I own a Macbook and a Dell Inspiron laptop, both have their issues, number one being the laptop speakers. I do think the internal speakers on my Dell blows the crummy Macbook speakers out of the water, then again, I did select higher end audio hardware for my Dell, something you can’t do with Macbooks, but that’s another story. To improve the audio on my Macbook I took the The AstoundStereo Expander from the folks at GenAudio for a spin. It’s software you can download from the Internet and will make your wimpy laptop speakers sound less wimpy. I’m not going to tell you the difference is amazing or astounding but the audio is noticeably fuller, richer and bouncier when you play it at top volume, not so much in the lower range. I can now play music on my macbook and hear it across the room. The difference is really noticeable when I plugged in my headphones, the base was thumping. Considering this is a software enhancement it would be interesting to test it out with different audio hardware, I didn’t notice as much difference on my Dell as I did on my Macbook, because the Dell already sounded alright due to it’s better hardware (I don’t want an Apple Vs. Dell flamewar, it’s just a fact that I selected all the top line components for my Dell and I have the high-end Macbook, the Dell has more oomph in terms of multi-media because I paid for high-end components). At $20.00 The AstoundStereo Expander is not a bad purchase and will give your laptop speakers a good little bump. But don’t take my word for it, go and download the 30 day trial at http://www.astoundstereo.com/. It’s very easy to install and run. It’s available for Mac and Windows.