Buying the laptop and headset.

Last night, I bought my new laptop and my USB headset.  I made sure to get a USB because my research said it made for better audio quality, and I also got some with squishy headphones for both comfort and noise cancellation.  I made sure also that they had a volume and mute control in the cord.  I paid about $30 and got the Logitech ClearChat Comfort USB at Staples.  My next step will be to look into that paid podcasting software and see if I want it now or later....