A great entry-level 17-inch laptop is this build of the Asus Vivobook 17. It isn’t going to blow anyone away with its spec sheet, but it has more than enough onboard to get most daily tasks done.

In this case, though, the base of the Asus Vivobook Pro 14X is angled, so there's room for the audio properties to emerge. They're still not the best laptop speakers on the market, to be frank.