Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Platinum
by Creative
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Manufacturer: CreativePlatform: Windows XP
Model: 70SB0460000001
Product features:
- 24-bit Crystalizer enhances MP3s and movies to sound better than they do on their original CD or DVD
- CMSS-3D allows you to upgrade your MP3 music and movies into surround sound with headphones or multichannel speakers
- SuperRip allows you to rip your CDs into Xtreme Fidelity quality
- Delivers the fastest gaming performance ever seen, providing more than a 15% performance boost over motherboard audio
- THX certified quality and unbeatable movie sound with DTS-ES and Dolby Digital EX decoding
- EMU XMIDI 1X1 USB MIDI Interface
- Logitech Cordless Number Pad for Notebooks
- Case Logic TNR-15 15.4-Inch Classic Rolling Laptop Case (Black)
- Targus PA095UZ USB 2.0 Port Replicator Docking Station with Ethernet
- Logitech AudioHub Notebook Speakers
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Customer Review: calling out for a Linux driver
Summary: 5 Stars
Well I am very fastidious on sound, I want good sound even on a PC that's why I've always bought sound cards from Creative Labs.
And I respect Creative's hard work on the new architecture for the processor on its X-Fi product line that's why I bought this product even with the awareness of that it is Linux-challenged. I thought, they've got great engineers to work out the highly modularized ring architecture on the audio processor, there is a reason to believe that they are a _tech_ company, there is a reason to believe that they care about geeks, there is a reason to believe that there is a voice for geeks in this company, there is a reason to believe the Linux driver for X-Fi line is not just a dream. So I bought this card in Sep. 2006, and installed a Windows partition in my Linux workstation just in order to be able to appreciate the hard work of Creative's engineers' for the X-Fi processor. I waited patiently till year 2007. However the page claiming X-Fi's road map for the Linux driver doesn't exist anymore on Creative's domain.
I have the feeling that all the Linux users are simply abandoned by Creative, this is getting very, very emotional. Not mentioning that the coolest geeks and serious software engineers/computer scientists tend to use Linux or BSD, some distros of Linux like Ubuntu are attracting more and more non-techie users. Google earth has a Linux version and so does Skype. WAKE UP Creative! If Creative does not want to spend money on the Linux driver any more, at least he can release some tech specs allowing the GNU guys work out an ALSA solution. I really hope Creative hear this! Enough people are begging for a Linux driver on Creative's own forum, I've watched long enough to draw a conclusion that the product managers are not listening or even don't care about their own forum. So that I am posting here to add yet another tiny voice. Hope many many tiny voices together can finally wake up Creative.
Otherwise, the advanced technology for new audio processor on the X-Fi line really delivers more superior sound than other sound cards. The difference is even noticeable on very cheap speakers: a lot cleaner, more details and more powerful dynamics. The software package for Windows is reasonably decent. Comprehensive music editing/authoring packages are provided, a joy to use.
Description of Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Platinum
Take your music, movies and games to the next level with the X-Fi Platinum Sound Card / I/O Drive w/ Remote / 24-bit X-Fi Crystalizer / EAX Advanced HD 5.0Digital Cameras and Photo Categories