The important thing to consider about any laptop/PC/mac on-board 'Line-in' input is that the recorded audio quality is only as good as the motherboard analog/digital converter chip. Which is probably only mediocre at best. Hence the need for at least semi-pro quality soundcards or separate USB/firewire audio interface products.. I don't know which if any current laptops are factory equipped with digital SPDIF RCA or Toslink optical connections, but, if so, that should offer better potential for interfacing with semi-pro level recording gear.
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