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From: BillW50 on 30 Oct 2009 21:36
In news:hcft4g$bft$1(a)news.eternal-september.org,
Barry Watzman typed on Fri, 30 Oct 2009 19:33:30 -0400:
> I doubt if there is any significant difference in the "sound card" of
> any laptops. The differences are in the output stages and the
> speakers. The best advice might be to use external amps and
> speakers, but some laptops are definitely better in this regard than
> others.

"Newer Toshiba laptops will see (or rather, hear) the wonders of Waves'
MaxxAudio signal processing technology. Unfortunately, this improvement
can only be heard on Japan-bound notebooks."

I also thought my old Toshiba 2595XDVD laptops from '99 sounded very
well for being a laptop. The speakers were very large and were on top of
the top keyboard row.

http://www.ubergizmo.com/15/archives/2007/08/toshiba_laptops_to_feature_great_sound.html

--
Bill
Gateway MX6124 ('06 era) - Windows XP SP2


From: Richard Bonner on 31 Oct 2009 07:48
Stewart (him(a)invalid.supanet.co.uk) wrote:
> I want to buy a new 15" laptop and one of the main criteria is that it
> should produce reasonable quality sound when we are listening to the bbc
> iplayer, dvds etc..

(Snip)
> The Acer laptops are shown as having dolby sound but I am not sure if
> this makes a difference. it is not easy to try them out in a store
> otherwise I would take along a cd and listen to that.

*** I would think that any salesperson would allow customers to try
out audio if it means a sale.


> Does anyone know of a brand that has reasonable sound output? My price
> range is between �450 and �550.

*** The likelihood today of getting decent sound in anything in that
price range is low. They make them as cheaply as possible. If you want to
get a pro model, they might sound better but will cost you considerably
more.

I think the suggestions here regarding external speakers may end up
being your best solution as far as sound goes, but would reduce
portability, and would extend the set-up time. )-:

--
Richard Bonner
http://www.chebucto.ca/~ak621/DOS/
From: Barry Watzman on 31 Oct 2009 13:18
Over the years, Toshiba laptops as a group have unusually good speaker
systems, sometimes with a dedicated "subwoofer". But it's
model-by-model specific and not universal. And I don't think that most
of the current models are as good as some of the past models have been.


BillW50 wrote:
> In news:hcft4g$bft$1(a)news.eternal-september.org,
> Barry Watzman typed on Fri, 30 Oct 2009 19:33:30 -0400:
>> I doubt if there is any significant difference in the "sound card" of
>> any laptops. The differences are in the output stages and the
>> speakers. The best advice might be to use external amps and
>> speakers, but some laptops are definitely better in this regard than
>> others.
>
> "Newer Toshiba laptops will see (or rather, hear) the wonders of Waves'
> MaxxAudio signal processing technology. Unfortunately, this improvement
> can only be heard on Japan-bound notebooks."
>
> I also thought my old Toshiba 2595XDVD laptops from '99 sounded very
> well for being a laptop. The speakers were very large and were on top of
> the top keyboard row.
>
> http://www.ubergizmo.com/15/archives/2007/08/toshiba_laptops_to_feature_great_sound.html
>
From: Richard Bonner on 1 Nov 2009 21:15
Barry Watzman (WatzmanNOSPAM(a)neo.rr.com) wrote:
> Over the years, Toshiba laptops as a group have unusually good speaker
> systems, sometimes with a dedicated "subwoofer". But it's
> model-by-model specific and not universal. And I don't think that most
> of the current models are as good as some of the past models have been.

*** I have a couple of friends in, or associated with, the laptop repair
business. Their general consensus is that the majority of today's laptops
are much more poorly built than older models, with components that are
underspecified or are not tested for value accuracy.

--
Richard Bonner
http://www.chebucto.ca/~ak621/DOS/

From: Barry Watzman on 2 Nov 2009 00:34
I have worked for laptop manufacturers, service laptops and teach IT
(specifically A+ certification and networking courses) at a local college.

I disagree with the part of your post which stated "components that are
underspecified or are not tested for value accuracy"; but I do agree
with "today's laptops are much more poorly built than older models".

The differences are not components or specifications, but rather what I
call "build quality". The decline in "build quality" comes from
pressure to cut down on cost, weight and size, all of which contribute
to systems that are electrically well designed but which are
mechanically flimsy and of inferior quality compared to the way that
laptops were built 4 to 8 years ago.


Richard Bonner wrote:
> Barry Watzman (WatzmanNOSPAM(a)neo.rr.com) wrote:
>> Over the years, Toshiba laptops as a group have unusually good speaker
>> systems, sometimes with a dedicated "subwoofer". But it's
>> model-by-model specific and not universal. And I don't think that most
>> of the current models are as good as some of the past models have been.
>
> *** I have a couple of friends in, or associated with, the laptop repair
> business. Their general consensus is that the majority of today's laptops
> are much more poorly built than older models, with components that are
> underspecified or are not tested for value accuracy.
>
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