You should be able to find plenty of competitors offering similar solutions at a fraction of the cost.

Good sound quality; flexible design

Insane price; USB sticks out; only provides volume control for PC sources

Portable Bluetooth speakers now have a host of features, from apps to speakerphones -- and some are even waterproof. Ultimately, though, the speakers have to sound good. The $199 Bose SoundLink Mini forgoes all of these niceties, instead focusing solely on making this device stand out in the audio...

Best sound in its class and beyond; Excellent design and build quality; Loud for its size,

No playback controls; Lacks speakerphone and USB charging

Bose has impressed us in the past with its SoundLink and SoundLink II Bluetooth speakers . Given the competition out there, it was only a matter of time before the company would take the portable speaker concept further and shrink it down to an even more bag-friendly size.

Room-filling sound; Satisfying midrange and high-end; Solid, sturdy construction.

Doesn't charge through micro USB; Bass isn't particularly powerful.

(1 items) Bose's $350 SoundLink Air Digital Music System , an AirPlay version of the company's venerable SoundDock speaker docks, is a somewhat portable speaker system. I say "somewhat" because though it can be powered by a battery, the SoundLink Air doesn't include one-Bose's rechargeable...

Easy setup; Good audio quality

Rechargeable battery not included; Bass distortion at top volume

If it wasn't apparent from photographs, you'll know how much SoundLink Mini has in common with the Jambox from the moment you place them next to one another: our impression is that Bose's engineers were tasked with creating something that was extremely similar in overall volume, but given the

When it comes to portable speakers for use on the go, there are a ton of products out there. The options available are relatively cheap, affordable and also offer a reasonably high quality of audio and performance. However, fewer options out there really push the boundary.

The Bose SoundLink Mini continues Bose's line of excellent Bluetooth speakers, this time in a smaller form and with a more affordable price tag.

High-end speaker harbinger Bose, has recently released a much more compact and portable version of its successful $300 SoundLink wireless speaker appropriately named the SoundLink Mini .

The well-designed Bose SoundLink Bluetooth Mobile Speaker II is a modest evolution of the first version that sounds even better than the original model. It contains just enough improvements to keep it at the top of the heap for portable wireless Bluetooth speakers.

If you're prepared to pay a little more for a wireless speaker, this is the one for you. It's not as portable as the others, but it'll knock the others into a cocked hat in terms of sound. And like the others, it has a range of 10m.