External sound cards
External
— sound cards, which are separate devices that are not intended for installation inside a computer system unit and are connected via external interfaces (usually USB). This option can be useful, for example, if you need to use the same device on several computers — reconnecting an external card is much easier and faster than an internal one. Another area of application of this type is laptops and monoblock PCs, where replacing the built-in sound card by the user is almost impossible. An external audio card can easily be equipped with its own controls; in addition, such models are also less prone to interference, because. are located at a relative distance from the other hardware of the system unit. On the other hand, anyway, they will require additional space, and in many cases, also external power.Show