with the same situation or great for a teens room as well!Bought this for my living room, the lights aren’t too bright but look nice, the only thing I don’t like is that they turn off after 3 or 4 hours, I have the unplug it for a while and try again if I want them on againI hung the first set and absolutely love them. The warm white was perfect - not so harsh at night time. I liked them so much I ordered a second box, which came yesterday. Opened them today - noted the box was NOT sealed like the first box. I did plug them in before hanging them to be sure they all lit. It was daytime and i didn’t realize they were WHITE . Spent an hour and a half hanging the lights. I couldn’t wait for it to be dark so i could turn them on. Half the room is WHITE; half is WARM WHITE. Very disappointing. Now I’ve got thumbtack marks all over my walls and two non-matching sets of lights.These lights are so pretty! There’s a ton of them, they have many different setting including blinking and dimming, SO CUTE!Wrapped around the deck railings all season use. The brightness is perfect. Timer works well. I ordered a second set to replace these, when they break.Original set is Over 2 years old.