Reddit reviews Blue Microphones Snowball Plug & Play USB Microphone Aluminum with Accessory Kit

Not Zisteau, but he might have gotten the package listed here(down the page a little)

The 'set' comes with headphones/pop filter/mic and the package deal adds a boom/stand and a shockmount.(Which I seem to recall Zisteau saying it takes up too much space to actually use.)

I haven't personally heard them, but you can search for video reviews of the AT2020 USB and Blue Snowball.

Both have generally good reviews, and the Blue Snowball is relatively cheap. Hell, you can get it, a pair of headphones, a stand and a pop filter for $90. Not that the headphones are going to be any good, but it's somewhere to start.

Anyways, both mics have USB so they can be plugged directly into your laptop. Good luck

Hey there! I don't know much at all about hand-helds, I can only reccommend what I know and use.

I most recently use the Logitech C920 for my videos. I'm assuming that if you're filming reviews in front of your computer, that portability is not an issue?

And because of the terrible webcam audio that seems to plague all webcams, the Blue Snowball is a terrific, budget starter mic to give you some great sound at a terrific price.

Both are USB, the Snowball is plug and play, but the camera comes with nifty mini recording package that you can install and start using right away to shoot video.

Also, could I do it with a mic like this? I'm looking to spend as little money on this as possible, cash is pretty tight for a college student.