MicrosoftModern USB-C Speaker, Certified for Microsoft Teams, 2- Way Compact Stereo Speaker, Call Controls, Noise Reducing Microphone. Wired USB-C Connection,Black

This is perfect for my needs. I have a small home office setup where my laptop remains closed, so I needed a speakerphone device. I assumed I'd just get a Bluetooth speaker with voice capabilities when I came across this handy item. I love the size - very compact and sits on top of my closed laptop. I love that the cord wraps underneath the unit so only the amount needed is exposed. It works seamlessly with MS Teams, and sounds great! Honestly, if you're just using your laptops' speakers you will be impressed with the audio on this little gem.

Since I started traveling for work, I have been on a mission to reduce the size/weight of things that I have in my backpack. I used to travel with a medium sized bluetooth speaker that I used in the hotel for music and white noise at night, along with a Jabra 510 that I brought with me to the office for meetings. For the hotel use case, I have since moved to one of those teeny tiny, weird name Chinese brand speakers that literally fit in the palm of your hand and weigh next to nothing. However, even though the sound quality of those are surprisingly good and they have a built-in mic, the voice quality was horrible if you tried to use them for the meetings/speakerphone use case.After doing a bunch of research, I found this Microsoft speakerphone that checks all my boxes for the office scenario. It was small (about the size of a classic video game controller), has a nice hard shell case, is Teams certified, and is lightweight. It is also much cheaper than offerings from Jabra, Yealink, Anker and others. I also really like the built-in cable management. I got used to that feature on the Jabra and did not like options that either offered no cable management, or just had a detachable cable. The sound quality in Teams seems on par or better than with the Jabra and MUCH better than any mini travel speaker/mic combo that I have tried.Only downside that some may have with this is that it does not have bluetooth. But for me, that was not a requirement. I have a bluetooth headset if I needed to be wireless. Plus, for the price ($52 when I bought it), I wouldn't expect that feature.If you are looking for a speaker that you can keep in your travel/office bag without taking up much room, this is one has a good balance between price, sound, build quality, features and size.

I needed a portable speaker for using with teleconferencing. This is perfect. The size and design is nice, the cord management is clever, the speaker has a perfect mid-range sound that is great for voices, and the microphone works very well. Note that this would not be a good choice for a general-purpose speaker, as the sound is really balanced for the midrange. Also, the cord is short, so this would not work with a desktop computer where the speaker needed to be placed further away from the computer.

I've used this Teams speaker for work every day for over 2 years. It has greatly improved my audio and microphone quality and it works seamlessly with Teams, which I practically live on! I like the ease of setup, the microphone mute button is huge as I constantly want to prevent background noise when I'm not speaking during group meetings, and I can easily accept calls through a button on it. It looks sleek and fits where I need to, as I've opted for a very compact desk space where every square inch is being used for my PC setup.That said, my one issue is that the speaker naturally lays down so that the speakers fire directly up. This might be fine for a conference room setting, and maybe that's what Microsoft intended? But for personal use, I want my speaker to be directionally pointed at me so I can hear it more cleanly. To fix this, I've simply leaned the speaker against my docking station, allowing the speaker to point directly at me and dramatically improve the sound. This has worked out fine for me the entire time, but for a new buyer, take note that I would prefer if the speaker naturally pointed in a direction of the hearer.

Works seamlessly with Teams. Sounds good, and my voice on the other side seems clear. Easy to use.

Excellent quality and works great with Zoom, Teams, as well as Webex meetings. Nice addition to my work setup.

I have been using this solution for more than 6-months without issues.Pro:(1) Small form factor.(2) Buttons on the top - mute, volume, "Teams to the front," work well.(3) Speaker sound quality is good (no distortion)(4) Microphone volume (from others) seems to be very good.Cons:(1) usb C cable is much too short. I had to purchase an extension.(2) The Speaker volume on its highest level can be a little too soft. I would like this to be louder.Enhancement requests:(1) Longer usb C cable.(2) Output of speakers to a computer speaker system (volume)(3) A bracket or holder to mount the speaker to the bottom of my display.