speaker in 2500-3500

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can any 1 help me buy a speaker in the price range of 2500 - 3500???

i was thinking of altec lansing atp3 but was told by the shopkeeper that its not in production any more......

please suggest a good speaker be it a 2.1 or 4.1 or 5.1.......i am totally confused regarding this......

i want to use the speaker with my compaq v6211au laptop......

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Please check this page from itwares and select appropriate product of your choice.

Speakers

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there are quiet a few speakers from that list in my budget range.....
like altec lansing 251, creative sbs560, creative inspire 2400, logitech m50mm.....
but the thing is will any one of the above be compatible with my laptop???
there are only two holes in my laptop for connecting the speaker.....and i think there are three jackks in some of the above speakers....thats the main problem......

creative inspire 5.1

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its better than altec or other models????

arijitmit said:
its better than altec or other models????

It is very hard to compare two good brands.But I think creative 5.1 inspire best suits your budget.

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ya..thats very true.....but i have also heard a lot about altec lansing and the 251 is priced at around 3300.....and the inspire is of around 3800......so wats the basic difference between these two and which one of them is better???? i will buy one in a day or two.......

Go for Creative Inspire T6060 5.1 set. It's damn good. Don't confuse between the basic Inspire 5.1 and T6060. There is lot of difference between these two. T6060 should cost around 3.6k

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ya i read some reviews about it.....its pretty impressive......will it be compatible with my laptop???? if its compatible i think i will go for this one.....

arijitmit said:
ya i read some reviews about it.....its pretty impressive......will it be compatible with my laptop???? if its compatible i think i will go for this one.....

read the manual of the laptop....if it support 5.1 speaker than only buy 5.1 speaker.

Else buy 2.1 speaker.

ravi_9793 said:
read the manual of the laptop....if it support 5.1 speaker than only buy 5.1 speaker.

Else buy 2.1 speaker.

Checked the manual of your laptop. It only has stereo out.

Manual: *h20195.www2.hp.com/PDF/c00847793.pdf

Is that the one that you own?

External I/O ports
1 VGA port; 3 USB 2.0 ports; 1 IEEE-1394; 1 RJ 11; 1 RJ 45; S-video-out; 1 Stereo Headphone, 1 External microphone; 1 Expansion port for HP xb3000 notebook expansion base, 1 AC adapter, 2 omni-directional microphones, Consumer IR

You cannot use 5.1 speakers. Get 2.1 speaker set.

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thanks a lot.....

something from creative shud be fine

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Are u sure that ATP 3 production is stopped ?

well read somewhere that altec lansing is trying to replace atp3 with vs4121 model.. its quite similar in specs and has a headphone jack too(not sure bout this).. u can chk the details on alteclansing's website..

as for the speakers its based on ur need.. if u watch movies go for 5.1, else 2.1 should suffice, specially if space is a premium and u do't like messy wires around