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Media:Electronics Shipping Weight (lbs):0.3 Dimensions (in):3.3 x 1.3 x 7 Input Power: USB 5V Drivers: Two 36mm paper cone drivers Output: 1 W per channel x 2 channels Resonant frequency: 200Hz Signal to noise ratio: greater than 80db No drivers needed for use with Win 98/2000/XP/Vista (R), MAC OS(R), and GNU/LINUX(R) Kernel 2.4 and above. Warranty:1 year warranty
Product Description Need better sound from your laptop? The stylish new B-Flex 2 is a compact stereo speaker on a USB flex cable for laptops and desktops. Plug and play for PC and Mac with no batteries or wires! Easy to use, great for travel, mp3's, DVD's, presentations, and gaming! Features dual 1 watt digital amps and 2 full range paper cone micro drivers for crystal clear sound. The B-Flex 2 digital circuitry even works on computers without sound cards. The patented flex design allows you to position the speaker for optimum listening enjoyment. The only product of its kind, the B-Flex has been featured in the New York Times, on ABC News, on Gizmodo, and many others. WIRED magazine says the B-Flex 2 Puts laptop speakers to shame. Makes a great gift! A White unit is also available.
awesome!November 29, 2008 until they come out with an actual laptop with great sounding speakers, the b-flex blows away any laptop speakers i've ever heard. easy to store and carry and you can actually hear the bass in music. i've never had any issues in using it with my mac g4 and can't get over how good this small speaker sounds. i highly recommend getting one if you're sick of laptop music sounding terrible.
Amazing sound from small deviceNovember 20, 2008 This totally fixed my laptop woes. I would say it tripled the sound I can get out of my laptop. I can now watch movies from across the room with the fan on!
Maybe Not for Everyone, But Perfect for MeNovember 11, 2008 Like most careful shoppers, I read all of the B-Flex reviews on Amazon and other sites before purchasing this product. I travel frequently with a small laptop and the built-in sound is just terrible. I sometimes make business presentations from the laptop and my clients can barely hear them. I also like to watch DVDs and listen to music in hotel rooms. I definitely had a need for a portable USB speaker. so, I decided to give this little guy a try. Here's my take on the B-Flex:
PROS:
- incredibly compact and portable - the sound is impressively loud and the quality is surprisingly good. I have been using it with DVDs, MP3s, YouTube, and my flash presentations. when you're watching a DVD and the THX intro comes on, it's actually pretty sharp and amazing. I feel like I have a mini home theater in my hotel room bed. no complaints on the sound. - looks cool. everyone complements me on it and asks about it. - plug-and-play. it is automatically recognized by my Windows Vista and plays without a problem. I adjust the volume on Windows or the application I'm using. - USB fit is good and you can bend the flex cable to any position to really direct the sound right toward you.
CONS:
- you have to adjust the volume of your application to optimize the sound. you may have to lower the volume slightly for maximum clarity, but that is pretty much the same on all speakers.
Conclusion:
obviously it would be great if this little speaker was as loud and bass heavy as my big desktop speakers, but in all fairness, that's not the point of this product. it's an ultra compact speaker that does its job amazingly well. if you need a portable speaker and don't want to fuss with wires, batteries, or a power adapter, this little gadget is a steal at $40 and the sound is really great.
UPDATE 11/10/08: I recommended this product to my company and the IT department bought 500 of them! now the B-Flex is everywhere and has kind of become part of the company culture. people use them in their cubicles, for presentations, even office parties. it's pretty funny. not one complaint so far. great little product!
Don't Buy Without Listening FirstOctober 6, 2008 0 out of 2 found this review helpful
I bought the JLAB USB Speaker because I received my first laptop as a gift and wanted the portability of going out on the deck with my wireless connection to hear without having to plug in AC.
When it arrived I was excited until I hooked it up...It does give the laptop more of a volume boost...but that's where it stops.
The sound quality is weak.
I saw a pair of USB speakers at Walmart and bought them today to see the difference in sound. OH MY!! The DURABRAND 2.0 USB Powered Speaker System for $10 is so much better. (The only downside is they are 2 of them and you need to plug in the USB for power and the stereo mini plug (both permanently attached to speakers)for audio...they are 8 inches high and 3.5 inches wide , but you have STEREO SEPARATION now and for the price you can't go wrong.
Check out the inexpensive DURABRAND and save some of the green.
Good SpeakerSeptember 22, 2008 1 out of 2 found this review helpful
I have a Sony laptop and the speakers are very weak. I bought this external speaker to increase the volume. Also it's easy to carry in the laptop bag. The speaker gives much more volume than the speakers in the laptop and a good sound. It's not super quality sound but it's not supposed to be. It does the job I wanted it to so I'm happy.
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