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    mobile communications: Skype+headset

    Discussion in 'Accessories' started by gd-student, Jun 23, 2006.

  1. gd-student

    gd-student Notebook Consultant

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    Greetings. For those of you that know Skype, know it as an awesome free, internet chat, p2p voice telephony program. As of late I have been using it to communicate but feel the desire for a good headset to make my communicating trully mobile.

    What gaming/phoning headsets are out there?

    Which companies to trust (e.g. Logitec)?
     
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    camsimple Notebook Evangelist

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    Logitech is great, but you can find comperable sets for less.

    *I'm not too picky about headsets
     
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    gd-student Notebook Consultant

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    I've seen sets go from $25 to a whopping $80. What does one look for in selecting the right set to make an informed buying decision so he would not overpay for features/brand unnecessarily?

    edit-well, I'll just use a headset my brother gave me. It's nothing fancy but it does the job.
     
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    update- had bought an inexpensive, $6 (new!) headset off Buy.com: Micro Innovations, model MM730. Strongly recommend it for voice quality for making calls over Skype and for its small footprint. My search is over.
     
    gd-student, Jul 16, 2006
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