Let the hive mind of Engadget get that for you.
"As someone who doesn't reside in the USA, I was wondering what would be the best way to get internet for my computer in the US for a couple of weeks? If it were Europe I know I'd look for some prepaid data. Is there anything similar offered by American carriers? A MiFi or a data SIM that I can tether from would work, but I'm trying to maintain a tight budget. Help!"
DUDE! What are you talking about? Are you a pro engineer? I hope
not. Semi-Pro is an understatement. This is low quality entry level
mic. Most decent entry level mics cost a minimum of $300. You are
not gonna get a good vocal sound with that thing, maybe something
that is possibly usable for pod-casting. And that samson??? I have
a real samson mic, the C01, that has an XLR connection like real mics
are supposed to unlike the C01U (USB); And you know what? IT'S STILL
A TOY. You want a decent vocal mic, for any/all purpose? Save
yourself up $1000, and buy a Neumann TLM 103, and even then, there
are way better mics you could use for any type of vocal application.
And this is without even getting into preamps for your mic. USB mics,
well, their built in pre's, if they even can be called that, are
garbage. You are not going to get a good mic for that cheap, so
don't go bragging about these. If you want to just do some home
pod-casting and don't need good quality equipment, and don't want to
make the investment in a real audio interface (digidesign, apogee,
MOTU) , or real software (Logic, Protools, Cubase, Nuendo), then
that's fine and dandy. But if you're interested in REAL GEAR, go to
a place like guitar center, and go look in their microphone case (
the one with large-diaphragm condenser mics in it, not the one with
live mics in it like the SM58 or E609), and you'll see that you'll
pay a pretty penny for a mic that is made anywhere but china. And
most of the sub $1000 mics (of different brands) all have their
capsules/diaphragms built in the same freakin chinese factory anyway.
All those "great deals" on sets of MXL mics and octavas that they
advertise at the stores are, you guessed it, too good to be true.
Like i said, if you're a hobbyist, and you just want a USB mic to get
by with podcasting, good for you, go for it, i'm all for it; But I
don't see a point in calling people who use pro equipment and pro
software pretentious, especially when the ACTUALLY know what they are
talking about.
Dude... relax.