Sony USB Active Travel Speaker System : SRS-T10PC : Transform Laptop Stereo Sound However much we may extol the wonders of ultra portable laptops, there is one area where they all consistently fall short and that’s on the sound quality from their speakers. The emphasis on saving space and weight means laptop speakers are invariably tiny and under-powered and, if you like a bit of bass, you’re going to be left wanting. Not that this tends to be a problem when traveling or listening on your own as you can just plug in a set of headphones and be done with it (not to mention you probably have a separate MP3 player for music on the move) but when you’ve arrived at your destination it’s much nicer to be rid of all the cables and just use a pair of speakers. And, if you’re away with friends or family, this becomes even more essential as trying to have a conversation can prove rather difficult when you’ve all got headphones on. The solution then is to take a set of portable speakers with you as well, which is where Sony’s SRS-T10PC set comes in. Normally, using a separate speaker system would involve taking the speakers themselves, a set of batteries or power adapter, and whatever cables are required to connect up your laptop. However, with the SRS-T10PCs Sony has done away with the batteries, the audio cables and all the other extraneous bulk by using a single USB cable to provide power and audio. Combining this with a number of other neat little design touches and the fact they give decent sound quality and you have one of the neatest little portable speaker sets we’ve ever seen. Trusted Reviews 20/10/07 - by Edward Chester. 170mm long, 60 mm tall, and 23mm deep.Weight 182g Installing the speakers is a simple case of plugging the USB cable into an available port on your computer. Windows will recognise and install the speakers almost instantly and before you know it, you’re ready to go.