Choices to boost faint mic signal

I want to boost the very faint signal from my low-end, basic dynamic mic into my iMac so the input level is higher.
I would appreciate any feedback on any of the following products or choices:
My choices seem to be a mic pre-amp:
http://www.guitarcenter.com/Behringer-TUBE-ULTRAGAIN-MIC100-Preamp-182482-i11252 16.gc
or
http://www.guitarcenter.com/M-Audio-Audio-Buddy-100387450-i1154049.gc
Or a basic mixer (which evidently has a built-in mic pre-amp:
http://pro-audio.musiciansfriend.com/product/Behringer-Xenyx-502-Mixer?sku=63126 2
Or an audio-interface:
http://www.guitarcenter.com/M-Audio-MobilePre-USB-Portable-Audio-Interface-10221 2776-i1154077.gc
Any intel or thoughts on these would be much appreciated. I'm going for decent, clean sound quality, not Abbey Road.
Regards,
Mark

Tim,
It sounds like a lot of your frustration is coming from the Linksys router. I have the following WDS setup: An Aiport Extreme Base Station as the "main" and an Airport Express as a "remote". I enjoy amazing signal strength throughout my entire apartment. I have a Powermac G5 and two PC laptops. All three receieve maximim "bars" of reception no matter where they are in the apartment. This is most likely due to my WDS and the placement of my two base stations. I also have a Dr. Bott antenna for my G5, not the Airport Extreme Base Station. Connecting a Dr. Bott antenna to the AEBS seems to be quite worthless if you want to extend your range compared to adding on an AE. However, when I connected the antenna to my G5, it helped out a lot more than that little "T" looking one that came with the G5. See the following thread:
http://discussions.info.apple.com/webx?128@@.68b4b14d
As far as your setup is concerned. I don't have much experience with Linksys routers, or combining them with AE's to create a multi-brand WDS. The best recommendation I have for you is to go purchase a couple of AE's. I know this is probably the most expensive option, but I GUARANTEE you will be very satisfied and have little to no problems setting them up. Just use one as the main (in place of your linksys), and use the other as a remote. Place the remote AE inbetween the main one and your G5. You will experience a strong signal and your problem will be solved. Unfortunately, this solution costs around $250. If you want to keep your linksys and not have an all-Apple setup. Just purchase one AE and follow Henry's link on how to set up a WDS with a Linksys and an AE. If you do decide to go with two AE's and scrap the Linksys, follow the following instructions on Apple's website to setup a WDS. It's a piece of cake!
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=107454
Good luck!
~Josh

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