Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS Notebook

Pros: Amazing sound!!! Powerful software with many interesting and useful features!

Cons: Sound card looks "fragile", it creates an impression to be easily broken

The Bottom Line: I highly recommend this sound card for laptop owners who like to listen music with amazing quality

Pros: Better sound...better gameplay...now have a gameport...

Cons: none so far...

Pros: Inexpensive, amazing sound quality. 7.1 channel decoding. Portable. THX certified. Fantastic software bundle.

Cons: Drivers install AOL, yuck.

The Bottom Line: For under $100, you get THX-ceritified sound with full 7.1 decoding. Your laptop CAN produce great sound with the help of the Audigy 2 ZS Notebook!

Pros: Well designed.

Cons: Driver doesn't always work.

Pros: The most versatile and talented multi-use mobile sound card available - unparalleled sound quality.

Cons: I'll have to rerecord all the tracks on my Creative Zen Touch MP3 player...rats!

The 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.

Pros: Inexpensive- With rebates, I only paid $69 + tax at CompUSA.

Cons: Unusable, poor mfr. support, software isn't the most stable either.

Pros: Clear, bright sound. DVD decoding and a slew of other features.

Cons: Occasionally buggy drivers. Dongle might be a problem if you are rough.

The Bottom Line: Highly recommended: the sound quality and feature set blow away anything that comes stock in a laptop.