Microphone for MacPro

I am looking for a mike that can be connected to the audio in port, mainly for use with skype. Most recommendations are for a USB mike, but I want to use those ports for other devices. Any suggestions?
MacPro   Mac OS X (10.4.8)  

The problem with macpro is, that there is no "mic-in" it's a "line-in". You can't plugin a conventional microphone there. It would'nt work. You either need a microphone which converts mic level to line level (i.e. has an internal preamp) or use some kind of external "preamp" (Samson C-Valve for example) and use something like an Shure SM57. There are many preamp devices (and microphones) in the audio recording world but all of them are far away from what you would define as "cheap" I guess.
The other option would be an additional soundcard (like iMic or a pcie card). iMic has an mic-in where simple microphones can be plugged in, which as far as I read no option for you, because iMic needs one USB port. But as far as I know, iMic will be the cheapest option for you. So will be the mic you need to buy (Trust, Logitech & friends are selling "table mics" for less than ten bucks). Ebay is another source for this kind of mic. In the early days, "Creative labs" packaged such cheap mics with soundblaster cards.
There are firewire devices out there also. But again...far away from cheap (and not build for "plugging in a mic for skype or VoIP" BTW)
HTH

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