I think I broke my auido jack :S help

Yeah, i triped over my mic and now when i plug in a headset i get my output from the laptop speakers.. Something is wrong what can i do to fix it ? I think its the audio card that lost the connection from the audio jack physically. What can i do to fix it?

 

http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=252408
ps, something weird is going on on this forum, I can't even post the link correctly.

 

Quotes are coming out goofy as well, and load times a brutally slow...NBR is definitely having server issues

 

yeah, don't worry i took the link out of the href. So i just have two options try to fix it my self and get rid my warranty or external audio card. Well i am sending my laptop in for repairs for overheating eventually but now ill do it since the audio is messed up also.

 

Hmmm.... Sager is cr@pping their customers up!!

I know how it feels when the audio jack prob arises! but we can do little to prevent it as this prob seems inevitable !!

For the audio, i'd recommend " Creative SoundBlaster X-Fi Xtreme Audio Notebook" sound card!!

The sound is awesome as compared to the realtek anytime!!
Even if ur jack gets repaired and u listen to how the creative X-Fi sounds like, u'll never go back to listening through the notebook's audio jack again!! believe me!

 

^^ Tis' true! I got one myself, and now I just CANNOT go back !!

 

Ya i got the Creative Sound Card as i bought the Laptop and it is amazing.

 

But the creative card is like 75-80 bucks. Is there any place to get it for a more reasonable price?

 

NewEgg or Ebay perhaps?

I got my PCMCIA version via a guy from the DescentBB.net forums for $65 US when it was $100 retail and I'm still using it.

 

Ya the front jacks on mine had issues from day one, and only get worse. Dell has the creative card over there for 65, plus they shipped overnight DHL even though I ordered the standard 3 day shipping. And dell has really good warranty on everything. Remember if you want to output in 7.1, you have to buy a seperate adapter for it. Thats like buying a case fan that doesn't come with any wires to hook it up... kinda cheap... but the sounds is phenomenal!

Dell Creative Xfi Xtreme Notebook Audio PCI-E: http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/...5&cs=19&c=us&l=en&dgc=SS&cid=27530&lid=627063

 

Newegg unfortunately doesn't carry that. I bought mines on Amazon for 70 something. But it seems like they are out of stock.

 

I posted this in another thread (mods: should I just create a thread?) but @ the owners of the X-Fi notebook card: How do you like it?

 

For Canada:

http://accessories.dell.com/sna/pro...l.aspx?c=ca&l=en&s=dhs&cs=cadhs1&sku=A1367272

What a ripoff...they're charging $20 more and the canadian dollar is almost at parity with the USD.

 

Well I guess Dell doesn't like Canada! Who knows why they would do that...

 

Please keep all politics related stuff on the Off Topic.

 

I agree.


You'll like the X-Fi card though. Restores MP3's real nice, offloads power from the cpu, overall very satisfied.

It does stick out a 1/4" off the chassis though.

 

I know.
But having both the USB Creative and the Express Card Creative, I can actually see which is better And by how much.

 

You totally went off topic there. Please keep all politics discussions in the Off Topic section. I have deleted several posts to keep this thread clean.

 

Fair enough flip. Back to topic I really want this card but I don't want to pay this ridiculous price.

 

As I said, I'll review them both tomorrow and I`ll let you know how much is what and what.

 

Has anyone tried the Asus Xonar U1? It's an external USB sound card.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16829132004

 

Thanks guys, I'm looking forward to getting one in the coming months. 1/4" sounds reasonable.

@eleron: How much of a difference does the usb/expresscard interface make? Is it worth the extra money to get the internal x-fi? Thanks!

 

I`m going to compare them today and will give you all a heads up (of course, with pics)

 

Awesome, thanks in advance eleron!