<div dir="ltr">Or the exact HP model so we can look it up and find what connectors are supported.<div><br></div><div>My HP laptop, bought about a year ago, has 2 USB-A connectors and 1 USB-C. I don't know if that's typical of their laptops, so it's worth checking out the specifics on yours.</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sun, Feb 18, 2024 at 3:01 PM Larry Wittig via LCTG <<a href="mailto:lctg@lists.toku.us">lctg@lists.toku.us</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">Tracy --<br>
<br>
Can you post a picture of the connector on your existing speakers? A<br>
simple adapter may fix the problem.<br>
<br>
-- Larry<br>
<br>
<br>
On Sat, Feb 17, 2024 at 5:43 PM Tracy Marks via LCTG <<a href="mailto:lctg@lists.toku.us" target="_blank">lctg@lists.toku.us</a>> wrote:<br>
><br>
> Hello folks!<br>
> I joined this list many years ago when I was teaching Photoshop and<br>
> basic<br>
> Windows skills....though I only still teach the former occasionally.<br>
> However,<br>
> I'm not very tech savvy so most of what you all discuss is over my head<br>
> so admittedly I rarely read the list (but am grateful for it)<br>
><br>
> Plus I'm now partially disabled and incapacitated, homebound,<br>
> and only able to work 8-10 hours/week teaching through Lexington<br>
> community ed online, living on very limited income in senior disability<br>
> housing. I can't afford to hire tech help....so am in a quandary.<br>
><br>
> A friend actually bought me a new computer (HP desktop,Windows 11)<br>
> for Christmas because my 9 year old computer was/is dying. And I got<br>
> Best Buy's home installation - though I had to wait FIVE weeks for<br>
> the Geek squad's availability.<br>
><br>
> But now I've run into several problems - speakers and inability to get<br>
> Eudora - which has over a million emails since 1998 - working on W11.<br>
><br>
> I'll address only the former here. The sound on the new computer<br>
> is thin and tinny so I really need and want decent speakers.<br>
><br>
> First of all, I tried to hook up my old speakers (probably about 15<br>
> years old) to the new computer - no luck. The USB cable prong is too<br>
> big I cant figure out what I need. And I'm really thinking that I need<br>
> to buy new speakers but would have to keep the cost under $100.<br>
><br>
> Plus I'm not able to do any kind of technical hookup (I now have a<br>
> neurological condition that makes it almost impossible for to figure<br>
> out cables, wires etc.) so I need to get speakers that will immediately<br>
> work for me almost out of the box unless someone will volunteer<br>
> his/her time to come her to help out. What I want is good sound for my<br>
> online courses, and full-bodied sound for music, especially in the<br>
> lower registers since I prefer tenor, bass and baritone voices.<br>
><br>
> I've read a lot of articles about buying computer speakers and don't<br>
> understand them or what I'd need to do to set them up. USB? Bluetooth?<br>
> Wireless? Help!<br>
><br>
> It's easiest for me to buy on Amazon with Amazon Prime. After many hours<br>
> agonizing over this and reading reviews, I narrowed down my choices to<br>
> four selections.....though I'm open to other possibilities.<br>
><br>
><br>
> SANYUN<br>
> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B088CZ2R8Y/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B088CZ2R8Y/</a><br>
><br>
> CREATIVE STAGE<br>
> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07JC6YZ4K/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07JC6YZ4K/</a><br>
><br>
> NYLAVEE<br>
> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0C6XYMTWL/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0C6XYMTWL/</a><br>
><br>
> LOGITECH<br>
> Logitech Z407 Bluetooth Computer Speakers with Subwoofer and Wireless<br>
> Control<br>
> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0877BPCJM/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0877BPCJM/</a><br>
> (this one's way more than I could/should pay but I'm fixated on it.<br>
> Living<br>
> alone and being isolated, I rely a lot on music online......)<br>
><br>
><br>
> Can anyone help me with the choice of speakers?<br>
> And maybe even setup?<br>
><br>
> Please email me privately. Thank you in advance!<br>
> Tracy Marks<br>
><br>
><br>
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