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Universal Audio UAD Xpander Xpress £799

If you want all the power of the UAD-1 DSP card in a laptop-friendly box, you'll want this

The MusicRadar Team, Tue 26 Feb, 4:44 pm UTC

You'll need an ExpressCard slot if you're going to use the Xpander.

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MusicRadar rating

4.5 of 5

Pros

Easy to use. Makes the UAD-1 plug-ins portable. Fabulous sound. Eases the strain on your computer.

Cons

The UAD plug-in range still has gaps that need filling. No good if your laptop doesn't have an ExpressCard slot.

The bottom line

The UAD-Xpander brings the well-regarded plug-in platform to laptop users in a neat and compact package.

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UAD Xpander Xpress

Price:: £799
Features:: Noiseless, fanless aluminium breakout box/ chassis, ExpressCard 34 interface + cable.
Additional Features:: Sytem Requirements: ExpressCard/34 or ExpressCard/54 slot, Windows Vista (32-bit or 64-bit versions or Mac OS version 10.4 or higher).

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