Side by Side Comparison of: Dell vs Logitech vs DIZA100 vs SmartGuard

I use this computer for research along with my writing. It's working out very well.

Great product, great price!

Shipped fast very nice computer works great no problems so far thanks

Great purchase! Especially for the price. I bought this for my 6 and 4 year old and there hadn't been a single issue. Came out of the box ready to go!

I purchased this for my 80 year old mother. She will not be doing a whole lot with it, so being an older XP machine that is a rebuild and running Win 7 Home will work perfect for her. The price is well worth the quality. Thanks

Arrived two and half weeks ahead of schedule, and was well packaged. Within 30 minutes computer was up and running. Monitor, keyboard and mouse appear to be brand new. The only thing we've found wrong is a tiny foot missing from the bottom of the computer housing which made it rock a little bit. A tiny piece of folded paper taped to the bottom fixed this right up. Did not include Microsoft Office. For the price we paid for this system, we are very pleased as long as it continues performing like it has so far. Would absolutely order from this company again.

These speakers work great with my laptop. My last pair were fading in and out and making it unbearable to watch streaming on my laptop. Bought these 2 weeks ago now and am very happy. So easy to install only one, the USB connector to your laptop. Yup not rocket science just simple, simple. I love the sound from these speakers. I know have to turn them down since they are so much louder than my last pair. I am happy with my purchase. So far so good. Price economical also.

Had to edit this review and I apologize if someone from the company saw it before I did. I thought I was reviewing the speakers I replaced with these!These speakers are great for someone on a budget, like me, who doesn't need theater quality sound in their office or at their home PC. Don't get me wrong, I think the sound is great and the driver installed easily and immediately on Win 10 unlike some other things I've tried to install (don't get me started on my headset!). Absolutely zero complaints on these.

I bought these for my work station computer. I knew that there were a whole lot of bings and bangs that I was missing as I entered data. What I really wanted was "music" between the bings and bangs. They are small, they fit where I needed them, they do not make noise like the "Boston Pops" but Andy Grammer and Taylor Swift sound okay! The volume control works great, I plugged them into the USB port and they automatically took off. I'm happy. You might be also!

I'm use to having speakers that plug into a power strip and are always on wasting electricity. Having USB powered speakers was so nice to see that they turned off when the computer turned off, plus I now have less electricity waste.PROS:- Turns on/off with computer- Windows recognizes these speaker right away- Volume control on speaker or can use volume control on computer- LED illuminates dimly on speaker by button to let you know they are on- Descent sound for most activities (not surround sound if that's what you want)- Gets loud enough for most activities, if you want to be blown away get power speaker with a sub woofer- One more open space on my power strip- Not ugly to look atCONS:- If your computer is far from your desk (6 feet or so) you will need a USB extension cable- volume control on speaker is push button instead of a twist knob. I like the twist knob better.

I seriously expected tinny, crappy sound from cheap speakers but didn't have a whole lot of money to spare and needed better sound from my laptop and these were in my budget.I was very pleasantly suprised by these little guys. I plugged them into my USB port and it took about a minute to do the driver installer thing and I was off and running. Volume control is easy, does work with the controls on my keyboard and there is plenty of cord to move them around.The sound isn't Bose. If you want that, you'll have to buy Bose. These speakers, however, have great bass and clarity and are surprisingly loud for an inexpensive product. I was very surprised to player Slayer and Pantera (two very loud heavy metal bands, in case you were wondering) at full blast without any distortion. I have a fairly small house, but I can hear the music well thoughout the whole thing.My neighbors are going to hate me when I have the windows open. Especially if they don't like heavy metal music.

Before I begin, I want to make sure that we are both on the same page here. This review is for $12 speakers. If you are looking for Dolby Digital sound or anything in that ballpark, then I am sorry and you need to move on.Why is that people can't understand the difference in things? I drive a 4-cylinder car, and when it takes me 30 mins to get to 60 MPH I am not upset. I don't have a Corvette, and I didn't pay anywhere near the price of one.These speakers are much like my little 4-Banger. They will not melt your face when you listen to Metallica, but they will sound a whole lot better than most laptop speakers and they get a lot louder too. Will they sound tinny sometimes and not rattle the cube next to you with the beat of some wicked bass? - Yes. But will you pay more than the cost of a large Papa Johns pizza to buy them? - No.All in all, I love these little speakers. They have exceeded my expectations as far as the sound quality and craftsmanship are concerned. I have also discovered that with a little EQ tweaking they can sound really, really good. Just don't confuse them for what they aren't, and you will be happy with what they are.

im on this computer right now lol i love it and it was fairly cheap to get a nice one

All in all the computer is fine and as I had expected; however, the keyboard that came with it is cracked which may have occurred in shipping but nevertheless cracked and a piece fell off.

If I were evaluating this against a standard desktop computer, I would give it less than 4 stars. But for the price, this is a pretty good machine. It's not without its issues--even after purchasing and installing additional memory, I still get frequent low-memory warnings that force me to close my browser, and every time I turn the computer on I get the following message: "This version of audio esp is not intended for this operating system." I just X the message out and it doesn't seem to have any effect on the computer or sound, so it's more a nuisance than anything else, but it does seem like something that should have been taken care of before the computer was shipped out.The monitor, keyboard and mouse are all very nice quality and work great. I especially love that the monitor is adjustable in height (if your monitor arrives locked in the lowest position like mine was and won't slide up, just push it down a bit and the lock will release and let you slide it up to your preferred height). The tower has a couple of dings and scratches, but they are only cosmetic and don't appear to affect performance (at least as far as I can tell). The speakers were terrible--they were flimsy and produced a constant crackling noise like a radio with a bad signal, but I figured that they were the least critical piece of hardware, so I wasn't too disappointed. I bought these instead and they work great: AmazonBasics USB Powered Computer Speakers (A100).Again, my rating is for the value of the product for the price. For a little over $100, this is a great buy. As long as you are not expecting the versatility or performance you'd get with a newer, more high-end machine, this is definitely worth the money.

The Windows key was expired. But I don't use Windows. But still a very good deal

Only Thing Wrong With Mines I Got Was a Couple of the Keys On the Keyboard Was Broke Off but Other Than Thst Its a Good Deal!!!

This computer has suited my needs so far. Just recently discovered my printer is not working. Can't find a solution! !! Even reinstalled!

I found that these little speakers do pretty good. Your not going to jam out to anything but if your looking for some small speakers so you can watch those videos people keep pointing you to, these will work just fine. Again, they are not super loud but they will do the job fine and at a very cheap price. Install was effortless. Just plug them into your usb port and the system will do the rest.

Very basic Stereo USB speakers great for web browsing and watching things on Youtube. They have volume +/- and mute buttons on the front of one of them. I got them for my parent's PC and they work as expected. There's no hiss or electrical interference. Sound quality is adequate for everyday use.

I bought these to replace speaker monitors I had been using for the last 5 years after upgrading to monitors without speakers. They do a good job, and put out decent sound for when I don't have my headphones in. The only gripe I have is that the cords could be a tad longer (especially the one between the two speakers themselves), and being USB speakers, the volume/mute buttons control the actual system volume vs speaker volume, but at the $10 price, that's not really much to complain about.

As other have stated these are not the loudest speakers but all I needed was something to boost the sound in Skype without using a headphone jack. My computers headphone jack and microphone jack are one in the same making it so I couldn't plug in external speakers without killing my external mic making skype impossible with external speakers. These small guys did the trick. Plugging in with ONLY a USB port they are small, sleek and do the trick. If I was an avid music listener or want something with some boom they would not be my choice.

These have quite good sound for the price. Even at near max volume there's not much distortion, and the bass is pretty decent. They're nice and light, which is helpful if you're packing them with a laptop. My one quibble is that at least in playing music in iTunes, it seems there's very little sensitivity in ability to adjust volume levels in the middle ranges (either using iTunes controls, or the controls on the speakers). There are maybe 8 -10 total noticeable gradiations in volume level, (so for instance on a 1 - 50 volume setting scale, virtually nothing happens between levels 10 and 40. The only really noticeable volume changes are from level 1 - 10 and 40 - 50). The volume buttons on the bottom of the speakers are also not so great. They are very small and each "click" of the button is quite distinct - which could get annoying if you need to click many times to really get a noticeable increase in volume.These are perfectly fine for my current purpose (broadcasting Skype calls), but I wouldn't make them my primary speakers for listening to music.

I bought the speakers for my mom who was looking for small portable speakers to use while listening to podcasts at home. The speakers in her laptop were not loud enough. I looked around at other options but decided on these since they are powered by USB. I knew she'd be moving them around, and having to plug them into the wall would be a pain for her. It's also nice that these don't require a separate cord to plug into the headphone jack. The USB plug does it all simply.The speaker sound about as good as you'd expect for inexpensive speakers. They aren't great, but are better than laptop speakers. I think they work well for spoken voice, but I wouldn't want to listen to music on them regularly.Build quality is OK. The buttons feel cheep. I don't think she's experienced any of the buzzing other's have mentioned though.Bottom line: If you need just a little extra volume and portability with your laptop, these will probably work well for you. But if you are looking for quality sound at a desktop, I'd definitely look at other (probably non-usb) speakers.

worked good for 3 months then monitor went out. can't complain PC still works great bought a bigger monitor anyway good service. 3 stars because of monitor

No good for online gaming. Too bad

The "tower" arrived but never received the screen or the keyboard/mouse. For now I'm satisfied with the tower and its overall performance.

problems with black out it will just go blank on you for no reason. Keyboard suck but its really cheap and mouse also. so its refurbished and good buy for price but has issues. Monitor is rally nice for someone who has vision issues and its adjustable.

Disappointed with the condition and quality of the items. The computer was Dell but nothing else was (monitor/mouse/keyboard). The monitor had a piece broken off the corner, though it does still work. There were no speakers included and the usb port on the mouse was broken so I couldn't plug it in. Lastly, the the items appeared physically dirty, when I would expect that they would be given a quick wipe-down before shipping. I understood that this would be a used computer not in perfect condition, but this fell short of what I think can reasonably be called good quality used/refurbished.

It works.

I bought these speakers because of price and high review. I have Boston brand speakers now that are over 15 years old and are now cutting out. These Logitech speakers CANNOT compare when it comes to sound quality. I was a little disappointed because they can only handle minimal base and volume before they get static. They are ok for basic functionality but if you enjoy music that sounds good and fills your home DON'T buy these.

I just hooked mine up to my Dell laptop and I do like them, the installation was easy which is a big plus for me but what I'm not so sure about is the complete lack of any low volume levels, they seem to go from off/no volume to a 1/which starts out much louder than I would have expected? I want a speaker to have a full range of volume control and this one doesn't appear to have it. Otherwise it sounds nice for the price and easy installation was a very good thing but this having no low volume may be a deal breaker for me? I'll have to use them for now but I'll look for another set that doesn't have this problem.

Pros: Finish and quality. Style. Easy to use buttonsCons: Tinny sound. Low output volume. Short USB cordComing from many years of many sets of amplified speakers, I was immediately let down by the output and bass response. However I knew exactly what to expect with these USB powered speakers, so I wont hold that against them. They are very nice too look at but sound like a clock radio.

So these are inexpensive and considering they are $15 they get the job done, while minimizing the cords by letting you both power and transmit the digital signal via the USB. So basically just 2 cords, one for the USB, the other connects the two speakers together!The sound is loud enough, and the controls work fine (using this on a macbook pro retina with a Belkin usb hub). The quality of the sound is "fine", its just a simple thing to make some noise if you want to play music or watch a movie with some people via the computer. Don't expect anything fancy sound wise.They look ok. The only problem with the aesthetics is the little red "digital" light that's always on when plugged in. I'll have to get some black tape and cover it up.Pros:PriceSingle USB cableConsLittle red digital symbol is constantly lit and annoying.

If you are looking for amazing sound at high volumes,then you want to spend more money and buy more expensive speakers, but if you just want to hear the occasional audio/video/youtube, then these will do just fine. The highest volume is not very loud, but probably loud enough if you don't use your computer to seriously listen to music.I like that they are USB and don't need a separate source of power - saves space on the power strip. I like that they are small and don't take up extra space on my desk that is already shared by two monitors and two keyboards and two mouse pads. My desktops are both rather old and outdated, both use XP, and when I plugged the speakers in my computer warned me that there was a problem with the hardware installation and I might have problems with the hardware. But I didn't, so I took the chance and bought a second pair for the other desktop. Then I got problems. The second pair of speakers would only work for a few minutes, then stop working. I tried them on the other computer and they were fine. Eventually, I just switched the speakers around and got them both working, even though my computer still warned me about a problem with the hardware installation.I note that many people have trouble getting them to work, and it may be that they just don't work on some systems as well which is why I say, if you get them to work, these are okay and actually very nice little speakers for the money.

I purchased these speakers b/c I wanted USB-driven speakers and not speakers that were attached to power cords -- something that I could plug into my laptop and conveniently move from one room in the house to another w/out a lot of hassle. Logitech typically makes good quality products, so I gave these a shot. Let's face it -- for $11 you are not going to get the highest grade of portable speakers in the world, but that was not what I was shooting for. I was looking for an inexpensive, lightweight, highly portable, decent quality set of USB speakers to enhance my laptop audio experience and these do indeed fit the bill. I'm pleased w/ the speakers as they met my expectations and they are a significant improvement over my laptop's barely adequate built in speakers in terms of quality and volume, and I can now move my laptop/speaker set from one room to another w/out it being a pain to do so.

It was a 64 bit not 32 which I needed

I bbought 2 of these refurbished computers for kids and they are now trash because they won't turn on and the weirdest thing is they both stopped at the same time.... the monitors worked but computers didn't..

Didnt have monitor power plug or compatible keyboard

Not at all what I expected in a refurbished computer. Non-stop error messages, very slow, and getting worse. Every other refurbished item I have bought worked like new.

windows keeps giving a warning that software not certified

It's diffrence with the picture that what My expectation but it's ok not bad!

I was not the least bit impressed with these speakers. I realize that these speakers are extremely inexpensive.. that's the reason I chose them in the first place. I don't listen to music on my PC, I use them for general web surfing and the occasional Youtube recipe or instructional video. The volume is low even when I turn them all the way up on the speakers themselves and in my PC's volume control. After 2 days of struggling with them I went back to my old persnickety, unreliable, no name speakers until I find a half decent set that doesn't cost an arm and a leg.

I bought these speakers on mar. 29 2016, and by the middle of may one speaker had quit working.Well now the control speaker has quit working. I'm not impressed and I won't be buying another pair.I'm giving these speakers 2 stars because they worked okay when they arrived. I expected to get a bit more mileage out of them before they took their last breath.

Okay, I paid less than $9 for these. I didn't expect amazing quality. But they could have just mailed me two tin cans with a USB cable, because that's what they sound like. I should probably rate these one star, but because they are cheap, you should know you're getting poor quality. They are okay for basic audio and we put them on a computer that we use mostly for work, not for entertainment, so it hasn't been a problem. But I think I would have paid a bit more to get something less terrible. I'm surprised Logitech even bothers to make and sell these, since they quality is so bad.

Here's my personal quick list of things that i liked/disliked:pros:small footprinteasy installation - literally just plug into the computer and it's donecons:extremely loud - it's funny cause i would have imagined the opposite to be true. i just could not use my speakers at a room setting. i adjusted the volume on both the desktop and speakers down to the lowest possible setting (1 on the comp and 1 on the speakers) and it was way, way too loud. i was literally afraid of waking up my family at night with this set.build quality - i know this shouldnt be a major con (at $12) but the build quality was a big negative. the buttons made very loud clicking sounds which i would hate to press if i needed to change the settings.i ended up returning it since i couldnt use the speakers for being way too loud. i would recommend a speaker with a rotary volume control for exact volume control and avoid this unit.

I bought these speakers because they're cheap and I'm on a budget. Also I have mobility problems and didn't want to have to crawl under the desk to plug in a power cord; it couldn't be easier than to plug in a USB connection and be done. Also I have limited desktop space and wanted something small.Those are all the benefits. There are no others.I found the sound quality unacceptable, and I'm no audiophile, not by a long shot. I know quality when I encounter it, but I have relaxed standards, I can accept less than the best; good enough is usually good enough for me. The sound quality of these speakers was not good enough for me - it was muddied at the low end, which is to be expected with cheap speakers of course, but it was too muddy for even my relaxed standards. The high ends were clear enough for me.The output varied very greatly depending on the source. Again this will happen, but I've never heard such wide variation before. I had to adjust the volume often, which got old fast, especially with the push-button volume up/volume down buttons. Obviously, I knew when I bought the speakers that they had buttons instead of knobs, but I imagined I'd have to adjust them only infrequently after finding a sweet spot where I could leave the volume set most of the time. On these speakers, there's no such spot; prepare to adjust the volume with nearly every thing which produces sound. For me, it just got to be a nuisance. And yes, this does mean that these speakers can produce too loud a volume - not by much mind you, it won't rattle any windows, but I'd bet my neighbor downstairs could hear it, if only just barely.Here's the biggest problem I had with these: when I was was using these speakers as the sound output with an application which produced sound, then decided to plug in my headphones instead, it didn't work. The reverse was also true. I couldn't change my mind on the output I wanted to use once I started an application. If I wanted to use headphones I had to plug them in before starting the app. If I had the headphones plugged in already and wanted to use these speakers instead, I had to unplug before starting the program. What a pain in the neck!There was confusion in adjusting the volume; I could never be sure where it was set. I began by setting my computer's output to maximum, then adjusting with the speakers' volume control. However, the speaker control adjusts the computer's output, rather than modifying the speakers' own power level. Thus the computer now had two controls adjusting its volume output - one on the computer itself, and one on the speakers. What's more, sometimes I couldn't adjust the volume at all, neither control would work.It all got to be too much. I decided that, even though I have budgetary constraints, I'd rather spend more money well than to spend a little money badly. I returned the Logitech S150 speakers and bought Logitech X-140 speakers instead. They cost a few dollars more, I did have to crawl under the desk (ugh) to plug them into AC power, and they are bigger, but they still fit on the desk, I didn't break the bank (just made it less unbreakable), and the X-140s sound a heck of a lot better, without the volume-control problems or the output selection problems.The Logitech S150s might be good for replacing blown speakers on a laptop or something, but that's all they'd be good for. If you can afford the money and desktop space for more speaker, you'd do well to think about doing so. Much better speakers (like the Logitech X-140s for example) are available at affordable prices.

The sound quality and appearance of these speakers are both good; my issue is a lack of basic features. Perhaps most importantly, there is inexplicably no on/off switch-- which means that if you want to turn off the speakers without turning off the computer, you have to yank the USB cord out.Worse, there's no headphone jack, so if you want to switch from speakers to headphones, you have to, again, yank out the USB before the computer will recognize headphones that you've plugged into your computer's headphone jack.Further, the volume controls (which are buttons rather than knobs, which I would have preferred) control your computer's master volume; I'd much rather that the speakers have their own volume level that is separate from the computer's master volume, to allow for finer tuning.Finally, the USB cord is quite short; typically speakers come with long cords so you can arrange them easily how you need them, but you will not be able to place these speakers anywhere but very near your computer without a USB extenion cable.In short, while sound quality is good, the total lack of any other good qualities left me very disappointed.

This computer broke in two weeks we cant getit fixed anywhere it was a waste of money

I got a computer that didn't work and besides that I had to pay $54.44 to ship it back.

The power supply and motherboard went out in two weeks. The memory is too little and without downloading anything the computer was freezing. The monitor and keyboard were ok

What The Hell, I Ordered a complete Dell Computer Desktop with Monitor Keyboard and Mouse. What I received was an Off Brand Laptop.

Ordered for Christmas came on time but monitor wouldn't turn on and keyboard was completely broken. Couldn't tell you if the computer even worked!!!

does not work

I just recently purchased these speakers, and so far I love them! The sound is great, I really like how the are USB so I don't have to worry about a power cord or the AUX cord. The only reason that I deducted a star, is the size. I wish they were a little bigger.Update: I find it very convenient that the return policy for these speaker are 30 days... and now about a month and a half since I've purchased they just stop working. Wonderful....

These speakers have no middle volume. Many others have this same issue. I've owned many sets of speakers and this is the first with this problem. Both in Windows volume control, and on the speaker buttons themselves, it goes from "mute" to "loud". They would be great other than that. Do not buy.

This is the first Logitech product that has caused me disappointment. The speakers worked, meaning that they produced sound, for the first hour that I used them. After that, I could not get any sound at all, even after unplugging and replugging the USB connection into a different USB port, making sure the speakers were set on default and were not on mute, downloading a product update, etc. As other reviewers have noted, the speakers produce two levels of sound (when working). Either they are too loud or they produce nothing; sound adjustment through the speaker controls is practically nonexistent. After much research, I uncovered more information. If these USB speakers are used in conjunction with a 3.0 USB plug in (or another 2.0 USB) such as a cordless mouse or keyboard, this creates interference with the speaker's USB, and the speakers will not work, even after following all the troubleshooting steps. Guess what? I have a cordless keyboard AND mouse that have USB receivers, and those are necessities for using my computer, so I guess that I wasted my money on the speakers because I cannot use all three devices at the same time. Caveat emptor!

I will try to make this review as detailed as possible so other users do not fall into the mistake I did.At my office, we are not provided with pc speakers. I like to hear my incoming mail notification, hence I decided to buy a pair of cheap speakers. I bought these because I liked the fact that they were small, very cheap, and connected through a USB cord.- Aesthetics:The speakers are nice looking, sturdy, easy to handle and setup on your desk.- Drivers and connections (Part 1 - The good)They have only one cord, the USB, which goes into one speaker, and a second cable connecting the first speaker to the second. This is good because you do not clutter you desk with more wires.The speakers start working as soon as you plug in the USB cable. Windows found the drivers immediately.- The soundUnlike other reviews, mine did not rattle in any way. The sound is obviously (by far) not as good as that from my Bose Soundlink, but is good enough to increase the sound quality of my laptop. They provide enough bass and far richer sound than that coming from my laptop speakers. I would venture to say that they are more than enough to watch a movie in your pc or to listen to music.However, if you are looking for high quality sound, these speakers are not the way to go. But again, these are more than enough if you are not expecting too much.- Drivers and connections (Part 2 - The bad)After installing the drivers, Windows required a reboot. So I did. After restarting the system I noticed that the volume was too high. So I turned it to the least possible setting (Level 1/100) hoping to get a mild, smooth notification every time I had incoming mail.Surprise! The volume on windows is not working! They still sound as if they were maxed out! Windows alerts sound as high as the speakers allow them. So do CDs, youtube videos, etc.With youtube, windows media player, and other programs one has to control the volume setting through the application itself. As per Windows notifications, THERE IS NO WAY OF TURNING THE VOLUME DOWN!!!- RecommendationIf you do not mind that the volume on your computer is always at max setting, buy these speakers. If you have any reason, any reason whatsoever, to turn the volume down, then DO NOT BUY THEM.They claim to have volume control on the front of one speaker, but that is just like manipulating the volume setting with your mouse on the windows taskbar. THus, still no way to turn the volume down. In other words:The windows volume setting goes from 0 to 100 (0 being mute, and 100 being max). You can activate the volume icon in the windows notification setting on the taskbar to turn the volume up or down with your mouse. After connecting these speakers, the volume, regardless of the setting on the taskbar, will be high. The volume on the speakers will not vary much (Bearly noticeable) as you change the windows volume from 1 to 100. Obviously, if you set it to 0, it's mute. Therefore, you have basically two volume options with these speakers: i) Mute; ii) Max (With a small range as if you would vary the windows volume from 95 to 100 on the taksbar).After this experience I decided to search for a similar pair of speakers that have an analog volume control on them. That way I can setup the windows volume at a reasonable level (50-60 percent) and make the final adjustment using the volume knob on the speakers. Such as the Logitech Stereo Speakers Z120, USB Powered (980-000524).I will not try to return these, just because they are so cheap, that I do not think is worth going through all the trouble. I guess I will just give them to a friend.Final Recomendation:DO NOT buy these speakers. Instead try looking for similar USB speakers WITH an analog volume control knob.Hope this helps someone out there! Let me know if you have any questions.

I have had luck with cheap speakers at this price point before and have never had a problem with Logitech (I have a Logitech mouse that I've been using without fail for a few years), so I don't understand what happened here.In any event, these speakers are lousy. Number one, they're shockingly low, even when you go into Windows itself (I have XP) and set the Master Volume at its highest setting. These speakers are so low, in fact, that their highest volume setting were the equivalent of the "whispery quiet" volume setting on my older speakers. They can't seem to handle too much, either, because when I played a video game the other day, a strange buzzing noise came from the right speaker.Number two, there's a problem where they keep losing sound. The only way to restore it is to replug them. The last (and final) time I replugged these speakers, I received some kind of weird audio-related error while running WinAmp. That's when the sound seemed to have died permanently. Fed up, I immediately sent these speakers back-- and this after only two days of usage.So honestly, I wouldn't take a chance on these. Judging from the comments, they seem to be a hit and miss product at best, where some people are having no issues with theirs while others seem to be having nothing but problems.

This set of speakers DOES NOT HAVE A HEADPHONE JACK.I caps-locked that because I wish I knew it before I bought them as I need that jack. It's been over a decade since I last saw a set that didn't have some sort of jack, either on a speaker or on a separate controller. It's pretty standard - I daresay expected - and not having one is something the manufacturer should have called out. The last generation of their speakers has a jack. Why doesn't this one? The lack of that jack has made these speakers useless for me.Now if that wasn't bad enough, let's get into the sound quality. A laptop's speakers sound better than these things, even when they're hooked to a desktop that has a good sound card. You'd never know there was an X-fi card under the case with the way these speakers sound. There's no tweaking the sound either. What you hear is what you get.Even worse: You can't override the speakers by plugging the headphones into your computer's case jack or sound card jack. The headphones completely take over, blocking on-board and 3rd-party sound cards completely. In order to free your computer or sound card jack you either have to unplug the speakers or you have to go into your system settings and manually change the default playback device EACH TIME you want to switch.Here's another annoying detail: When you plug the speakers in, there will be no sound until you push one of the volume control buttons on the speaker. This happens every time you plug them in so if you're switching back and forth with headphones, you will be pushing buttons in addition to unplugging and plugging. The actual volume control is patchy. I had to press the mute button three times to get it to mute. You don't press the mute button again to un-mute either, no. That would be too logical. You have to push one of the volume control buttons to un-mute the speakers.These are probably the worst speakers I have ever seen. This is coming from someone who has Logitech speakers hooked up to two other computers (Logitech S120 2.1 speakers on one and Logitech X-540 5.1 speakers on another). I should have just gotten a set of the S120's but I figured S150 would be a step up since they're newer and have a bigger number.It just goes to show that bigger and newer isn't always better. Guess I'll go get those S120's now.