( 7 reviews )
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Posted: Jul 28 2009
While this is a nice headset, the company selling it has a very misleading photo of the product. This does NOT come with the USB adapter shown in the photo. I am still trying to contact the company to get the USB adapter, but have not had any success. The mic input level is very, very low - I had to increase the level to +20 db in order for anyone to hear me which is the maximum allowed by Vista. I have not tried this for use as my VOIP phone yet, but will get back and provide more feedback once I do
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Posted: Feb 10 2009
This headset rocks! I use my computer to have most of my phone conversations since my company uses Microsoft Office Communicator with unified communications. I also use it with Vista's speech recognition.
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( 1 of 1 found this review helpful ) Posted: Jan 7 2009
Pros: 1. Fairly good build quality; 2. clean sound; 3. light and portable; 4. comes with a USB sound card; 5. quite effective sound insulation; 6. short and light cable suitable for laptop; 7. in-line volume and mic control. 8. a nice travel case. Cons: 1. Very uncomfortable to wear. The ear tab must be properly placed to stabilize the thing, but when it's placed stably, it is quite uncomfortable to wear. To me, 15 minutes was too long. I have a Plantronics MX510 which can be worn for hours without noticeable discomfort. 2. The plastic covers of the earbuds can easily fall off and get lost. I used other microphones that have a similar design and know it will happen. If you use it frequently and you're not a super organized and careful person, I'd be surprised that you still have that earbud cover after several months of use. Once you lose the cover, the whole thing becomes useless because it cannot be stabilized on your ear. 3. The microphone isn't a sensitive type. The input volume is quite low. But on the positive side, the sound is pretty clean, especially when it's used with a USB sound card that comes with the headset. 4. The idea of sound insulation really does not go very well with a microphone. It's great for listening only, but it feels awful when you speak to microphone when the your ear canal is blocked by the earbud. If you have experienced ear discomfort during airplane takeoff or landing, you get the idea how this microphone feels when you listen and speak at the same time. But this is not a problem of this model in particular, but rather a common problem for this type of design. You may get used to it, but I can't. 5. You'd need an extension cord if you want to use it with a desktop. But this is no fault of the headset itself, because it is designed for laptops, and for which purpose the short cord is actually a benefit. 6. Too expensive. Amazon has it for about $60. I think $20-$30 would be fair for a product like this.
