7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Good Value for Money - Delivers As Promised, December 23, 2006
This review is from: JLab Audio BFB01 B-Flex Hi-Fi Stereo USB Laptop Speaker (Black) (Personal Computers)
I was looking for speakers to listen to movies on my laptop in hotel rooms when on the road. With my laptop across the room, I can barely hear the internal speakers, even though they are above average for the industry (IBM ThinkPad X60).
I didn't want wires, batteries, power supplies, etc., and I wanted to minimize my travel weight. I searched all over the Internet, and the JLab B-Flex speakers are clearly the most compact and lightweight available, and combined power and sound interface into a single USB.
I was afraid that at their size, they would not be much louder than the built-in speakers. However, when I got the speakers and plugged them in I was pleasantly surprised. First, the bass is much richer than the built-in speakers on my laptop. However, the overall volume seemed only slightly louder than my laptop speakers. Then I realized that the first time you plug in the JLab speakers, when the drivers are installed it adjusts your volume setting to 50%. When I set the volume back to 100% in the Windows Volume Control setting, the speakers were much more powerful (around 50% more) than the built-in speakers.
Even so, you would probably have trouble hearing them in a loud environment, but if you're looking for that extra boost without increasing your travel weight or carrying around lots of cables/power adapters, these speakers are perfect.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
better then the stock powermac g5 speaker, May 31, 2007
This review is from: JLab Audio BFB01 B-Flex Hi-Fi Stereo USB Laptop Speaker (Black) (Personal Computers)
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I have a Power Mac G5 with a 20" monitor. I need a bit more sound to listen to podcasts or a youtube videos. i plugged this into the back of the monitor, changed the sound output in the system preferences and i was good to go. not awarding winnings sound but fine for a office computer.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
I Love This Speaker!, December 15, 2006
This review is from: JLab Audio BFB01 B-Flex Hi-Fi Stereo USB Laptop Speaker (Black) (Personal Computers)
I recieved a b-flex speaker as a gift not too long ago and I love it! It doesn't require a power cord, it instantly installs itself (I'm running windows XP), and it sounds great! I use it with my Dell laptop and it is way better than the internal speakers. It's a clever idea and a well built device. I haven't had any problems with it at all and I highly recommend it! I just bought the JLab J-Buds as well for my iPod.
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