ORBIT USB iML227

When speaker arrived, it worked for about two hours. Afterwards, it stop working and emitted a high pitch sound. Speaker was returned.

I purchase these for my wife who listens to them with her mp3 player (radio and audio books), as well as with her laptop to watch movies, teleconference, etc.

It works very well: loud enough and sound quality is acceptable. Build quality is perfect for the price. There are several cons though: the speaker isn't as compact as you may think; the cord is very short (~20").

I just needed something simple and sturdy to enhance the sound on my daughter's laptop while she worked at online learning programs like ABC Mouse and Reading Eggs. I noticed that she plays MUCH MORE now that she does't have to struggle to hear it. I...

I bought this portable speaker just to have one for my laptop. It works as I expected. The sound is loud enough for the whole class to hear it. The sound quality is OK. As for the strange noise when system is booting as reported by others is a...

Great little speaker.

As others have written, the IML227 is an innovative little USB speaker with surprisingly good sound for it's size and price. To explain the two flaws, I'll let my request on the Altec Lansing support site and the terse response speak for themselves:

Audio quality is not that great as I was expecting, but it increases your volume range by good amount. I always use it with my Dell laptop (with inferior audio)

Was not very impressed with the sound. Kind of "tinny" but decent for $9.99 shipped, plus it isn't cost effective to return. States "360 Degree sound field pushes astonishing sound in all directions." Didn't notice such an effect. Would be okay for...

I can't believe desktops dont come with internal speakers anymore. This little speaker did the trick. It is incredibly loud for its small size. nice bass response. I took one star off because the USB cable is so short. It can not run from my tower to...