<p>So... I'm about to head off to college, and, as im sure many people do nowadays, I'm planning to use my laptop as my stereo. I have some nice headphones for private jamming, but my roommate and I have similar music tastes and I'm sure we'll want to rock it out loud some. Any suggestions on good basic speakers for a laptop?</p>
<p>If you want to save money get these speakers. They're around 20 bucks and they can get loud. The bass is also pretty good too.</p>
<p>Oh and these ones are great too.</p>
<p>thanks for the suggestions... the bestbuy link just comes up to a blank screen for me though... which is kinda odd.</p>
<p>I got lucky, my Dell has built in speakers. So that was one thing I got to cross off my shopping list. :p</p>
<p>Most laptops have built-in speakers, just they won't be able to play music as well as a set of speakers.</p>
<p>if you have some money to spend then go with these</p>
<p>SO loud. the bass is crazy heavy.</p>
<p>I just bought a set of altecs with seperate sub module for $48. They sound great. </p>
<p>You know, volume and bass aren't the only things that make music sound good- in fact, speakers that overload the bass often distort the music itself. Just get a plain pair of speakers and listen to your music. No need to crank it to high heaven and shake the glass.</p>
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<p>SO loud. the bass is crazy heavy.
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<p>HE SPEAKS THE TRUTH! The world's best $100 speakers. NO EXAGGERATIONS, NO ********, THESE ROCK!</p>
<p>is it actually worth bringing good speakers? i'm not sure if theres enough space to bring a 2.1 system to school...and i don't know if it will get damaged. any thoughts?</p>
<p>I had the exact situation as the op, i wanted to buy some speakers for my laptop so i didnt have to bring a seperate stero, i ended up goin with these</p>
<p>I really like them... they go plenty loud enough for music, games, or movies and unlike a lot of these other speakers people have suggested these are easily portable, they just slide into my laptop case. they were like 30 bucks at wal-mart</p>
<p>Logitech x-230's..bought them and they are awesome and only for $35...worth every penny and then some.</p>
<p>I realize this is a bit more expensive - but........ it is portable - 4lbs - it can be used as a shelf speaker - durable - compatible with IPods (actualy is a docking station - base can be controlled on the IPod itself), MP3 players, computers, tv's, dvd players, etc........ can be used with batteries as well...........</p>
<p>Altec Lansing inMotion Portable Speaker System for Apple Ipod - at Best Buy - model IM9</p>
<p>Serves a multitude of options - sounds awesome too. It is 11x8x3 inches in size.</p>
<p>Just a thought</p>
<p>"Logitech x-230's"</p>
<p>I have these too! Awesome speakers, the high and midrange are perfect and the woofer is all but distortionless.</p>
<p>check these out, suround sound 1200watt for about $30</p>
<p>Another vote for the Logitech x-230s.</p>
<p>I too am the happy owner of the Logitech X-230s.</p>
<p>A good set of headphones would be more worthwhile.</p>
<p>I already have good headphones... so where did you guys buy your X-230s? I could probably get them online for cheaper but they were a good bit more than $35 when I checked them out at Best Buy.</p>
<p>logitech z-2300 if you want a huge subwoofer. just remember that your audio card may limit the clarity and "boom" that your subwoofer and speakers can provide.</p>
<p>Bought them from buy.com for $35 with free shipping.</p>