A Notebook Subwoofer? Strange, But True!

[Jason Dunn]

<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www.trustedreviews.com/article.aspx?page=1775&head=39' target='_blank'>http://www.trustedreviews.com/article.aspx?page=1775&head=39</a><br /><br /></div><i>"Sometimes very odd and unexpected products turn up in our offices here at TrustedReviews and the Saitek PZ09A notebook subwoofer is one of those products. But just because you don’t expect something, doesn’t mean that it’s not a good or in fact, a welcome idea. The tricky thing here is how to actually review a product such as this, since there is very little to it, and even less to compare it to, but here goes anyway. The device itself is the size of a CD in diameter but it stands about 4cm tall and looks like a classic flying saucer – the kind you see in 50's Sci-Fi movies. The colour scheme is a mix of silver and blue with a lighter blue cover over the top mounted speaker - but Saitek seems to have forgotten to fit blue LEDs for a full UFO effect."</i><br /><br /><img src="http://www.digitalmediathoughts.com/images/notebooksubwoofer.jpg" /><br /><br />Interesting idea! I think the fact that it sounds best from a notebook with 5.1 audio output and a dedicated subwoofer connection makes it useless for the vast majority of notebooks out there...

[Darius Wey]

But just because you don’t expect something, doesn’t mean that it’s not a good or in fact, a welcome idea. The tricky thing here is how to actually review a product such as this, since there is very little to it, and even less to compare it to, but here goes anyway.

That's a bit of an interesting statement. High-end notebooks are showing greater promise each day to serve as desktop replacements. I'm not 100% sure how long this concept of a "notebook-designed subwoofer" has been around for, but the Dell Inspiron 9200 (http://www1.us.dell.com/content/products/productdetails.aspx/inspn_9200?c=us&cs=19&l=en&s=dhs) and the Dell Inspiron XPS (http://www1.us.dell.com/content/products/productdetails.aspx/inspn_xps?c=us&cs=19&l=en&s=dhs) both have integrated subwoofers. The sound systems of notebooks are getting better everyday, and I would be interested to see what difference it actually makes to the whole multimedia experience. If they're great, I would love to have one in my next notebook...albeit the cost for such a setup. :roll:

It would be interesting to see the integrated subwoofer and this external subwoofer go head-to-head! The external setup may deliver better performance, but the integrated solution permits greater mobility. :)