Can you recommend an audio card for my E1705?

hey.. I guess I'll be sick real soon of the onboard sound chip and was wondering if you could recommend an audio card to me (should be below $50, unless really worth the higher price)

thanks!

 

Is there any sound card out there for the PC Express cards? (Or whatever they're called).

The standard is so new that nothing is out there yet for it.

 

well what about this one?
http://us.creative.com/products/product.asp?category=1&subcategory=205&product=10769

but something cheaper would be good

 

Like I said, if your notebook has a PCMCIA Slot then it should be easier but as far as I know. The E1405/E1505 and E1705 all have ExpressCard slots.

Read this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ExpressCard

I have yet to spot any hardware for this standard out in retail stores.

 

Yeah, that card is for the old PCMCIA slots. As Griffin said, I don't believe those dells have them. It's strange that there are no add in cards yet available for it.

 

an alternative would be an USB based sound adapter like those offered at turtle beach: http://www.turtlebeach.com/site/products/Soundcards.asp

and yes, they qualify under your $50 price point

 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...&description=&srchInDesc=&minPrice=&maxPrice=
that's the link for newegg's usb soundcards, hope it's helpful.

 

do you have any hands-on experience with the suggested products? how good is the sound quality with those solutions? I want to be able to watch movies and play games with high quality (surround) sound

 

i have the Turtle Beach Audio Advantage Micro (retail ~$30) and it does its job. definitely better than the onboard audio, although i believe that the surround sound is virtual (software) but it does the job well. for the price and portability, IMO its worth it.

 

ok thanks all

 

Do a search on newegg

 

why are you sick of the onboard card? does it make a huge difference for gaming, and listening to music? I'm just curious as im getting a similar notebook