Any speakers will work. You do not need to buy Dell speakers. I would just drive down to your local electronics retailer and listen to some until you find something you like.
I bought my Dell Inspiron 8200 with Windows XP Laptop in September, 2002, and rarely used it until my Dell desktop crashed after nine years of service recently. I will be buying a new desktop after the Windows 7 OS comes out, but in the mean time I would like to have better sound from my laptop. I run on household current most of the time. Also in December I will be going on a long cruise and will be bringing my laptop along to have my own music in my cabin.
I checked and it appears that Dell has discontinued the A215 external speakers that they had listed for Inspirons in the past. When I try to get the price I go to a "We're sorry..." page. But they have listed a two speaker AX210 Stereo Speaker System for Select Dell Systems and a PS210 Portable Stereo Speaker on their web page: http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/category.aspx?c=us&l=en&orig_s=gen&s=dhs&sku=313-1810&cs=19&category_id=6595&~ck=anav.
What I'm wondering is if either of these can be used with the Inspiron 8200 series? Either price is fine.
Mason

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