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Title: Good unless you have Vista!
Review: This card works well on my XP laptop, but is very undependable on my Vista laptop (HP dv9000), even with Creative's latest Vista drivers (dated Aug. 23, 2007).Once in awhile it sounds great with my Logitech x-530 5.1 speakers, but most of the time the sound is very low-quality, with very high bass distortion.Quite often, the drivers don't even load themselves if I have to restart or power-cycle my system. Sometimes I can get it to work by unplugging and replugging the USB jack.I've posted this problem on several forums, and everyone seems to agree it's the drivers at fault.I've always had success with Creative's sound cards before this but am now shopping for another external card.I've tried to get support from Creative for several months, but to date they have never even responded to my numerous inquiries via their online tech suport and forums.Because of this, I have decided to never buy another of their products of any kind, if an acceptable substitute is available.
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