Mac people if you own a powerbook you might want to check this out..
What is "PowerBook Defect"?
We are PowerBook-owners that are experiencing a sound defect in the latest PowerBook G4. The problem occurs on the high-resolution models, 15 and 17 inches (update: also the 12”), and probably on ALL the new Powerbooks being sold in the shops today. A lot of people say that the ”echo/loop” problem disappears if you use a external soundcard instead of the internal one - this insinuates that ALL new PowerBooks have some sort of damage on the internal soundcard that provoke this error to happen.
Site:
powerbookdefect.info