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Logitech AudioHub USB Speakers

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Recommended

Although it has one minor design flaw and isn't as portable as you'd expect for a laptop accessory, the Logitech AudioHub has both excellent sound capabilities and a bevy of useful features.

Review by Eric Hanson | January 16, 2009 | + Share

Let's get one thing straight up front: laptops are very cool pieces of technology. Thanks to more powerful batteries, wireless Internet and lighter, slimmer designs, laptops are both powerful and portable, while the addition of a dock, monitor and peripherals makes both a desktop replacement and a couch/road companion very doable. Yes, laptops are definitely paragons of technology, but the speakers they come with - well they're another story entirely. Your average lightweight notebook crams a speaker or two wherever the designers can fit them, and tiny and underpowered is the rule, not the unfortunate exception. However, that doesn't mean you need to suffer: the Logitech AudioHub, the subject of today's review, gives you the power of a 2.1 speaker system in a compact form, with the promise of a much better sound system than you'll get with those cheapo built-in speakers. As an added bonus, the AudioHub is a powered USB hub with space for some of the many USB devices that now surround any computer. Intrigued? Let's see if the Logitech AudioHub is worth the money. Continue reading full review @ Everything USB

ProsCons
  • Excellent audio reproduction with an exacting amount of clarity
  • Separate audio device in Windows makes volume control easy
  • LED-lit volume/power knob lets you know when the speakers are on at a glance
  • Powered USB ports for power-hungry devices
  • USB ports are hard to reach
  • 3 ports aren't enough for a hub of this size
  • Required AC power supply ties the AudioHub to the nearest outlet