This is an external sound card made by one of the top sound card makers, Creative it can be used to connect from either a desktop or laptop to a Ampliflier or a set of computer speakers its a great way of having a great quailty sound card without the fuss off installing an internal sound card.

It has good connectivity and comes with all the cables you need, it can be used to record from a Hi fi and comes with easy to use software that can take your recordings and turn them into MP3 in addition it comes with a headphone connection.
On to front panel as well as the headphone jack it has a neat little volume control and a microphone jack on the rear of the sound card you have the RCA output and inputs as well as the USB port for the computer.

This sound card is an ideal soloution for those who want a great sounding card with plenty of options and is clearly aimed at laptop owners, the item is light and compact.