I chose these speakers after a long time choosing the right speakers and i found it difficult because speakers are either really expensive or really cheap with no sound quality. These were £17 when I bought them and look very nice and neat they are black and silver and would go with most desktop computers. They produce a very good sound for the price you pay and we are very pleased with them. It was easy to get to work you just plugged them in and they worked. It was the same brand as our webcam witch we are also pleased with. I would recomend these speakers to someone who dosn't know very much about the technical things about producing good sound because you do get good quality from these. On one of the speakers they have a standard earphone placement that works and I can't see them breaking anytime soon and i use them everyday well i hope they don't. Just one thing though the plastic cover were you turn the volume up and down does come off easily when you play with the volume. It is simple to put back on again and press it back on and it has only happened once and it didn't break it.