Hi, I’m Ethan Green from nosleeplesnights.com, and in this video I’m going to be doing
a review of the Yogasleep Travel Mini white noise machine.
It really does deserve the word ‘mini’ because it is the smallest white noise machine
I’ve discovered from reviewing dozens of white noise machines over many years.
It also has the internal rechargeable battery and the night light so it's a good one for
people who are looking to take a white noise machine with them when they're traveling,
or perhaps to use in their kid’s bedroom.
I paid just under 35 pounds in the UK for this one, although at the moment you can get
it in the US for just under 25, so it's a pretty budget white noise machine as well.
So, let's go over to the table where I’m going to play through the sounds, show you
the features and the night light, go through some pros and cons, and then we'll wrap up
at the end.
Okay, so the first thing to talk about is the power.
It came with a small micro USB to USB cable, so you can use a longer one if you've got
one in the house or use this one to keep it plugged in, and that way you don't need to
worry about the battery.
But the internal rechargeable battery is one of the main draws of using this white noise
machine.
This little hole here is the charging indicator, which isn't on at the moment because I’m
not charging it, but it will flash or steady hold to tell you whether it needs charging
or whether it's fully charged.
So before I play through the sounds, let's talk about the buttons.
On the top there you've got the speaker, but the buttons are on the underneath.
As you can see, they're really quite small.
Um, let me try and find an angle where you can see them - there they are.
They're really, really tiny - almost like braille I think.
I’m not a braille reader, but those are so small.
And they're kind of difficult to see in the dark and kind of difficult to see in the daytime
as well if I’m honest.
There are five buttons: you've got power on and off in the center there, and you've got
this little sun one here for the night light.
Then you've got volume down, volume up, and the sound choice.
So I’m going to play through all the different sounds so you can have a listen.
And then when I get to the last sound I’ll play through the volume so you can hear it
on the lowest and the maximum volume setting.
So let's start, and I’m not going to talk while I play through
the sounds.
[white noise sounds playing]
And there you go - those are the sounds.
Personally, I quite like all six of them.
However, I think the thunderstorm struggles a little bit with this little speaker, as
it does with many white noise machines that don't have a bigger speaker to be honest.
I'm not sure that thunderstorm is the best one to include in the speaker of this size.
However, I really like the stream.
I like the gentle surf.
The deep white noise is kind of okay as well - kind of sounds more like a fan than a deep
white noise.
The original Dohm is great.
It has the recorded sound of the Dohm Uno, Dohm DS - one that I know Dohm lovers will
really appreciate having in this portable device.
They don't need to take the very large Dohm machine with them if they're traveling.
And then there's the brown noise as well.
So I think, for me, these are really good sounds.
Would have been good to have more sound choice, but really it's rare to have more sounds on
such a small white noise machine.
So now let's look at the night light function.
Here we can see that we've got the light button there - if I press it here during the daytime
you're not going to be able to see much.
There we go – oh, you can see it through my camera.
That's good, I wasn't expecting that.
So you've got three dimmable options.
You've got low brightness, medium and high brightness, or off if you want to.
And you can see it's got this really nice amber glow.
So let me show you a video that I’ve already taken in a kid's bedroom so you can really
see it in action.
And it's a really nice glow, and I like the fact that it's got the dimmable options.
And then the inclusion of the lanyard is great as well because then you can hang it wherever
you like in the room, so it just adds another element of portability.
So if you want to hang it on the inside of the door then that's a great option if you're
going to be walking into a kid's room and checking on them in the night.
So personally, I really like the night light.
And there's something else that I like, which is that you don't need to turn the sounds
on, the main power button, to operate the night light.
You can operate the night light independently.
So that's a really good little feature; it means that you don't need to turn the power
on and turn the sounds on.
You can just have the night light.
Talking about the size again, one of the main draws of this white noise machine is that
it's so small.
It weighs just 0.3 pounds and it's 2.5 by 2.5 by 1.77 inches.
It comes with a one year warranty and a hundred night trial, or 101 night trial, which is
great as it means that you can test it out and if you don't like it send it back and
get your money back.
As for the design, I really like the look of the Yogasleep Travel Mini.
It's very sleek, very minimal, you can pop it on a bedside table or any table really
and it looks quite nice.
It's going to sit there without looking too ugly, which some why noise machines do.
One of my main complaints with the Yogasleep Travel Mini is these buttons.
Really, I think they're kind of tricky to operate, especially in the night time.
So if you've got finger sensitivity issues or vision problems then you're not going to
find this very easy to use.
For me, I’ve found the best thing to do in the night is work out that the one next
to the lanyard is the volume up and the one opposite is volume down.
And then you kind of just need to know that if you go right, you've got the light.
And if you go left you've got the sound choice.
But yeah, again, it's not very good if you need to work out that kind of system.
It would have been better to have some clearer easier buttons I think.
Okay, now let's talk about some pros and cons quickly of the Yogasleep.
For me, I think the main pros are, well, as I’ve already mentioned: the portability,
the tiny size.
I think it's really good if you're using it for travel.
I like the fact that it's got a night light.
That's always a useful feature with a white noise machine.
And I also like the fact that it has an internal rechargeable battery.
So really, this one is great for portability, convenience and practicality.
Overall, the price is another good point about this one.
It's a budget white noise machine, definitely not at the higher end of the range that can
get up to 100 dollars or 100 pounds.
So yeah, if you're not looking to spend an enormous amount on a white noise machine,
this is one to consider.
Okay, in terms of the downsides, for me the first thing would be the fact that it doesn't
have any timers.
I think it's good to have an auto off timer rather than have to listen to it continuously
and have it playing all night while you're asleep.
Secondly, I think the fact that it only has six sounds is a bit disappointing.
It'd be nice to have a few more sounds in there.
But you know, at least the ones it's got are pretty good.
And like so many white noise machines, particularly smaller ones, it does lack bass.
There's not much energy at the lower frequencies of the white noise.
So really, if you're trying to block out your neighbor’s bassy music or footfall from
upstairs then you're going to struggle with this little device I think.
So really, it's going to be one that's better for blocking out mid to higher frequency external
noise rather than anything that's really booming through your walls: it's not going to be the
one for that.
One of the biggest cons for me is the fact that it has those tiny little buttons.
So it's just a bit of a difficult machine to use in the dark compared to some of the
others that have giant buttons that are clearly labeled, for example.
So my final verdict on the Yogasleep Travel Mini is that it's great for portability, I
like the fact that it's got a night light, and it has the internal rechargeable battery.
And Dohm lovers will like the fact that they can have that rushing air sound with them
when they're traveling.
Just be prepared for some tricky buttons and a relatively basic speaker that reflects the
low price.
And that's about it for my review of the Yogasleep Travel Mini.
I hope you found it useful.
If you're interested in buying it then you can find a link to do so in the description
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Thanks again, this is Ethan from No Sleepless Nights.