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Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Music comparison

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Product name	Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Music	Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS Platinum	Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Elite Pro	Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 4 Pro	Creative Labs Creative Sound Blaster Audigy Platinum eX
Price	$99.99	Check Prices	$305.00	Check Prices	Check Prices
CNET editors' rating	stars Overall score: ( stars)	4.0 stars Overall score: 8.2 (4.0 stars)	3.5 stars Overall score: 7.4 (3.5 stars)	4.0 stars Overall score: 8.3 (4.0 stars)	4.5 stars Overall score: 9.0 (4.5 stars)
Average user rating	3.5 stars	3.0 stars	3.0 stars	3.5 stars	3.0 stars
Release date		September 03, 2003	August 22, 2005	November 01, 2004
The Bottom Line		The Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS Platinum is a great card for the demanding gamer or media enthusiast.	Creative's new X-Fi processor makes the X-Fi Elite Pro the most advanced and priciest Sound Blaster ever.	Creative's Sound Blaster Audigy 4 Pro is the must-have sound card for hard-core gamers, PC-theater aficionados, and audiophiles.	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.
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Features	SuperRip Creative Multi Speaker Surround (CMSS) - 3D	THX certified WMA compatible EAX ADVANCED HD Dolby Digital ready Advanced Resolution DVD-Audio	SuperRip THX certified EAX ADVANCED HD SoundFont Bank technology Creative Multi Speaker Surround (CMSS) - 3D	THX certified WMA compatible EAX ADVANCED HD Dolby Digital ready Advanced Resolution DVD-Audio	EAX EAX ADVANCED HD Dolby Digital ready
Operating system	Microsoft Windows XP SP2	Microsoft Windows XP Microsoft Windows 2000 SP2 Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition / Windows ME	Microsoft Windows XP SP2	Microsoft Windows XP SP1 Microsoft Windows XP SP2 Microsoft Windows 2000 SP2	Microsoft Windows 98 Microsoft Windows 2000 Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition
Miscellaneous compliant standards	Info unavailable	Plug and Play	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	Plug and Play
Response bandwidth	10 - 88000 Hz	10 - 22000 Hz	10 - 88000 Hz	Info unavailable	10 - 22000 Hz
Min hard drive space	Info unavailable	600 MB	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	600 MB
Min RAM size	Info unavailable	128 MB	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	64 MB
Sound output mode	7.1 channel surround	7.1 channel surround	7.1 channel surround	7.1 channel surround	5.1 channel surround
Audio output interface type	PCI	PCI	PCI	PCI	PCI
Full specifications	Full specifications	Full specifications	Full specifications	Full specifications	Full specifications
Buying choices	Amazon.com Marketplace $99.99 In stock: See Site Price from 1 CNET Certified store	E-mail me when this product is available	Amazon.com Marketplace $305.00 In stock: Yes Price from 1 CNET Certified store	E-mail me when this product is available	E-mail me when this product is available
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