What is the best external webcam for the mac?

I am enjoying my built-in iSight webcam on my MacBook Pro, but would like to be able to have a webcam for my 12" PowerBook as well. what is the best way to go about this- buy a used iSight on the internet, or buy one of the few recent offerings that run for the mac?

Well done, Glen.
For benefit of readers who may not have had your Google success:
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=5725045&#5725045
Any Mac running Mac OS X 10.4.9 or newer can use the UVC cam suggestions there.
Enjoy shopping,
EZ Jim
PowerBook 1.67 GHz w/Mac OS X (10.4.11) G5 DP 1.8 w/Mac OS X (10.5.1) External iSight

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