Hey.
Is it a GU10 then? I can’t quite understand from this talk of table lamps 🙂
If it’s a GU10 in a recessed fitting then I would think you’d be better staying at a lower wattage. If it’s in a table lamp, so relatively well ventilated then a good quality bulb should last a long time there, no excuses. It’s not that a higher power LED lamp should last for a shorter time, only that relatively higher power lamps generate more heat, so how the lamp is installed and ventilated is more important.
Most other types of lamp should also be designed for free air operation, so again, unless they’re crammed in a tiny space I don’t think you have a problematic installation environment.
PS @ Edukator, sorry I didn’t mean to sound like a dick.