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I have been looking for a small compact mini speaker for my Laptop, MP3 player, and Pocket PC/phone for sometime, as none of them have very good speakers.
All I was after, was something small, lightweight, compact, cheapish, with good sound quality, not much really, ha,ha.
I have tried and tested a few different speakers but cheap and great or at least good sound just don’t seem to go together.
That was until I tried the compact speaker from Altec, named the Lansing iM207 Orbit speaker.
I had read many good reviews about the iM207 and was looking forward to it arriving in the post from Amazon.

Sound Quality.
Once received, I tested the iM207 speaker on my Laptop, MP3 player and pocket pc/phone, and the clarity of the sound that came out of this speaker was very high considering its size. I listened to different types of music and was very impressed to say the least, the bass on the iM207 is nothing to write home about but was ok. If you are wanting deep sounding bass then this is not the speaker for you, but for its size is adequate for me.
The speaker does not have a volume button, and that might put some people off, but you don’t really need one as you just use the volume on the device its connected to.
The level of the volume really surprised me, and it filled the room with no problem at all, it seemed to chuck the sound around the room.
I found the speaker give the best sound when it was on a hard surface, like my kitchen table.

Size.
One of the best things about this speaker is its size, it measures 9cm (~3.5″) across and just over 3.5cm (~1.5″) tall, and can fit in the palm of your hand. This makes the iM207 very portable and easily fits into my Laptop bag or pocket.

Power
Just three AAA batteries provide the power and they have been in for nearly 3 weeks and still going strong. To turn the speaker on or off you need to grip the shiny silver top at the speaker and also the black base and rotate them in different directions. I have read a few comments of users having difficulty with this but mine was ok, possibly a little stiff.

Connecting.
The connecting cable is only about 20cm long which made it very easy to use. When finished with, it simply wraps around the speaker, in its own groove, popping into the provided recess. Which kept it neat and tidy.

Overall the more I used this speaker the handier it became, the iM207 speaker is very compact and solid and I took it nearly everywhere with me. Highly recommend as a travel speaker.

Oh and did I mention the price? You can buy them in the UK from Amazon for a mere £26.98.

Or if you live in the US they cost just $24.88, click below to go to Amazon.com

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