laptop sound question

[Sir Travis D]

I have the logitech x-540 speakers. I want to use them with my alienware m15x laptop. The website says the m15x has

"7.1/5.1 Digital High-Definition Audio (8 Channel)"

Does this mean I won't need an external sound thing to take the full advantage of the speakers?

Here's a picture of the side of the laptop where the sound ports are, if it helps.

 

[pies]

No they should work fine with the integrated card in the laptop.
If you want better quality you could by another card but what you have should be fine.

 

[Sir Travis D]

I mean, will my laptop sound using the speakers be the same as a desktop? What is this for?

http://www.thenerds.net/CREATIVE_LA...code=cii_9324560&cpncode=18-7835703-2&affid=3

Is my built in sound card the same as 5.1?

 

[pies]

Your speakers are 5.1 and the laptop is 5.1/7.1 so it will work.
Thats for if you want a better sound card than what is intergrated into your laptop.
See what others say as well I'm not sure how much of a diffrence you would see between the intagrted card and that other.