Bose SoundDock Portable Expert Reviews

The portable version of Bose's iconic iPod speaker system improves on the original but sports an even-higher price tag.

Several improvements over original SoundDock; solid sound quality; replaceable, rechargeable battery; good battery performance.

Expensive; more transportable than portable; lacking many features found in competing systems; doesn't include iPod dock adapters.

The Portable also includes touch-sensitive Volume Up and Volume Down buttons, located on the right-hand side of the system. Separating these buttons from the dock cradle, where they were located on the original SoundDock, is useful thanks to another new f...

Bose's portable SoundDock delivers good sound quality in an attractive package, but don't plan on taking it very far.

Portable iPod speaker system

Sound quality; build; design

Touch-sensitive controls; price

A great portable iPod system with amazing sound quality, but its sky-high price isn't fitting for such a limited feature set. However, if you can afford it and you value sound quality, you'll be very happy

The usual Bose feel-good glow and (mostly) great sound too �€" but at a price

In classic Bose style, the SoundDock Portable seems at first to be awfully expensive for what it is. There's no facility to stream video files from your iPod (in fact, extra features extend no further than a 3.5mm auxiliary input) and it's unassuming to g...

We've seen Bose SoundDocks before, but this one has a carry handle and lithium-ion battery. Any good Jon?

The main stumbling block with the SoundDock isn't anything to do with its design or sound quality. In fact, this is a well-designed rechargeable speaker system that does the job it's designed to do well, notwithstanding the ineffectual remote. It's the

bose sounddock portable review: The slimmer, sleeker SoundDock Portable is almost sure to be a hit as it combines portability with great sound and smart design.

All you'll need is the loft-style apartment to go with this Bose

The usual Bose feel-good glow and (mostly) great sound too - but at a price

Compact, neat design; enjoyably punchy, large-scale sound; rechargeable battery

Some low-end blurriness; seems a bit expensive

The slimmer, sleeker SoundDock Portable is almost sure to be a hit as it combines portability with great sound and smart design.

The already legendary Bose sound dock has grown larger. The portable newcomer has some new features.