Best built-in sound in a laptop?
By skaterx
@skaterx (530)
Finland
May 29, 2008 4:01pm CST
Hi,
What is generally the best sound card that comes in a laptop already, what models? I mean for average priced laptops, maybe $900US or less. And also, best microphone? or are they almost all the same (also i know built in mics aren't usually that great because i can hear some of the static from the laptop, but i think ive had a laptop mic once where it didnt pick up much static :O)
Thanks!
1 response
@smacksman (6053)
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29 May 08
The sound is usually part of the motherboard chipset and not on a card. Laptops have pretty crude speakers and mikes so are not really the machines to expect much quality from. A bit like the rubbish speakers in monitors - they are too small.
If you are really into sound then you need a pc designed for it from the ground up and speakers of a decent size and power.
You can get away with a cheaper graphics card and use the money for a good sound card with a front panel input/output jacks and decent speakers.
Sound in a laptop will always be crap by comparison.
