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Creative X-Fi Xtreme Audio Notebook review

Get desktop-quality sound on your laptop

Our Score 4.5

Last reviewed: 2007-11-15November 15th 2007

Product Type Sound Board
Product Family X-Fi
Channel Supported 7.1
Brand Name Creative
Form Factor External - ExpressCard/54
DAC Data Width 24 bit
Sampling Rate 96 kHz, 24 bit 96 kHz Stereo/Surround - Playback, 24 bit 96 kHz Recording
Host Interface PCI Express x1
Manufacturer Creative Technology, Ltd
Product Model Xtreme Audio
Product Name Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Audio Notebook Sound Card
Product Line X-Fi
Audio Processor Creative X-Fi
Manufacturer Part Number 70SB071000004
Manufacturer Website Address uk.europe.creative.com
Marketing Information

Creative's Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Audio Notebook brings your MP3 music and movies to life! Compatible with the new ExpressCard format it is a great choice for the latest notebooks. It features award-winning X-Fi technologies including X-Fi Crystalizer, which restores the details and vibrance lost during compression to MP3 and DivX, breathing life back into any audio, and X-Fi CMSS-3D, which expands stereo music and movie sound tracks into amazing surround, even over headphones. Experience your notebook audio like never before when combined with PowerDVD for Dolby and DTS movies, or with EAX and OpenAL in games. This ExpressCard upgrade also features analogue and digital connectivity plus the option to upgrade to 5.1/7.1 surround via the optional docking module.

Interfaces/Ports 1 x Audio Line Out - (Headphone/Optical Out), 1 x Audio Line In - (Microphone In/Optical In), 1 x - (Speaker Docking Module connector)
Package Contents
  • Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Audio Notebook Sound Card
  • Carrying Case
  • Earphones
  • QuickStart
  • Installation CD
  • Sound Channels 7.1
    Standard Warranty 2 Year Limited

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    Product Summary

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    Few rivals for notebook users

    Excellent with all forms of audio

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    Average included headphones

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