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[kara]

Yep, new laptop
Still looking at soundcard options.
...
... lots of hi-speed wires available!
  I'll likely get a USB external M-Audio or such.  ...
I just want decent audio capabilities for the laptop, even stereo in/out will be fine. 

In that case... wouldn't an external firewire box be a better choice ?
I have this one : http://www.m-audio.com/products/en_us/FireWireSolo.html
A good 96 kHz interface with line in, guitar and mic pre-amp ?
Works smooth and gives good quality.

And, not of direct interest for you, but mayby for others, it works perfect under Linux with the freebob driver : http://freebob.sourceforge.net/index.php/Main_Page

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[Wyatt]

In that case... wouldn't an external firewire box be a better choice ?
I have this one : http://www.m-audio.com/products/en_us/FireWireSolo.html
A good 96 kHz interface with line in, guitar and mic pre-amp ?
Works smooth and gives good quality.

That looks like a good candidate for my next one.

[Oren]

Yep, new laptop...
Still looking at soundcard options...
...I just want decent audio capabilities for the laptop, even stereo in/out will be fine.  I can use it for editing, mastering, generating realtracks, etc.  just won't be doing any multitracking with it, at least that is not the plan at this point.

Your Digitech RP150 will make a useful pre-amp for electric instruments (or a high impedance mic), and hook up to your laptop with it's USB port. It will output 16/44.1 and 24/44.1.

Jimi Pocius has done some amazing productions with just his old laptop, Audacity, and no special soundcard:
http://www.kara-moon.com/index.php?modid=mod03&l_submenu_id=m001_03_06&artist=Pink%20Jimi%20Photon

[folderol]

Jimi Pocius has done some amazing productions with just his old laptop, Audacity, and no special soundcard:
http://www.kara-moon.com/index.php?modid=mod03&l_submenu_id=m001_03_06&artist=Pink%20Jimi%20Photon

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[rharv]

An idea man!  I like it
Not stereo inputs though .. on that RP150

I'll probably go with an M-Audio USB device as 64 bit drivers seem to be maintained well there.
Firewire devices and 64 bit seem to be struggling lately..