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I love how people forgot about the driver hacks that got knocked by Creative so soon. *sigh*]]>Aug 27th 2008 9:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/27/creative-x-fi-go-mobile-sound-card-set-to-appear-at-ifa/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/27/creative-x-fi-go-mobile-sound-card-set-to-appear-at-ifa/Aug 27th 2008 9:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/27/creative-x-fi-go-mobile-sound-card-set-to-appear-at-ifa/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/27/creative-x-fi-go-mobile-sound-card-set-to-appear-at-ifa/
-For starters, part of the reason it took them so long to get solid Vista drivers out (and why they did not release them for some cards) was the fact the Windows audio stack had recieved a MAJOR overhaul. They still should have had them out sooner, better quality, and for more devices, especially considering a 3rd party managed to do it. That's not ceasing support on products though...that's called not wasting development money on an old product line that hardly anyone uses anymore.

-They made him take down the drivers because he was enabling certain licensed technologies on cards that were capable, but Creative did not pay the licensing fees on those models sold (they sold them as lower-end models). They royally messed up though, by very harshly demanding the driver modder take down ALL of his drivers, instead of politely asking to remove the few offending packs.

All I'm saying is it's not fair to completely demonize Creative for that fiasco. They sure as hell should have handled it better, but there were some very legitimate reasons (i.e. Dolby was probably threatening to sue them or would have soon enough) for what they did.]]>Aug 27th 2008 9:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/27/creative-x-fi-go-mobile-sound-card-set-to-appear-at-ifa/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/27/creative-x-fi-go-mobile-sound-card-set-to-appear-at-ifa/Aug 27th 2008 9:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/27/creative-x-fi-go-mobile-sound-card-set-to-appear-at-ifa/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/27/creative-x-fi-go-mobile-sound-card-set-to-appear-at-ifa/
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Particularly in terms of noise; often onboard chipsets suffer from very bad SNR thanks to it being adjacent to many other components. There is a LOT of electronic interference inside a computer case, and audio signals are particularly sensitive to this. The motherboard layout matters, and sometimes engineers take this into account... but sometimes not. I have experienced both extremes.

Of course some laptops are better than others so your mileage may vary. But, the consensus seems to be that _any_ external solution is better than an onboard chip - the difference being how much quality you want to pay for. There are much better options out there, but not at the ~$60 price point.]]>Aug 27th 2008 11:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/27/creative-x-fi-go-mobile-sound-card-set-to-appear-at-ifa/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/27/creative-x-fi-go-mobile-sound-card-set-to-appear-at-ifa/
What's you opinion on the MacBook onboard audio? Does it suffer from the problems you mentioned? (I know nothing about this subject).

Thank you!]]>Aug 28th 2008 10:32AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/27/creative-x-fi-go-mobile-sound-card-set-to-appear-at-ifa/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/27/creative-x-fi-go-mobile-sound-card-set-to-appear-at-ifa/Aug 27th 2008 9:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/27/creative-x-fi-go-mobile-sound-card-set-to-appear-at-ifa/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/27/creative-x-fi-go-mobile-sound-card-set-to-appear-at-ifa/creative's loosing ground anyway
I'd rather get an M-Audio or Auzentech then a Creative sound card]]>Aug 27th 2008 9:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/27/creative-x-fi-go-mobile-sound-card-set-to-appear-at-ifa/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/27/creative-x-fi-go-mobile-sound-card-set-to-appear-at-ifa/
Secondly, EQ Smart Tweaks is what Sound Technologies are in the world of sound.
Tellme one Technology of Sound which you cannot base it on EQ Tweak?
EQ isn't just that 5-band Equilizer on your iPod. It's more than that.

Refer to Creative's Patents here: http://www.google.com/patents?as_drrb_is=q&as_minm_is=1&as_miny_is=2008&as_maxm_is=1&as_maxy_is=2008&as_drrb_ap=q&as_minm_ap=1&as_miny_ap=2008&as_maxm_ap=1&as_maxy_ap=2008&q=inassignee:Creative+inassignee:Technology&scoring=1
and then tell me what you exactly mean by Gimmicky.

Another Point that came in my head: Sound is again a bit variable (on personal preference). So companies have to keep that in mind for a general base.

Cheers!]]>Aug 27th 2008 10:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/27/creative-x-fi-go-mobile-sound-card-set-to-appear-at-ifa/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/27/creative-x-fi-go-mobile-sound-card-set-to-appear-at-ifa/Aug 27th 2008 10:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/27/creative-x-fi-go-mobile-sound-card-set-to-appear-at-ifa/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/27/creative-x-fi-go-mobile-sound-card-set-to-appear-at-ifa/Aug 27th 2008 10:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/27/creative-x-fi-go-mobile-sound-card-set-to-appear-at-ifa/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/27/creative-x-fi-go-mobile-sound-card-set-to-appear-at-ifa/
I am still waiting on a true successor to the ZVM.]]>Aug 27th 2008 11:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/27/creative-x-fi-go-mobile-sound-card-set-to-appear-at-ifa/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/27/creative-x-fi-go-mobile-sound-card-set-to-appear-at-ifa/Aug 27th 2008 11:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/27/creative-x-fi-go-mobile-sound-card-set-to-appear-at-ifa/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/27/creative-x-fi-go-mobile-sound-card-set-to-appear-at-ifa/Aug 27th 2008 11:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/27/creative-x-fi-go-mobile-sound-card-set-to-appear-at-ifa/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/27/creative-x-fi-go-mobile-sound-card-set-to-appear-at-ifa/Aug 28th 2008 1:33AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/27/creative-x-fi-go-mobile-sound-card-set-to-appear-at-ifa/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/27/creative-x-fi-go-mobile-sound-card-set-to-appear-at-ifa/Aug 28th 2008 2:28AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/27/creative-x-fi-go-mobile-sound-card-set-to-appear-at-ifa/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/27/creative-x-fi-go-mobile-sound-card-set-to-appear-at-ifa/Aug 28th 2008 1:57AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/27/creative-x-fi-go-mobile-sound-card-set-to-appear-at-ifa/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/27/creative-x-fi-go-mobile-sound-card-set-to-appear-at-ifa/
Check out the HT Omega Claro Plus+ card. Higher quality, better compatibility, and ownership that doesn't suck.]]>Aug 28th 2008 6:13AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/27/creative-x-fi-go-mobile-sound-card-set-to-appear-at-ifa/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/27/creative-x-fi-go-mobile-sound-card-set-to-appear-at-ifa/Aug 28th 2008 8:01AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/27/creative-x-fi-go-mobile-sound-card-set-to-appear-at-ifa/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/27/creative-x-fi-go-mobile-sound-card-set-to-appear-at-ifa/Aug 28th 2008 6:10AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/27/creative-x-fi-go-mobile-sound-card-set-to-appear-at-ifa/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/27/creative-x-fi-go-mobile-sound-card-set-to-appear-at-ifa/Aug 28th 2008 6:26AM