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During Black Friday week, I ordered a Blue Yeti, and I can say it's a huge difference compared to the microphone in my T14 ThinkPad. I work remotely, and one of

• mcny 3y ago
  Were you previously using just the laptop mic? I can’t imagine being on a group teams/skype for business call without a USB headset with a dedicated hardware mute button. Someone will inevitably blurt my name and I have to frantically unmute myself and then mute myself again. Unless you’re senior leadership and they never mute themselves.
  • tutfbhuf 3y ago
    I use over-ear headphones, intentionally without a microphone for multiple reasons: it is confusing for me to have both hardware and software mute, and more often than not I find myself in a situation where I think I am unmuted, but I'm not. Since I only have a software mute now, it's easier for me. I have a shortcut for it and it works perfectly fine. The second issue is my breath; I somehow tend to breathe into the microphone when it's near my mouth, which causes an annoying sound. Additionally, I prefer ultra-lightweight headsets, microphones add a bit of extra weight. As you can see, I believe I'm one of those instances where a high-quality standalone microphone actually makes sense, I suppose.
  • LeifCarrotson 3y ago
    My T430 laptop has dedicated mute buttons for the speakers and microphone. I usually use a $8 pair of earbuds from a gas station with a 3.5mm cord (which seems superior to USB for audio, relying on the integrated sound card instead of hot-plugged third-party drivers) and use the dangling microphone from the earbud.