I've been eyeing used 12" powerbooks. I notice that the audio input is line, not mic. Since they have a mic built in, do y'all suppose that it would be possible to hack the wires from the built-in mic into a jack for an external mic?
And while I'm at it, I just want to shout out a big WTF that they don't have a regular old mic-in on these. I know, if you really mean business you want a better interface than what Apple would supply, but c'mon, just for something quick and dirty that would be done on a mini-disc anyway...
Having said that, while I'm at it, can anybody comment on the quality of the built in mic (for instrumental recording, not just voice)?
they distort very easy when used for Music recording. About the only thing they are good for, is recording voice in an dead silent room, i.e. podcasting...
You probably could just use the line in with a external mic. (correct me if im wrong, but im pretty sure that ive done it in the past.)
you are very correct that this is possible: my bro uses it for his podcast