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allcoms wrote:

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>>> So there are no known USB 2 audio cards that work with ALSA or OSS?

>> I don't know. ALSA's site might have a list.

>

> Doesn't look like there is a way to filter by hardware type on the

> ALSA site unfortunately and I have not been able to find a USB card

> that could do more than 48K

Probably not.
>> I'm not the original poster. My 5-year-old low-budget Toshiba laptop came

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>> with a Firewire port. As did the Sony Vaio Superslim Pro my wife used to

>> have. Don't know about modern stuff, I don't have any of that around here!

>

> Yes, FW used to be common on mid to high end laptops.

Thanks for the laugh! When I bought my laptop NEW it wasn't a mid or

high end laptop! In fact, I think it had been discontinued that year. ;-)
> First Sony

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> pulled it off their PS3 then that ignited a trend that spread into the

> PC world where FW has become rare on new laptops and there has been

> rumours of the intentional 'murder' of firewire so these days you

> often need an expresscard slot if you want firewire.

Vendors continue to chase cheapness. I wouldn't characterize that as

intentional "murder" of Firewire. My laptop has a PS/2 mouse port, for

instance. Now laptops don't come with enough USB ports for me to plug in

mouse, keyboard, MIDI and USB soundcard ...
Outside of Toshiba or Asus EEEPc, I don't recommend cheap or "budget"

laptops.
--

David

gnome@hawaii.rr.com

authenticity, honesty, community

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