The PCMCIA Sound Blaster® Audigy® 2 ZS Notebook opens a new era of possibilities for the notebook user. This sound card delivers features previously only available to PC users but now available to notebook users (even those that are highly mobile). This is achieved by combining crystal clear audio with advanced, hardware-accelerated features all in a tiny PCMCIA format card! For instance it delivers THX® certified 24-bit ADVANCED HD™ audio quality playback with incredible 104dB SNR, allowing for audiophile quality playback with support for DVD-Audio at up to 24-bit/192kHz and Windows Media 9: 24-bit multi-channel audio format. The Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS Notebook also provides encompassing 7.1 surround sound for Dolby® Digital EX as well as DTS-ES™ supported DVD movies; any DirectSound3D games and CMSS 3D virtualized 7.1 stereo music.
Pristine Sound and a Slew of Features
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Written By nightwolf27
Date Written May 19 2005
Summary
For the three years that I've owned my Thinkpad, I was desperate to improve the horrible sound quality of my laptop's built in sound-card. When Creative finally released a PCMCIA sound card, I was sold before I read a single review. Thankfully, the card...
Strength
Clear, bright sound. DVD decoding and a slew of other features.
Weakness
Occasionally buggy drivers. Dongle might be a problem if you are rough.
Bottom Line
Highly recommended: the sound quality and feature set blow away anything that comes stock in a laptop.
Most laptops have lousy built-in sound cards. For the longest time, I was stuck with only basic stereo from a headphone jack, my sound often ruined by static from a poor ground. Creative came to the rescue with an ingenious product, the Audigy 2 ZS...
Since buying this card, my audio experience has improved as follows: 1: My M-Audio 49e keyboard is now fully functional, all keys work well, and sound quality is a quantum leap ahead - no comparison to the built in sound of my Acer laptop; 2: With...
Strength
The most versatile and talented multi-use mobile sound card available - unparalleled sound quality.
Weakness
I'll have to rerecord all the tracks on my Creative Zen Touch MP3 player...rats!
Bottom Line
Better than even my audiophile expectations, this card has made my best ever recordings, and plays midi instruments wonderfully. Surround sound for DVDs and games along with quality free speakers.
Well, not just mine but many others too. You see it turns out anyone that has a notebook that uses the ENE cardbuss controller will have some issues, and that's a lot of people! Before you buy it - check your device manager to see what's on your PC...
Strength
Inexpensive- With rebates, I only paid $69 + tax at CompUSA.
Weakness
Unusable, poor mfr. support, software isn't the most stable either.
No driver available that always work. Save yourself a huge headache and buy something other than Creative Sound Blaster Sound Cards. You'll thank me later for the...
I have been using the onboard sound on an ASUS K8V-X mother board...I bought a refurbished card thru Creative (Ebay). Installation of the card and gameport went OK...software installation went well. Results: I mostly play UT2004 offline...liking...
Strength
Better sound...better gameplay...now have a gameport...
