Kensington 33130 Portable Laptop Speakers (USB 2.0/1.1) | 
| Brand: Kensington
List Price: $49.99
Buy New: $37.61
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Rating:  19 reviews
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2
Dimensions (in): 10 x 4 x 7
Legal Disclaimer: Warranty does not cover misuse of product.
Warranty: 1 year warranty
MPN: 33130
Model: 33130
UPC: 085896331308
EAN: 0085896331308
ASIN: B00022TNGI
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Portable, USB-powered laptop speakers | | • | Designed for use with digital sources such as CD, MP3, DVD | | • | No cumbersome power supply or batteries required | | • | Lightweight and compact for on-the-road enjoyment | | • | Rotary knob for easy volume adjustments |
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Product Description
External Speakers for use with a Notebook PC / Portable / Powered by available USB connectivity port
Amazon.com Product Description
Enliven your laptop listening with Kensington's compact, lightweight, folding portable speakers. Designed with digital media in mind, the speakers (model 33130) plug right into your USB 2.0 or 1.1 port, from which they derive all the power they need--no batteries or power cord required. Adjust volume up or down using the speakers' convenient rotary volume control. What's in the Box
Speaker, a user's manual, and warranty info.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 14 more reviews...
 AT THIS PRICE - YOU CAN'T GO WRONG March 4, 2005
Jeffrey Eldredge (HONOLULU, HI USA)
55 out of 57 found this review helpful
I bought these speakers to use with my HP Pavilion Laptop computer to by-pass the tinny sounding laptop speakers. I just got them today and I am very pleased! They arrived in 2 days by UPS.
All you do is plug one USP plug into your laptop and the other end into the speakers. That's it! The 5 step installation process for Windows XP users, is simple and fast. In fact, if you just wait a few minutes, Windows XP may install it automatically for you. There are no power cords or anything else to bother with. Each speaker is about the size of a music cassette, so opened up it would be like 2 cassettes side by side.
I am very pleased with the sound since it picks up nuances in the music that the laptop speakers miss. I think most people will be pleased with the quality, unless you are an audiophile. There is an occasional, SLIGHT distortion with some sounds, but not enough of a distortion to bother me. The volume range is just right and you can hear it at the other end of the room. (Just don't expect it to be as loud as a boom box.)
Two very cool things about these speakers. 1) The USB cord self retracts into this little spool to make things tidy. 2) The corners of the speakers have these blue LED lights that glow when you've connected the speakers to your laptop. (They look great at night.) A couple of bonus features I didn't expect.
In summary, for this very reasonable price, you can't go wrong. I only wish I had bought these a year ago, instead of waiting so long.
 Not good enough January 7, 2006
R. A. Edington (Boise, ID, United States)
18 out of 19 found this review helpful
These really have no bass and very light midrange, can't handle much volume. They sound bad at all volumes, but sound really terrible as the volume gets loud.
They sound pretty much like average built-in laptop speakers SHOULD sound. If you have EXCEPTIONALLY crappy built-in laptop speakers, like I do, these will improve things to where it sounds like just normally crappy laptop speakers.
Waste of money, really. Wish I hadn't bought them. Can't recommend them.
USBeware September 9, 2005
Michele Ridenour (Newark, OH USA)
16 out of 18 found this review helpful
When I tried the Kensington speakers on my new Toshiba laptop,
I found the sound quality poor with the sound cutting out. I hooked them into an older Compaq laptop and they worked fine. I
ended up buying portable speakers from Sharper Image that are powered by USB, but the sound comes through the earphone jack--
and they work great with deep, rich sound. USB sound is undependable, unless you already know that your computer puts out good sound this way.
 Clean sound, sleek design August 16, 2006
Charles Mathew (Elkins Park, PA)
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
Pros:
- Installation of the speakers was plug n' play - plugged it in, and my Acer Travlmate, XP professional, picked up on it right away. Literally in seconds, with no intervention from me at all, the speakers were working.
- The sound is clear and strong. I did not expect really great performance from low cost speakers, and no one else should either, but they are very good. Great for presentations in a small room, or for gamers. Not so good for highly discriminating audiophiles, but even they would be satisfied for the cost.
- power and audio are delivered via USB, so no cord clutter.
- Kensington included a neat retractable USB connector, which is in itself very sleek. I am going to buy a couple of these for use at work.
- the speakers themselves are lightweight and look very nice, except for the blue LEDs. They are easy to carry around, but also look sturdy.
Cons
- How hard would it have been to give the speakers' wattage somewhere?
- The annoying blue LEDs on four (!) corners. They stopped looking cool on anything ages ago, and they will be distracting in a darkened room. I'll probably have to duct tape them, but the useless waste of energy bites.
All in all though a great design though and delivers as promised.
Helps boost volume level for GPS navigation July 29, 2006
R. Beckley (Herndon, VA USA)
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
I was using my laptop with Microsoft Maps for navigating in my car but I could not always hear the commands from the tiny speakers on the laptop, even when boosted to max. This small, poratble speaker set allowed me to have a clear and loud voice that I could hear. The speakers may not be the best for listening to music (although they are much better than the built in speakers in the lap top), but they did great for my use.
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