Professional recording quality on the go Unique design fits on your desktop or laptop Plug and play-no driver needed Perfect for podcasting, internet telophony, voice recognition software, movie narration, music Mac & PC compatible What good is that super-portable laptop if you have to lug around a bulky mic and desktop stand with it? You need Blue's Snowflake! This mic actually folds up —and includes its own built-in clip and stand! Plug in the Snowflake and get started podcasting, talking to your friends, recording, or working with voice-recognition software. It works with both Macs and PCs, and it sounds awesome. Really, you wouldn't expect such a compact and affordable little mic to work this well, but Blue doesn't build clunkers. This thing rocks. Get one! Featuring Blue Microphones' renowned circuitry, the Snowflake is a professional quality portable mic that combines a USB bus powered capsule with a class compliant design to make the Snowflake truly plug and play on both Mac and PC. Not just an eye-catching design, the Snowflake is highly functional. The mic folds into a single compact case which also houses a USB cable for easy transport in a laptop bag or even a pocket. Unfolded, the case serves as a desktop stand or a laptop clip, making the Snowflake a natural for everything from podcasting, calling over the web, narrating a home video, or sketching out a song idea on the go.
Excellent sound quality, but the form factor is a little quirky. I like its portability, but it doesn't sit too well on top of a thinner laptop screen as the "clip" can't be adjusted to clamp securely. I used a 1/4" tap to add threads to one side of the aluminum base, and now I can mount it to a mini tripod, giving me more options for placement and positioning.Caution: when recording don't adjust the mic's position by sliding it on a table s..
