Power Gear 98950 PC Microphone with Detachable Laptop Mic, Skype and VOIP Compatible

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Brand	Power Gear
Color	Black
Connectivity Technology	Wired
Product Dimensions	11 x 8 x 1.75 inches; 2.4 Ounces
Material	Other

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Removable Microphone Tip For Use With A Notebook Or Voice Recorder
6" Cord For Flexible Placement On A Desk Or Work Station
Designed For All Desktop & Notebook Pc Voice Applications
Perfect For Podcasting, Internet Chat, Voice Recognition, Dictation & More
Compatible With Windows, Mac & Linux
Connectivity technology : Wired
Two-in-one desktop and laptop mic

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Easily communicate with your friends and family across the world in crystal-clear sound using a PC Microphone with Detachable Laptop Mic from Power Gear. Ideal for home or travel, the PC microphone includes a convenient mic stand with a swivel base for easy placement and improved voice pickup. The omnidirectional, portable microphone is perfect for your laptop, notebook or digital voice recorders while easily picking up your voice from any direction. The Power Gear PC Microphone with Detachable Laptop Mic can be used with Windows, Mac and Linux operating systems and is compatible with all VIOP applications, including Windows Live Messenger, Skype, Google Talk, AIM and Yahoo Messenger chat. This product is backed by a one-year limited warranty.

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Product Dimensions

11 x 8 x 1.75 inches

Item Weight

2.4 ounces

ASIN

B000BYCNKU

Item model number

98950

Customer Reviews

313 ratings

3.5 out of 5 stars

Best Sellers Rank

#636 in Computer Microphones
#94,345 in Audio & Video Accessories

Is Discontinued By Manufacturer

Date First Available

March 8, 2006

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MCal

Great mic & great price

Reviewed in the United States on October 7, 2013

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The sound is clear and it's easy to set up. It's a great value for the price. If you're looking for a basic mic to do basic chat & recording, this does the job very well. There are no instructions in the package, but it's very easy to do. I included instructions below (however, you can also find tutorial videos on YT):

To set up in a PC (this is for VISTA but other OS will be similar), plug it into the microphone slot which is a similar looking slot to a headphone slot. Then left click once on the Windows LOGO (bottom left on desktop screen) - Left click once on CONTROL PANEL - find SOUND then double left click to open - left click once on the RECORDING Tab - FRONT MIC or MICROPHONE (highlight by left clicking once) - left click once on CONFIGURE button - choose SET UP MICROPHONE- choose DESKTOP MICROPHONE- Read the sentence into your mic about 3-5 inches away - left click once on NEXT - left click once on FINISH(Done, That's it!). Repeat if prompted to do so.

>>To adjust sound output after set up (it's set up at a default but if you want to change it)- CONTROL PANEL - SOUND - RECORDING TAB - then Double click on MICROPHONE or FRONT MIC (which ever has the green check) to open that particular window - LEVELS Tab - put Front MIC to 100 & BOOST to +10.0 DB- NEXT & that is it : )
Those level settings seem to give the clearest sound without any distortion but you can adjust them anyway you want.

It's ready to use. If you go on a site that utilizes a mic for voice chat, then you may have to set it up (connect it) on that particular site. It's compatible with Skype & other sites/services that have voice. Otherwise it's ready to use on your computer. Very simple.

I would also like to add that the top part of the mic detaches so you can plug it in to a lap top. Then you can just re-attach it to the stand for use on your desktop again. The mic itself is a very light weight simple gadget but the sound quality is very good.

I have not had it that long but so far it's working well.

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Minus 1 star for build quality, Good Audio

Reviewed in the United States on January 14, 2016

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First, if you buy the mic from amazon around the time of this review you will receive the square base mic in the picture with the packaging, not the round base mic in the first picture.

The Mic itself is really light, the base is hollow and it feels relatively cheap. The mic boom is rotatable in any direction and the tip of the mic can move up and down. The quality of the cable is quite poor. It is very thin rubber, tangles easily, and feels like it could snap at any moment. If this microphone will be stationary for most of the time, this shouldn't be an issue, however if you move your desktop and peripherals often like I do, it feels like it could be damaged very easily.

The actual mic detaches from the boom and you can use it in your laptop. I wouldn't recommend using it like this normally because the electrical noise is increased noticeably if you remove it from the base and plug it directly into the computer.

As for the quality, its about equal to my thinkpad in built mic, but much better than the audio technica ATR-4750(don't buy that mic). It is surprisingly loud and although there is some buzz, windows noise suppression fixes it. I would recommend still boosting this mic +20db in windows if it is farther than a foot from from your face.

There really aren't any good microphones in the $25-$50 mark. Most people just recommend a Blue microphone which is at least $50. That being said there are a lot of really really bad, unusable mics under $50. This is probably one of the best sound quality wise.

The product may have a GE logo but it is actually manufactured by "jasco products", and it says it comes with a limited 1 year warranty(which I wouldn't put too much faith into).

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A. T.

Works well with Windows 10 Cortana

Reviewed in the United States on August 17, 2015

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This item was as advertised, I purchased it as a free-standing microphone for use with the Windows 10 Cortana feature. I set the unit approximately 3 feet from where I am speaking. It works perfectly for my intended purpose, i.e. Cortana "hears" it just fine. It is easily adjustable and the base does not allow it to tip even when the mic arm is moved to a very low position. The mic and about a one inch base does in fact easily detach from the arm so it can be plugged into a laptop or other device which has a "mic in" socket. The mic portion of this detached unit swivels approximately 90 degrees for some directional adjustment. Both the cord to the mic and the detached mic employ the standard 3.5mm stereo plug.

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JoeKing

Can you hear me now?

Reviewed in the United States on August 29, 2015

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I bought a great HP tower for occasional use as I typically use a laptop. The HP part was great, the Microsoft part, Windows 8, was always a bit of a challenge. Windows 8 worked, but it took work to work it. Anyway, free Windows 10 and Cortana. I had no mic to see how Cortana worked, and so I bought this one. Nice build quality for the price, lightweight but doesn't feel like it'll break. So, plugged it into my HP and no issues, I have a mic. Works good, looks good, lots of adjustments for the mic position. I like it. Now, as for Cortana, well, Alexa is much better, Hey Google, is much better...Siri is much better...but that is for a different review I guess. If you need a microphone for a computer, this one is very good for the price.

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essedee

Surprisingly Amazing!

Reviewed in the United States on May 27, 2015

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I was honestly surprised at how good this mic is for the money. I thought, "Hey, I'll just buy a cheap-o mic so I can talk to my friends on Skype." Little did I know I'd be getting more bang for my buck than I expected. The first time I used it I set up my mic, not even testing it so I didn't hear for myself, but my friends complimented the crisp sound of my voice while we talked. I've been using this thing for over a year now, and it's still great. I use it often to record voiceovers when I play games, and sometimes I even use it to record singing (although nowhere near a professional mic, it's under 10 bucks so c'mon, that's pretty good).
If you have doubts about whether a cheap mic is a good investment, I'd say it is. Plus, for the price, even if it does break it's no biggie. Mine hasn't broken yet in over a year, and works very well.

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