A:Answer Hello, the speakers are located at the bottom one by the power button and the other on the opposite side where you can plug in headphones. If you place the laptop on your lap, your lap does not cover or block the speakers. Also, when you turn off your laptop the fingerprints are pretty noticeable. I guess the only thing you can do is clean the screen on a daily basis, make sure your fingers aren't greasy, not use the touch screen right after applying lotion or something, or buy some sort of protection like a tempered glass to place on top of the touch screen so the actual screen itself doesn't get dirty and smudged with fingerprints.