Audio-Technica Black 3.5mm Connector Computer Microphone

Pros: – Cheap.
– Mic comes with a mount.
– Can be mounted on a monitor or elsewhere.
– For the cheap price good quality and sound.
– No booms to break or take up lots of desk space. Cons: – Cheaply made. Pretty much the only con.
– Have to max gain levels on the Mic to be heard well. Overall Review: If you are looking for a cheap mic to do the job this will be a good fit. The reason I did give it 5 stars is the price to performance and features – NOT because it is a spectacular Mic on it’s own.
We purchased a few cheap mics to try for our door intercom system. You can turn these up sufficiently to be heard clearly while talking into them from a couple feet away. They are as loud as the built-in mic on the intercom system hardware.
All these cheap mics with factory sound cards pretty much require that you max your gain to be heard well. ALL 8 of them I have tried and cheap headsets too of which I have used many. They are cheap. What do you expect for a mic under $15? If you want a good mic that is very sensitive you are going to pay a very optimistic minimum of $50 and it will be much much larger. I would expect it will be more like $100 or more.

Pros: Wonderful sound, aesthetics and build quality. Has a nifty clip that you can easily attach to your shirt, which is what I do. Also, it’ll take quite a few drops and still work well, small enough to roll up and leave on my desk, and is easily portable if the need arises.
Can be used for voice chat, recording audio or just to keep voice logs if that’s what you do. Plus, you can actually listen to those recordings without it being painful on your ears. Cons: I haven’t found one yet. Works just as I wanted it to.

Pros: Love how small it is and it works. Mounted this to my G.skill Ripjaws KM780R keyboard. I mean it is plugged into the keyboard, wired around the metal bar, mounted to the left side, with the double sided tape that came with it. You can remove the keyboard and the mic will go with it, with nothing hanging loose. I used a couple of tie wraps to keep the cord bundled to the keyboard. Before this I had the eight inch long microphone on a stand, kept falling over or getting knocked around and the cord was always in the way, on the desk. I wish I had purchased this about five years ago. Also no complaints on being heard through the mic. That was my initial worry, after reading previous reviews. Yes it is cheap, meaning the cost was under $10.00, but product works great for what I bought it for, and what it’s intended use is. Using it on windows 10 operating system. Works with Skype, and MWO, with no issues. Cons: None. Overall Review: I will buy another for my second build.