HP Mini 1030NR Bad audio, very Tinny and low...

I purchased the mini around christmas of last year and I was hoping this would have been resolved but the audio driver is still nothing like I expected. It is far too tinny and low even after it has had the latest updated drivers.
I have been unable to find help online or with tech support. They have recommended trying other driver sites, but they have no direct links to specific drivers and will not support outside audio drivers.
Any ideas?
Everything else about the machine is great!

I have heard this complaint about the MINIs from other people as well. To the best of my knowledge there is nothing really to be done about it. The speakers in those notebooks are about the size of a quarter, they simply do not put out much noise, or very high quality noise. There are speakers of that size that put out better sound, but they cost considerably more, and the concept of the MINI is a ultra-portable notebook for an affordable price, and the speakers are one of the trade-offs. I would recomend, if the sound quality is important to you, putting the money that would have been in the cost of the notebook towards a nice set of earphones or travel-sized speakers.
They may eventualy release a driver that could concievably make the sound better, but no driver will ever be able to change what the speakers are physicaly capable of.
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