These speakers worked with my sons Dell Desk top computer, I just tested them with my old dell lap top and they worked by pluging the usb in its port and the jack in the head phones port. Also the right speaker has the on off & volume control, I got a little static from the right speaker but when I untangled the wire and moved the speakers futher appart the static stopped. Left speaker had no static at all Right speaker is fine when the wires are untangled . I hope this helps. Thanks :)