Creative Audigy 2 ZS Notebook!!!!!!!! ... This is AMAZING. A 24bit sound card that fits into the PCMCIA of a notebook!!!!! It comes out October 22nd and I will ...

j4ever · 10-09-2004, 03:23 AM

This is AMAZING. A 24bit sound card that fits into the PCMCIA of a notebook!!!!! It comes out October 22nd and I will have it. It's $129.99!!!! Check it out:

http://creative.com/products/product...&product=10769

caniack · 10-09-2004, 06:33 AM

Looks interesting enough but I wonder if it help in the sound volume department on the 3790?

Valkryst · 10-09-2004, 07:28 AM

woah!! score!!!

Scoob · 10-09-2004, 09:09 AM

that's a damn high price , but i'm sure it will be worth it, especially if it provides a large performance boost just as the PCI Audigy2 did

Spiike · 10-09-2004, 10:17 AM

I have a question. In the picture of the pcmcia card, the dark grey plasic part... will that stick out of the notebook? I'm also curious what kind of speaker outputs it uses because you can't get thx out of the headphone jack.

Scoob · 10-09-2004, 10:33 AM

Yes the grey part will stick out, and it has a triple 3.5mm jack and SPDIF in/out. It supports 5.1 and 7.1 speakers

Schmohey · 10-09-2004, 06:58 PM

You think this is better or the Echo Indigo?

fishpro6 · 10-09-2004, 07:26 PM

This has to be one of the coolest things I've read about since PCI-E upgradeable graphics modules! Too bad I can't own either one of them right now.

Construct · 10-09-2004, 07:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Schmohey

You think this is better or the Echo Indigo?

The Creative card will be the obvious choice for gaming and surround sound, as the Echo Indigo is simple stereo output only. The Indigo will probably provide superior sound quality for 2-channel applications, but most users won't be able to tell the difference.

gsferrari · 10-09-2004, 08:01 PM

I doubt this will load itself with the processing...it will certainly unload more on the CPU than the desktop PCI Audigy cards...how much is the question.

Basically - I dont like sound cards which dont have visible caps. If the caps are invisible then these are tantalum caps which produce crappy sound. It will work but will it work well is the question.

Just my $0.02

khu · 10-09-2004, 08:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by j4ever

This is AMAZING. A 24bit sound card that fits into the PCMCIA of a notebook!!!!! It comes out October 22nd and I will have it. It's $129.99!!!!

This is really only 'amazing' if you've never seen the Echo Indigo line of cards. As always, Creative is a about a year and a half late technology wise. This thing will support EAX stuff, so it's fine for consumer-level gaming, but for the same price the Indigo provides professional-level signal quality while stripping away EAX the marketing speak that Creative is so good at.

So it's useful. Not 'AMAZING' by any means.

ChivalricRonin · 10-09-2004, 09:53 PM

Hopefully this will work, as opposed to the Echo Indigo on my 5680. Apparently it was the ENE PCMCIA chip, according to the echo guys.

gsferrari · 10-09-2004, 10:51 PM

It supports ASIO which is great news for Foobar 2000 users and audiophiles. However there is no information about the DAC and Op-Amps that they have used in this one...I am sceptical but I will be willing to give it a shot. I have all sorts of external audio solutions for my latop and the best one so far is the M-Audio Audiophile Firewire...Indigo was a disappointment compared to this firewire baby. Audigy 2nx was nice but more for the gamer...im a music guy.

XClaude · 10-10-2004, 12:29 AM

I disagree to what Khu said. In my book, anything that supports my 5.1 surround sound speaker with distinct 6 channels and comes at a lower than competition prices... deserves an "AMAZING" tag.

I second what someone already said: Most users wont be able to tell the difference between the profesional sound quality with the normal ones.(and by no means am I saying that creative produces "normal" ones. They are excelent in my opinion). Also, Echo Indigo supports stereo. I don't know much about Echo Indigo line, but I'd assume that if the stereo version is already expensive... then the one with equal sound channel a la the PCMIA creative Audigy 2... would blow holes through my pocket then.

SEMC · 10-10-2004, 01:31 AM

GS, what are tantalum caps? Also, how do these technologies compare to the external USB DAC's from Xitel?

10-09-2004, 03:23 AM	#1
j4ever Adios! Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: CA Posts: 258 Credits: 0	Creative Audigy 2 ZS Notebook!!!!!!!! This is AMAZING. A 24bit sound card that fits into the PCMCIA of a notebook!!!!! It comes out October 22nd and I will have it. It's $129.99!!!! Check it out: http://creative.com/products/product...&product=10769

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fishpro6 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 84 Credits: -321	This has to be one of the coolest things I've read about since PCI-E upgradeable graphics modules! Too bad I can't own either one of them right now. Last edited by fishpro6; 10-15-2004 at 03:31 PM.

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XClaude Registered User Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 249 Credits: -285	I disagree to what Khu said. In my book, anything that supports my 5.1 surround sound speaker with distinct 6 channels and comes at a lower than competition prices... deserves an "AMAZING" tag. I second what someone already said: Most users wont be able to tell the difference between the profesional sound quality with the normal ones.(and by no means am I saying that creative produces "normal" ones. They are excelent in my opinion). Also, Echo Indigo supports stereo. I don't know much about Echo Indigo line, but I'd assume that if the stereo version is already expensive... then the one with equal sound channel a la the PCMIA creative Audigy 2... would blow holes through my pocket then. __________________ Sager NP3790-S 15.4" WSXGA+ \|\| Pentium M 1.7Ghz Dothan w/ Centrino \|\| 1024MB 2 SODIMMS \|\| Mobility Radeon 9700 128MB \|\| 60GB 7200RPM \|\| 8x DVD/24x CDRW \|\| 802.11 b/g \|\| Bluetooth \|\| 12 cell battery Not OC Score(450 / 250): 3DMark01SE = 11932 \|\| 3DMark03 = 3387 \|\| 3DMark05 = 1278 OC scores(500 / 300): 3DMark01SE = 13198 \|\| 3DMark03 = 3897 \|\| 3DMark05 = 1429

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10-09-2004, 06:33 AM	#2
caniack Registered User Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 26 Credits: -339	Looks interesting enough but I wonder if it help in the sound volume department on the 3790?

10-09-2004, 07:28 AM	#3
Valkryst plz no dead pixles plz! Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 196 Credits: -281	woah!! score!!!

10-09-2004, 09:09 AM	#4
Scoob Melee Demigod Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: USA Posts: 220 Credits: 13	that's a damn high price , but i'm sure it will be worth it, especially if it provides a large performance boost just as the PCI Audigy2 did

10-09-2004, 10:33 AM	#6
Scoob Melee Demigod Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: USA Posts: 220 Credits: 13	Yes the grey part will stick out, and it has a triple 3.5mm jack and SPDIF in/out. It supports 5.1 and 7.1 speakers

10-09-2004, 06:58 PM	#7
Schmohey Got 3790 on my 400th post Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 593 Credits: -151	You think this is better or the Echo Indigo?

10-09-2004, 08:01 PM	#10
gsferrari Return of the King Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Mumbai, India Posts: 4,353 Credits: 988	I doubt this will load itself with the processing...it will certainly unload more on the CPU than the desktop PCI Audigy cards...how much is the question. Basically - I dont like sound cards which dont have visible caps. If the caps are invisible then these are tantalum caps which produce crappy sound. It will work but will it work well is the question. Just my $0.02

10-09-2004, 09:53 PM	#12
ChivalricRonin ..... Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 151 Credits: -294	Hopefully this will work, as opposed to the Echo Indigo on my 5680. Apparently it was the ENE PCMCIA chip, according to the echo guys.

10-09-2004, 10:51 PM	#13
gsferrari Return of the King Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Mumbai, India Posts: 4,353 Credits: 988	It supports ASIO which is great news for Foobar 2000 users and audiophiles. However there is no information about the DAC and Op-Amps that they have used in this one...I am sceptical but I will be willing to give it a shot. I have all sorts of external audio solutions for my latop and the best one so far is the M-Audio Audiophile Firewire...Indigo was a disappointment compared to this firewire baby. Audigy 2nx was nice but more for the gamer...im a music guy.

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