Portable Sound Solutions? (laptops)

[forcer]

I've went completely mobile n bought a reasonably high spec laptop to replace my desktop.

As a music producer the biggest downfall is the sound. At the moment i'm just using realtek high definition audio on the built in card, which i am assuming is no good if i am producing music.

I've been looking at the PCMCIA cards and there's a Sound Blaster Audigy Notebook card, but i cant find it anywhere? there is a newer X-Fi card, but i think it supports a newer type of pc card slot.

Can anyone offer any advice, i hear there are USB sound cards, do they offer better performance over PCMCIA?

 

[Dark Atheist]

if your using vista i would steer well clear of soundblaster

 

[forcer]

if your using vista i would steer well clear of soundblaster

yeah i am..lol.

i dont think there are any other PCMCIA cards :dead:

 

[Dark Atheist]

http://www.gear4music.com/Echo_Indigo_I--O_PCMCIA_laptop_soundcardsefv_4.html
http://www.arbiter.co.uk/echo/products/echo_indigo_io.htm

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