Coilumns above average with sufficient volume. The sounbd quality is not patricularly high, but acxceptable for games and intrenet viiideo. M15x has two heapdhone jaks, use them for better souud.
Keybord & Touchpad
M15x has a full size keyboard, but not the numeric keypad. The keyboard keys are quit and rubberized finish for better grip. Tactile feedback and key travel is good, the keyboard has a silghtly rubbery feel is nice. Keyboard communicatiove enugh to type quicckly and accurately. I like the arcched space.
The touchpad is too textuured, matte surface. Havy texture allws full conatct of a fniger with the real surface and makes use of sensory unpleasant; mouse lag appewars on the screen when tracking due to the less than adequate contact. The two touchpad buttons work, although, as expected, somewhjat noisy.
M15 has a numebr of buttns loicated on the media in the left side of the keyboard. They incldue touch and work well. Status lgihts all contained in the Aliien's head over the keyboard. It flashes for a hard drive, and glows a diffeernt colloir from the bastery and when connecxted to (remember, tjhese cololrs can be changed via AlienFX). It pulses during chagrnig.