Others say...

"Does what it says for cheap, and with good quality"
Cheaper and just as effective as the Bose SoundDock, and it comes with a Li-ion battery - who could ask for more?!

"Another dead iM600"
I also have an iM600 that died for no reason. Altec Lansing "customer support" told me to buy a new unit. I wonder, is the second generation any better?

"Great sound and sleek design!"
I ordered this off of amazon after seeing it at Circuit City for $149.99. I've only had it for a week but it works great so far. The sound is excellent and I love how sleek it looks, its not boxy and doesn't have the giant display like the iHome. It still has the alarm and radio too, which I don't use but they're there if I need them. If you want a nice set of speakers for your ipod and don't want to pay $300 for the Bose ones, this is your pick.

"Excellent Choice for a gift!"
I purchased this for my daughter who recently moved to San Diego. She was home for Christmas and was absolutely thrilled with this docking station. The Altec Lansing brand was recomended to me as one of the best. The sound is great.

"Iphone 3G DOES play on this and YOU CAN charge it INDIRECTLY while it's playing."
Received this as a Christmas present.It was known that I wanted portable speakers for my nano and my iphone- something I could easily move to the shower, to the deck, the kitchen, the beach or for travel without too much effort. I am an audiophile and yes, my first set of speakers were Bose, purchased in 1993 when I graduated from college- I still have them, and they are still awesome.
To avoid being redundant I will be brief:
1. sound quality is great; it is not quite as good as the Bose sounddock- but that's not great either, and not worth the extra money.If any of these companies comes up with something that produces better sound, believe you me I will pay $500 or more if it seems to be worth it.

2. Use the ipod equalizer (at times with or without SFX) to find out what suits you (or the songs you play). It's a little annoying to have to fiddle with it so much- but I find that the treble reducer with SFX on produces reasonable sound at higher volumes, and at lower volumes the electronica, jazz and lounge settings (with or without sfx) provide the most clarity for the music I play (fairly diverse- rock, pop, classical, r and b, electronica, house). I also followed one of the other reviewers suggestions and placed an elastic band around my iphone to reduce vibrations yielded from it resting against the speaker.

3. I have the Iphone 3G, purchased about 2 months ago. It DOES work with these speakers and WILL play your music when placed on the dock. It will NOT charge automatically; however, if you feel it is important to charge your Iphone 3G while it is docked, you can do this one of two INDIRECT ways--- you will need:
(a) an electrical outlet fairly close by OR your computer, and
(b) a USB cable- not included with the set but easily obtained at an electronics store (eg Radioshack)-- or you may actually have one--IF YOU HAVE A GPS system, you may have one already. I used the cable that came with my Garmin Nuvi GPS for syncing and updating the GPS with the computer.

a. Plug cable into USB port on the altec and the other end into port on computer and voila! Not only will your iphone begin to charge, but it will also sync with the computer and so you can download new music from itunes or wherever while your iphone is on the dock (note there will be a brief pause in music playing while the phone is syncing- you can deselect or cancel syncing if you prefer not to have your music interrupted).

b. Plug cable into USB port on the altec and the other end into the little white adaptor that came with the iphone or itouch- the one that you plug the white cable that came with the itouch/iphone into and then plug directly into an electrical outlet. Yes it fits! Now plug that directly into your electrical outlet (or power strip/supply/surge protector). And voila! Your iphone/itouch will charge, while docked and playing music!
Try it-- it's your only option for now.