Microphone compatibility

I have a 1.66Ghz Intel Core Duo Mac Mini. Are there any extrenal microphones that will work on my mac mini? I had a Cyber Acoustics microphone and it doesn't work on my mac mini. Where could a buy one that will work on it?

The mini has a 'line' level audio input, so many of the cheaper microphones don't create enough signal to work. You need a microphone with it's own preamplifier, or one which works via USB instead. Such devices can be found in many electronics stores such as Radio Shack.

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