Good Buy On A Z Mic, for the Canucks maybe for others too Options

[HoloVector]

Okay, I went down to The Source by Circuit City this afternoon. And saw this mic on the shelf. I had my 3200 with me so, I tried it with the Voice Recorder software in Cacko. It works! The specs are quite close to the Conics one but this one is only $19.99CAN. That's a great price to add another useful feature to your Zaurus.

[Omicron]

Hi guys,

Been a while since I posted, but I thought I would just chime in and mention that you can buy (what looks like) the exact same microphone on Ebay for about $8 (plus another $7 for shipping from Hong Kong):

Mini Microphone available on EBay

Disclaimer: I have no association to the seller(s), as a matter of fact, I have not even purchased from them... so I am not recommending anything, just mentioning the possibility.

Also, these obviously don't have the Nexxtech brand name.

[Omicron]

Hello again,

I did some more googling around and found another Mini Microphone at an even better deal. This one appears to pivot and is made by Olympus (ME-12) and is also a noise canceling microphone. One possible issue though is that this Olympus Mic is MONO as oposed to the Nexxtech ones that appear to be STEREO.

Reviews are 3 out 5 (of 6 reviews) with the main complaint being that it is not as sensitive as most built-in mics (reviews stated it to be sensitive to about 10 feet, which makes sense as it is a noise canceling microphone and after 10 feet, the sound would fall in the background noise category anyway).

I'm not sure how this compares to the Nexxtech (or the Nextech-looking generic), but the price is just $8 from Amazon.com (through ANTOnline) with shipping of an additional $7.

However, shipping gets ALOT cheaper if you buy more than one:

Quantity.......Shipping Cost..............Cost per microphone (w/shipping incld.)
1.................$6.98............................$15.00
2.................$7.97............................$12.00
3.................$8.96............................$11.00
4.................$9.95............................$10.50
5................$10.94............................$10.25
10...............$15.89.............................$9.59
20...............$25.79.............................$9.25


So since these would be easy to ship from one forum member to another (a couple of stamps I would guess) it does lend itself to a group purchase if someone is willing to manage that sort of thing.

Oops, I forgot the link...so here it is:
Olympus ME-12 Noise Cancelling Microphone through Amazon.com (via ANTOnline)




Product Features

* Ideal for transcription
* Increases transcription accuracy by reducing ambient noise
* Simply plugs into digital voice recorders
* Usable with all digital voice recorders using the DSS file format

Technical Details

* Model number: ME-12
* Microphone type: Condenser
* Connectivity: Wired
* Compatibility: Personal audio system
* Sound mode: Mono
* Polarity: Unidirectional
* Frequency response: 200 to 5000 Hz
* Impedance: 2000 ohms
* Effective output level: -68 dBm
* Connector type: 3.5-millimeter plug
* Weight: 0.12 ounces
* Warranty: 1 year