I bought a nice "laptop desk" with speakers

[Scylla]

From Amazon for under £30, Logitech Lapdesk N550. They've got the wrong picture up, found these which are accurate:



This is it with a 10" netbook on it, but my 11.6" fits more-or-less the same:



Plugs in with just one USB cable and Windows7 installs the software automatically, so it's plug 'n play Volume and mute buttons are on the right-hand side and there are 2 flip-ups at the front to prevent slippage.

The sound is miles better than built-in speakers and could probably be even better if my soundcard had ajustments for speech/music/movie etc but it doesn't.

You can get a bigger lapdesk with built-in cooler for 15" plus.

Just thought I'd tell ya, as others who want better sound from their lappies might have problems with space for external speakers, this is not too heavy and it's got a cushion underneath.

[curtisdon1]

Very very nice Scylla do you think a 17" laptop would fit in the larger version?

[Scylla]

The specs of the bigger one say "up to 16" but you could trawl thru the reviews and see if someone says any different:

www.amazon.co.uk/Logitech-939-000288-Speaker-Lapdesk-N700/dp/tech-data/B0033AGAEO/ref=de_a_smtd

Direct link to customer reviews:

www.amazon.co.uk/product-reviews/B0033AGAEO/ref=dp_top_cm_cr_acr_txt?ie=UTF8&showViewpoints=1


An afterthought - I wonder why they're off-white rather than black? Doesn't bother me but it might some.

Here's the Logitech page:

www.logitech.com/en-gb/notebook-products/speakers/devices/6394

[curtisdon1]

Cheers Scylla i'll have a search and see what I can find, found a few on eBay but they all said up to 16" aswell

[Scylla]

The guy who did the review attached to the picture I posted with the 10" netbook on it said "as you can see the netbook slightly covers the speakers so don't put anything bigger on it" but that's not so, my 11.6" is fine. And someone in the reviews said that their daughter's 14" fitted OK. I think the sound comes thru even if the speakers are partially covered. After all, some notebook speakers are actually underneath.

[curtisdon1]

Cheers Scylla I recon a 17" laptop would fit on the 16" I may ask one of the sellers on eBay and see what they say,
Do you think they do them that colour for mac users? I've got a logitech docking station that's the same colour

[jungle]

Just a thought if you have a Dremel laying around.

[Chrissie]

Brilliant idea Jungle

[Sue (AKA ) milosmum]

I have one that i got in costco it doesn't have speakers but it has a built in lap cushion i have had mine for ages & just love it! keeps your legs from getting hot!

[Scylla]

I had made myself a fabulous laptop rest by sticking 1cm-deep feet on the underside of an old, buckled, Ratpadz (marketed as a gaming mousepad, a very expensive plastic board > ), thus creating a space between lappy bottom and upside-down Ratpadz - but having to attach/detach my external powered speakers was annoying me. And the Logitech was an impulse buy

Jungle, I hope you're going into business with that mod