Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Audio - sound card comparison

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Product name	Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Audio - sound card	Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Music	Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Gamer - sound card	Creative Labs Creative Sound Blaster Audigy Platinum eX	Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Audio - sound card
Price	$45 to $69 at 15 stores Rebate	$249 at 1 store	$86 to $107 at 14 stores	$229 at 1 store	$44 to $54 at 4 stores
CNET editors' rating	Not yet rated	Not yet rated	Not yet rated	4.5 stars Spectacular	Not yet rated
Average user rating	2.5 stars out of 2 reviews	3.5 stars out of 21 reviews	3.5 stars out of 7 reviews	3.0 stars out of 72 reviews	0.5 stars out of 2 reviews
Release date	October 28, 2006	August 22, 2005	November 04, 2006	March 05, 2004	March 18, 2007
The Bottom Line				The Sound Blaster Audigy Platinum eX boasts a huge selection of multichannel sound-processing capabilities, I/O options, and bundled software and accessories. The inclusion of IEEE 1394 connections makes this a nearly perfect product.
Basic specs
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Features	24-bit Crystalizer Creative Multi Speaker Surround (CMSS) - 3D	Creative Multi Speaker Surround (CMSS) - 3D SuperRip	SoundFont Bank technology 24-bit Crystalizer EAX ADVANCED HD 3D MIDI Creative Multi Speaker Surround (CMSS) - 3D THX certified	EAX Dolby Digital ready EAX ADVANCED HD	24-bit Crystalizer Creative Multi Speaker Surround (CMSS) - 3D
Min Operating system	Microsoft Windows XP SP2 Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition Microsoft Windows XP 64-bit Edition	Microsoft Windows XP SP2	Microsoft Windows XP SP2	Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition Microsoft Windows 2000 Microsoft Windows 98	Microsoft Windows XP SP2 Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition Microsoft Windows XP 64-bit Edition
Miscellaneous compliant standards	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	Plug and Play	Info unavailable
Response bandwidth	Info unavailable	10 - 88000 Hz	10 - 88000 Hz	10 - 22000 Hz	Info unavailable
Min hard drive space	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	600 MB	Info unavailable
Min RAM size	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	64 MB	Info unavailable
Sound output mode	7.1 channel surround	7.1 channel surround	7.1 channel surround	5.1 channel surround	7.1 channel surround
Audio output interface type	PCI	PCI	PCI	PCI	PCI
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Buying choices	Dell Small Business $65.99 In stock: Yes Circuit City $69.99 In stock: Yes J&R Music and Computer World $48.99 In stock: Yes Prices from 11 CNET Certified stores	Amazon.com $249.99 In stock: See Site Price from 1 CNET Certified store	Dell Small Business $99.99 In stock: Yes Circuit City $99.99 In stock: Yes J&R Music and Computer World $94.99 In stock: Yes Prices from 9 CNET Certified stores	Amazon.com $229.99 In stock: See Site Price from 1 CNET Certified store	CDW Corporation $51.99 In stock: TheNerds.net $44.99 In stock: Yes Prices from 2 CNET Certified stores
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