Altec Lansing inMotion iM500

price, design, usability, size

88% of the reviews on Amazon.co.uk give this product a positive rating.

usability, price, reliability

80% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

100% of the reviews on Amazon.ca give this product a positive rating.

Sleek and compact design, can act as a dock, has an auxiliary input

A remote control isn't included, doesn't have bass and treble controls, poor sound quality at high volume levels

This is a well-designed speaker system that can also act as a dock. However, its sound quality doesn't match its sleek look. The lack of a remote control, hard to press buttons and poor sound quality at higher volume levels means users should give this...

Sleek and compact design, can act as a dock, has an auxiliary input

A remote control isn't included, doesn't have bass and treble controls, poor sound quality at high volume levels

Very thin. Durable. Full sound for the size.

Sound distorts significantly as you approach top volume. No tone controls or volume indicator.

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Very thin. Durable. Full sound for the size.

Sound distorts significantly as you approach top volume. No tone controls or volume indicator.

Overall, the Altec Lansing inMotion IM500 is a solid product that is well suited to travel, thanks to its durability and ultrathinness, but you can squeeze only so much power from such a small speaker.

The Altec Lansing iM500 portable speakers are superthin, attractive, durable, and very portable; can be powered by AAA batteries; include line-in port and cable; can be used as an iPod dock with a standard USB cable; excellent sound quality for the size.

The Altec Lansing iM500 would be better with a remote control; it's a tad pricey; flimsy design when no iPod is docked; dock is designed only for Nano; line-in port is not standard 3.5mm; no white version.

If you're an iPod Nano user who likes to pack light and thin, most certainly check out the nice-looking and -sounding Altec Lansing iM500 speaker system.

Ultra thin profile ; Very light ; Nano can be sync'ed with iTunes

Sound becomes muffled at mid to high volumes ; Need two hands to operate ; No equaliser or remote

While the slim profile and folding design are very cool, too many sacrifices have been made in terms of usability. The iM500 might appeal if you want an easily portable way to listen to your nano without headphones (at low volumes), but overall we were...

Ultra thin profile ; Very light ; Nano can be sync'ed with iTunes

Sound becomes muffled at mid to high volumes ; Need two hands to operate ; No equaliser or remote

While the slim profile and folding design are very cool, too many sacrifices have been made in terms of usability. The iM500 might appeal if you want an easily portable way to listen to your nano without headphones (at low volumes), but overall we were...