Blue Microphones’ Snowball Black ICE Mic is an Amazon best-seller, on sale for $34 shipped (Reg. $50)

Dell offers the Blue Microphones Snowball Black ICE Microphone for $33.99 shipped. For comparison, it has a list price of $60 but typically sells for around $50 at Amazon and other online retailers. Today’s deal is $10 less than our previous mention and within a few cents of the Amazon all-time low.

This is the best-selling multipurpose microphone at Amazon with a 4.4/5 star rating from over 1,700 reviewers. If you’re looking to get into podcasting, or just want a better source for communicating online, Blue’s Snowball is a great place to start. It has a simple design that plugs into your computer via USB and ships with an elevated stand. Mac or PC users can enjoy “easy plug and play” connectivity with no software to install.

You’ll find even more podcasting options in our roundup of the best microphones for your Mac, iPad and iPhone.

It’s never been easier to get high-quality sound for your voice and computer-based audio recordings. At home, the office-or anywhere for that matter-the Snowball ice USB microphone delivers audio quality that’s light years ahead of your computer’s built-in microphone. The custom cardioid condenser capsule offers crystal-clear audio for communicating, creating and recording. Snowball ice is Skype certified so you’re guaranteed to get great-sounding results, and comes ready to go with an adjustable desktop mic stand and USB cable. It even works automatically with your Mac or PC-no drivers required.