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Posted at 5:15 PM on Thursday 12/11/08 by
Ben
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NewEgg.com has the StarTech ICUSBAUDIO 2 Channels USB Interface Audio Adapter for $20 - $3 code StarTech12113 [Exp 12/18] + $0 shipping = $17 shipped. User reviews indicate that it provides a plug and play audio solution that works in Vista as well. [BizRate]
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    TerryV - Posted 6:41 pm PST 12/11/08 (128 Posts)  Report Spam

    Anyone know why anyone would need this?

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    Rajan - Posted 6:58 pm PST 12/11/08 (312 Posts)  Report Spam

    for a dell poweredge running as a desktop, or a laptop with a conked headphone jack (or eep! no headphone jack?!)

    but for $17 nobody needs this. it can be bought for $0.01 + shipping (~$5) at amazon marketplace, and even less on ebay.

    bad ben. posting non-deals.

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    whobe - Posted 8:46 pm PST 12/11/08 (288 Posts)  Report Spam

    To replace the dead onboard sound on my laptop. Bought one 2 months ago, worked perfectly.

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    RKLE - Posted 9:10 pm PST 12/11/08 (8910 Posts)  Report Spam

    This would be for a laptop that the soundcard does not work. Tried a soundblaster once before and was not impressed. If you need a new soundcard for a laptop, $17 is a great deal.

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    envador - Posted 10:11 pm PST 12/11/08 (346 Posts)  Report Spam

    The dell desktops we have at work have crappy front speaker jacks. They're over amplified and distort. Plugging in headphones into the back of the computer isn't an option because of distance. I got a USB sound adapter through geeks from an earlier post a while back and it works great. The range of sound is much wider than the onboard sound on the dell.

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    knocktrade - Posted 4:46 am PST 12/12/08 (16 Posts)  Report Spam

    Looks like a nice alternative to built-in audio on notebooks.

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