Logitech Speaker Lapdesk N550

The Logitech Speaker Lapdesk N550 is a very nice lapdesk if you have a small laptop. It is actually smaller than I was anticipating, but is perfect for my 13" Macbook Pro. This is one of the smaller laptops on the market, and even then the computer slightly covers up the edges of the speakers and the desk is only slightly deeper than the laptop. I would not use this for anything bigger than a 13" laptop. There is no room on this desk if you are the type that uses a mouse.The desk sits at a nice angle for typing on your lap. I have found that the angle is so nice, that I leave my computer on it even when I am sitting at a desk and typing. Two clips at the bottom keep the laptop from sliding off and are just the right height so that they don't protrude above the surface of my MacBook Pro.. The cloth that covers the bottom seems pretty durable and does not irritate my skin, even when wearing shorts. The sound quality from the speakers is very good, much better than I was expecting actually. The volume up/down/mute buttons on the side are nice, but a bit superfluous if you own a MacBook and can just use the F10,F11,F12 keys. My laptop recognized it upon plug in, but I did have to go into the sound settings to change the output device from the internal speakers to the N550 lapdesk.All in all a great product, and does exactly what I wanted it to, and is comfortable to use, doesn't take up a lot of space. I would definitely recommend this for owners of small laptops.

For a mere seventeen smackeroos, this is an amazing little product. I think well of Logitech in general, and although I wouldn't dream of paying the MSRP for this laptop desk, it's a steal at the current price.I use it with an 11.6" Acer Aspire One netbook, and I wouldn't recommend it for anything larger; even mine overlaps the speakers a bit on each side, though not enough to cut off the sound. A 14" would, I think, be too large for it no matter what the specs say. (I think the one in the picture is 10".)The sound is big. The speakers aren't great (you didn't really expect Bose quality in a plastic lapdesk, did you?) but they're _very_ good for the price. I thought my netbook had decent speakers until I plugged it into this thing. (I use it to play mp3s and listen to "Internet radio," and watch an occasional video/film.)It's also fairly effective at allowing my netbook to cool down, but mine doesn't run all that hot to begin with. I wouldn't count on this to help much with a laptop that runs very hot.The USB cable, as other reviewers have said, tucks into a groove on the back of the lapdesk and can be switched from one side to the other just by untucking it. So if your free USB port is on the left side of your computer, that's not a problem.Bottom line: it's an excellent product that does exactly what it's supposed to do and does it well at a great price. Just don't expect it to do any _more_ than it's supposed to do.

Good product, but don't let the pictures fool you, this thing is fairly small. It fits a 13" Macbook pro perfectly - the back of the laptop pretty much lines up with the back of the lapdesk. The laptop in the marketing pictures is likely a 11" or 12" laptop or netbook.Despite the smaller size, this thing works great. Definitely makes it more comfortable to have a computer in your lap. I have also used it with my 15" Macbook pro. The computer hangs off the back but is still stable and comfortable. Although when adjusting my legs the computers do slide to the side a bit.Some nice perks:-There is some raised black rubber lining the speakers which helps grip your laptop and raises it slightly to allow some more airflow on the bottom-Three buttons to increase, decrease, and mute the volume. When plugged into a Macbook, the buttons interface with OS X software volume controls-Flippable clips on the front of the lapdesk to keep your laptop from sliding forward (you can see them flipped up in the pictures)-The speakers aren't too great but MUCH better than any laptop speakers I've heard (much better than the supposedly higher quality Macbook Pro 15" speakers)-Haven't noticed a significant decrease in battery life due to speakers-USB cable comes out of the center-rear of the lapdesk, and is long enough to reach USB slots on either the left or right side of most laptopsSome downsides:-Smaller than it looks in the pictures. Perfect for 13" laptops. 15" laptops might hang off the back a bit but still be stable.-If you don't keep it level, your computer will slide a bit (relatively minor problem)-At least in OS X, you have to restart software that is playing music to get it to play out of the lapdesk's speakers; there is actually a little tag on the USB wire that tells you to turn off all media applications before plugging it in

It looks good and is a great laptop rest to help stabilize sitting on the laptop. It is not necessarily plug and play. I got it for my wife's 15 inch Toshiba Satellite laptop and have yet to get it to work. We tried each port, removed and re-installed the sound drivers Still not working. We both are running Win 8.1, factory installed. For kicks, I tried it on my 17 inch HP Envy and, after changing the speakers properties to use the USB speakers as the default, it worked fine on my laptop, which is too large and cover the speakers. The sound is really good for the price (hooked up to my laptop); better than the factory laptop speakers. That proves it is not defective, it just does not work with hers. My wife does like the good points of it so she is going to use it just as a laptop lapdesk without using the speakers. It does angle up the laptop which she likes and it does soften the sound of the laptop speakers too. Great price if the speakers worked on her smaller laptop.

Excellent quality. Really engaged the sound quality. Bass added. Have bought additional for friends.