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(More customer reviews)Well, some reviews here give a bit of incorrect information. The USB cable actually connects easily to either side of a laptop computer. It is connected to the middle back of N550, but is tucked into a groove running to the right side. If you need it on the left side, just pull it out of the groove and run it in that direction--and tuck it into the groove running to the left.
Easy to connect. Just plug the cable into a USB port and it is ready to use. The control are simply, also. There is a volume up button, a volume down button, and a mute button.
More comfortable and stable than just having the laptop on your lap as the N550 has a wide, padded base. Really, this thing is made for smaller laptops than mine, and on those, I would guess the wider base would be even more helpful. Also, the base is thicker at the back, so it tilts the keyboard toward you a bit, which makes typing a little easier. There are also small tabs that flip up at the bottom to keep your computer from sliding off.
Keeps the heat off your leg. My laptop puts out lots of heat. This is actually pretty nice, as all that heat is now going through the space between the bottom of my computer and the top of the N550. This helps with cooling the computer also--instead of sitting on my leg and trapping heat in the computer.
Sound is good, not excellent, but much better than the tiny, built-in speakers in my laptop. My laptop covers about 75% of the speaker area. If your laptop is smaller, the speakers will probably sound better. The arrangement of the speakers could have been better so they would not be covered so easily by larger sized laptops.
Anyway, this product does exactly what it says it will do. I have no complaints. Well, maybe white isn't the best color choice, but other than that, no complaints. Will I use it? Well, no. I don't really care about sound, and my laptop is nearly as wide as this lapdesk. If I had a smaller laptop, this would be much more useful to me. So, why do I have it? Well, because it was given to me. It is a useful item, however, but only to those with small laptops or those who want better sound than their laptops provide.
Update 12-3-2010:
I bought my wife a laptop for Christmas. It is smaller than mine, having a 14" screen. My wife uses this lapdesk all the time. The width of the lapdesk allows a more stable sitting than just having her laptop sitting on her legs. Also, she likes having her laptop sitting a little higher on her lap, so the extra height of the lapdesk gives her that height. This is a much better option than a pillow, because the pillow would cover the ventilation area of the computer tending to overheat it, while the lapdesk allow air to circulate. It also tilts the laptop toward her, which she likes. Furthermore, since my wife is more concerned about sound than I am, the speakers are more valuable to her.
So she loves this thing, while I wouldn't even use it. Conclusion: for some people, this thing is obviously worth the price.
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