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Great audio performance, and excellent designAug 16, 2011
By Mike
I recently purchased the Microsoft Lync-compatible version of the Jabra Speak 410 (from Amazon), and have been using it daily for about 3 months. My experience has been excellent and I highly recommend it. This is a very well-designed product.
Functionally, it integrates very smoothly with MS Lync and the audio settings of my laptop (the software downloaded via Jabra's website is very easy to set up and use). It's about the diameter of a CD, and about an inch thick - with the supplied soft case it tucks away nicely in my laptop bag for on-the-go use.
The sound quality of the speaker is excellent - I've used it for both conference calls, VoIP phone calls via Lync, and listing to music and CDs from my laptop. In all cases, it sounded as good or better than any external computer speakers I have ever used (excluding outboard subwoofers, etc.). It gets plenty loud and can easily fill a small to medium size room with sound.
People whom I am speaking with via the Jabra 410 have told me that my audio quality (i.e. the Jabra 410's internal microphone) sounds excellent, however I have not been able to actually hear how I sound to others when using the Jabra 410 so I can not compare the Jabra 410's mic sound quality to more traditional wired headsets or dedicated external mics. All my use of the Jabra has been from my own home office or small conference rooms, so I can not confirm how it performs in large conference rooms with many people speaking in a group (Jabra claims the microphone is multidirectional, and it does appear to be).
It has a jack for an external headset, so you can listen to calls/music/audio privately if others are in the room with you, and when doing so it continues to use its own internal microphone in case you need to speak. I have not tried this, but I suspect the headphone jack would also allow you to connect the Jabra to an outboard audio system or the audio input of a computer monitor with speakers (and I suspect when doing so it would maintain full duplex audio).
The onboard controls (volume, mute, etc.) are touch-sensitive and work very smoothly, and when pressing them the Jabra's LEDs light up and you hear a soft "click" sound through the Jabra's speaker to confirm (really slick, actually).
A feature I particularly like is that when you press the "Mute" button, all 12 of the LEDs around the outer ring of the device light up red, and do NOT blink when you are on mute. The LEDs will stay red as long as the unit is muted, so at a quick glance you can verify that you are on mute, even from several feet away from the unit. I can't stand mute lights that blink when on mute, especially when on long calls where I am not a key participant and am on mute for most of the call.
My only complaint is that it is a wired device and isn't wireless/battery powered. I'll bet Jabra's working on a wireless version though (if they aren't they should be). Also, it would be nice to have a hinged base or "kickstand" so you could angle it toward you rather than having it point straight up all the time.
If you're looking for a true hands-free audio conferencing experience via MS Lync that is similar to that of traditional and far more expensive conferencing equipment (like Polycom, etc.), the Jabra Speak 410 will work nicely.
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
Great productNov 01, 2011
By Ross
This was a great purchase. Easy to use, just plug it in, Lync and Skype recognize it right away. The controls being on top around the edge are easy to use and certainly much more convenient than adjusting volume, hanging up, etc. on the laptop. Works well at home, in conference room with small team and also with earphones (mic on the unit works, so it's as quiet as a headset). Minor quibble would be that it's so easy to use that you have to be careful not to adjust it inadvertently reaching for something on your desk.
As AdvertisedMar 03, 2012
By Albert Gunnarson
Needed this for international Skype calls for business in a small conference room environment.
USB worked fine and installation was flawless. Sound quality is great on both ends and the mute feature is nice.
Excellent for VOIP (Lync & Skype)Dec 25, 2011
By Jude Pereira
It works great with my Lync client as well as Skype. Awesome sound quality!!! Nobody on the other end complained about any voice issues. I even used it in hotels with poor internet connectivity and it works well. Oh yes I used it with Magic Jack too and experienced good sound quality.
excellent addition to MS OCAug 16, 2011
By John Powell
Bought this to make conference calls from the laptop via Office Communicator at work. Top quality, excellent controls and ease of use. Highly recommend it.
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