[KianD]

Even with iTunes volume maxed out, hardware volume maxed out, no settings below normal values in the System preferences

Compared to my Vaio speakers its quiet. Compared to my old Omnibooks speakers, its whispering. Its not the sound card, as the headphone socket seems to deliver a louder volume.

It also seems slightly louder under Linux but as I can't have both running at the same time, this might just be perception. Its still overly quiet then

Is there a way to make them louder, or are they just below the volume of standard PC laptop speakers for a reason? Or are mine just bad for some reason?

[SSharon]

Mine are quite as well, but I think that this is normal with the iBooks. Nothing you can do about the built in speakers so just use headphones/external speakers depending on your needs.

[MARINEOSX]

That is the only thing that makes me mad about the iBook.