The computers have really evolved in the last decades. Many years ago they were really big, and they were not capable of doing advanced operations at all. But during the years, things had change dramatically, and today the computers (especially the notebooks) are very small, very lightweight and also capable of doing some really advanced operations.



And they are continuing to become even better, with state-of-the-art technologies included. And you won’t even have to pay a fortune to benefit from these advanced technologies…and you will pay around 300 dollars for  desktop computer or about 500 dollars for a laptop.



So the technology is becoming available for more and more people, and in time there will be more laptops than personal computers. In terms of speakers, we can consider that the laptops got back in time. The older versions of computers had a set of built in stereo speakers, that were not sounding so good, and were not powerful at all. In the time the audio industry had evolved more and more, and the speakers became external.

Today there are many types of computers speakers, in all sort of shapes, sizes, prices and with all sort of features. The simplest are the stereo speakers, and even if they are the smaller and simple ones, they can also have a lot of interesting shapes. For example you can find some speakers that are looking just like a gargoyle, or ones looking like a dragon. After the stereo speakers, there are the 2.1 systems. These are composed out of two small stereo speakers and also a subwoofer. The subwoofer will bring the deep and low sound frequencies (the bass), giving a new dimension to the sound. After the 2.1 systems there are the surround sound systems.

They have even more components, and these are: a subwoofer, a center channel and 4 or 6 satellite speakers. With all of these components, you will be able to enjoy a great audio experience. Beside the audio systems, there are also bookshelf speakers, floorstanding speakers, wireless speakers, in-wall and in-ceiling speakers, outdoor speakers and other types. And as you can figure it out, all of them are external speakers.

We have mentioned earlier that the laptops somehow went back in time in term of speakers. And this is because a laptop comes with built in stereo speakers, just like the old models of computers. Of course they sound a little better than those old integrated speakers, but still they are not that good. But this is not such a big problem, and if you want a better sound quality for your laptop, than you can buy some speakers for it. If you want to enjoy the better sound just at your home, then you can buy some regular and more powerful stereo speakers, or a 2.1 system, or even a surround sound system.



But you will be able to use these only at your home, and when you’ll be on the road, you will still have to use the integrated speakers of the laptop. But there is a solution for this problem too, and this is to buy some USB speakers. These are usually small and portable speakers that can be used even when you are on the road. So you might wonder where they get their energy from, because you can’t connect them to an AC adapter when traveling for example by train. They don’t run with batteries either, and they are getting the power right from the laptop. They have just one cable, which is both for the audio signal and for power.