Ever had the headphone jack go out on a netbook?

It happened to me on my eMachines emd250 Netbook I recently purchased about a month ago. The headphone jack went totally dead, but the laptop speakers still work and the headphone jack works as well.
I know I could have this fixed under a warranty, but this would leave me computer-less
The solution? A cheap $3 USB sound adapter I purchased off of a popular auction website solved my problem.
I do not notice any fluxuation in battery usage as a result of that USB sound adapter.
Lesson learned : Always buy something more expensive in the future
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yes... the headphone jack was replaced by a third party.. I took it to a mobile phone repair shop near me. If all else fails I'm going to take it back there but I wanted to see if I could fix it by myself first.

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    JoeyR wrote:
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