Best laptop USB speakers
Published by OnlyBestLaptops, on Jul 06 2010, in the categories: laptops
In time computers had evolved very much, becoming not only more powerful but also smaller and lighter. And we are referring here to the laptops, which are capable of doing the same tasks as a desktop computer, only that they are much smaller and highly portable.
A laptop has all the components of a PC, such as: a display screen, a keyboard, a mouse (touchpad device), all the internal components (processor, RAM memory, hard disc, graphics engine etc), and also some built in speakers. Almost all the components of a laptop are working as good as those from a PC, except for the speakers. It is known that the built in speakers of a laptop don’t sound so good or powerful.

It is true that you can always buy some stereo speakers, a 2.1 audio system or even a 5.1 surround sound system, and attach it to your laptop. But you will be able to use these speakers only at home, since they have a lot of wires, and they always need a power source to work. But let’s not forget that the biggest advantage of a laptop is its portability. So this means that whenever you will be traveling with the laptop, you will still have the bad sound quality from the built in speakers. But engineers came up with a solution for this problem, and they created the laptop USB speakers. These are special speakers, that are usually really small and portable, and which have just a single USB cable.
This one will be connected into one of the USB ports from your laptop, and this is all! So now you might wonder how come the speakers are working with just a single cable, since any other speaker has 2 cables: one for power and the other for audio signal. But the answer is simple: the USB cable from these speakers is both for power and audio signal. So this means that no other power source is required. So you will be able to use the speakers anywhere you want, as long as you have power in your laptop. Of course since these speakers are quite small, they are not as good or as powerful as a 5.1 surround sound system, but still they will bring you a good audio quality, and a little more power compared to the simple built in speakers from your laptop.
There are many models of good speakers for the laptop, and some of the best laptop USB speakers are the Tritton Sound Bite digital speaker. This is quite an interesting speaker, which is made to be similar to a 2.1 audio system. A system of this type has 3 components : 2 stereo satellite speakers and also a subwoofer. And it is the same with this small speaker, that contains two shielded satellite speakers, and also a small shielded subwoofer.

So this means that you will get a good and complex sound, through all of the sound ranges. And it is not the same with the built in speakers from your laptop, because those don’t have any bass at all. This speaker has a price of 31 dollars, and it is also quite a small and portable one. Its dimensions are just 110 mm x 110 mm x 42 mm and the weight is just 280 g. The total power of this speaker is 5 watts RMS, which of course is not far compared to a good 2.1 system, but which can be quite enough for a laptop. You can take this small speaker anywhere with you, and use it whenever you want with your notebook. You can use it when you are in another city to listen to some music at the hotel room, or in the train while traveling for watching a movie, or at a picnic for some more music, or at a presentation if you are a business man.
So know you know one of the many models of USB laptop speakers found on the market, and if you know some other really good and similar speakers that made you really happy, tell us more about them. Have a nice day!

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