headphone jack replacement

menuisier

hey i've broken the headphone jack on my laptop twice now the first time is was under warranty not so lucky this time. i've gotten three of these jokes and they have all broken after hours of use or havent worked on arrival http://www.made-in-china.com/image/2f0j00oCsQaVkqapbGM/USB-2-0-to-Audio-Adapter-with-Microphone-Jack-ADA-HE-280B-.jpg
i need another fix i've been looking into getting a more sturdy solution like this
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&item=360137590146
but cant find much choice. can anyone point me in the right direction basically im looking for the cheapest solution to get sound working out a 3.5 headphone jack nothing fancy no bells and whistles.

thanks

JustEnough

Quite often the IO panel of a laptop is a small and relatively cheap part. If the problem is that you physically broke the headphone socket that might be worth investigating.

Its tough to say though without knowing the model of laptop and if you're comfortable taking it apart yourself.

Run_to_da_hills

Most headphone sockets are built into the motherboard, unless you know what you are doing you could destroy your PC. You can buy USB to headphone jack adapters or USB headphones very cheap on EBAY


http://shop.ebay.co.uk/?_from=R40&_trksid=p3907.m38.l1313&_nkw=usb+headphones&_sacat=See-All-Categories

Demeyes

I did some damage to my dell laptop headphone jack before and they ended up replacing my motherboard under warranty. Depending on what you actually broke it could be a difficult thing to simply replace or fix if you don't know what your doing.
Maybe get a better quality USB thing and try and take care of it?