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    Regarding Speaker?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by chintusahu, Dec 27, 2006.

  1. chintusahu

    chintusahu Newbie

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    Hi I have Toshiba laptop model "satellite s-306". I want external good quality speaker for it because laptop speaker sound is too low. But i don't want to provide external power to speaker , i want speaker should take power from laptop, is it possible.
    And one more thing i want speaker to be as small as possible so that i can carry that speaker easily during traveling.Please help me which speaker i should purchase.

    Thanks and Regards
    Neeraj Sahu
     
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    Caviman2201 Notebook Geek

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    I have heard the Logitech V20 notebook speakers are quite good. They pull power from the USB bus and supposedly have decent bass & midrange... A bit pricey, but you get what you pay for...

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  3. John Ratsey

    John Ratsey Moderately inquisitive Super Moderator

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    Also look at the Creative range at http://www.creative.com/products/welcome.asp?category=4&subcategory=29& . I have the TravelDock 900 (I don't use the docking bit, but the unit was very competitively priced) and the audio is good (but not as good as the bigger, heavier and more expensive JBL On Tour). Perhaps the TravelSound 500 comes with a USB power cable because the specification shows a different power level when running on USB power. The Creative speakers have a 3.5mm (1/8") DC power socket - this is a standard size so you may have a USB power lead which fits. The speakers are very efficient so you get good audio volume when using USB power.

    John
     
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  4. Nicolas41390

    Nicolas41390 Notebook Consultant

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    Out of all the speaker that I have used the ones that I still have are Creative Travelsound i-300. They are pretty tough and have good sound quality. They run on 4 AAA batteries and last about a 3-4 weeks of use for me before I have to replace batteries, or in my case not, recharge them. With the rechargeable batteries I get about 2-3 months of life. They cost about $45, so it is not that bad of price. The only problem that I have found is that the bass is really low, but I can live with that because I just got a Creative SBS Vivid 80 system that works really well, but they are powered.
     
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