Comments on: JLab B-Flex X-Bass laptop speaker adds some boom http://www.slashgear.com/jlab-b-flex-x-bass-laptop-speaker-adds-some-boom-25210660/ Feeding Your Gadget and Tech Obsessions Tue, 08 May 2012 18:00:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Josh http://www.slashgear.com/jlab-b-flex-x-bass-laptop-speaker-adds-some-boom-25210660/#comment-175984 Josh Thu, 26 Jan 2012 06:18:00 +0000 http://www.slashgear.com/?p=210660#comment-175984 insightful comments, but after 100,000 units, we have never heard of anyone’s USB port flipping off their motherboard. I’ve been using one for 6 years on multiple laptops without a single issue. it’s a lightweight speaker and counterbalanced so that it doesn’t put inordinate stress on the USB port. Plus, this new model has a kickstand which absorbs most of the vertical weight. it does produce more volume and bass than almost all laptop speakers. most laptops have small, thin mylar drivers while this has a deep, strong paper cone driver about 10 times the depth of most laptop drivers. It’s made to be compact and portable, unlike the bigger USB powered speakers on the market.

]]> By: Simon Broenner http://www.slashgear.com/jlab-b-flex-x-bass-laptop-speaker-adds-some-boom-25210660/#comment-175583 Simon Broenner Wed, 25 Jan 2012 12:03:00 +0000 http://www.slashgear.com/?p=210660#comment-175583 Good think it’s got “Flex” in the name – because the fact that it’ll be applying a whole lot of torque to your USB port, it’ll flex that right off the mainboard… worst case scenario: laptop toast.

Do NOT put any pressure of this type on your USB ports if you’re planning on depending on your laptop for longer than a few weeks.

As for the speaker itself: I doubt that thing produces much more volume or bass than a decent pair of laptop speakers. Volume and bass need size – there are bigger, better USB powered speakers that provide more of both while putting less idiotic strain on the USB ports.

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