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    Built-in APT-X laptops (with apt-x BT headphones) are there any?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by souskei, Nov 12, 2012.

  1. souskei

    souskei Notebook Consultant

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    Hello!
    I'm in the market for a new lappy (but I'll post on the appropriate thread for that)

    One of the things I'm looking for though is a laptop with built in apt-x

    -for those who are not familiar- it a fairly new (~1 1/2 years comecially I'm guessin) technology that delivers cd-quality music and sound through Bluetooth (vs the subpar cassette-ish quality of the standard a2dp) and is very very close to wired headphones. It has a high level of coding and high quality bit rates. And the lossless supports up to 96khz sampling (all through Bluetooth which is very impressive)

    It's a shame even the newer apple products don't support it and using a dongle (from jaybird, sennheiser, and the likes) isn't really ideal.
    The Samsung galaxy s3 has it built in among some others but Im having a hard time finding if newer laptop have apt-x built in.

    So anyone know of any built in?
    Thanks again!!

    More info here
    http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apt-X#section_3
     
    souskei, Nov 12, 2012
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  2. sonus

    sonus Notebook Consultant

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    Is there any way to tell if a computer has Apt-X loaded in the Bluetooth stack?
     
    sonus, Nov 28, 2012
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    Soul0Reaper Notebook Enthusiast

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    Wouldn't a dongle enable you to choose whatever laptop you want? Sounds like the easiest solutution imo.
     
    Soul0Reaper, Nov 28, 2012
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    sonus Notebook Consultant

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    why buy a dongle when you may just be a software update away from support, or already may have support with your current Bluetooth implementation? Besides, the extra battery draw and use of a USB port may not be optimal for some.
     
    sonus, Nov 28, 2012
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    Soul0Reaper Notebook Enthusiast

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    May is the key word there. The OP has searched for apt-x availability already. If there really isn't any then I think buying a dongle would offer the most flexibility. I doubt the power draw of a Bluetooth dongle, especially 4.0 which I think reduces power will significantly affect battery life
     
    Soul0Reaper, Nov 29, 2012
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