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Posted by J. Clarke on December 3, 2005, 12:15 am
Please log in for more thread options Barry Watzman wrote:
> Laptops used to have built-in mics. Very, very few still do. Many that
> don't still have "provisions" for them molded into the case, however.
Major problem is that they pick up both mechanical and electrical noise.
Best bet with a laptop is generally a USB microphone these days--I was
amazed at how much better voice recognition worked with one.
> kilowatt@charter.net wrote:
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>> I have a Dell Inspiron. It has two larger vent holes near the back of
>> the keyboard that are speakers and two smaller vents in the front.
>> This would be the perfect spot for a mike. From what I am told you can
>> use a speaker as a mike. I haven't gotten the mike to work.
>>
>> Without a mike I miss using voice chat and leaving voice mail.
>>
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