10 Best Webcams for Laptops
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Out of thousands of reviews for 212 products, over 300 people recommended Webcams specifically for Laptops. These 10 are the most highly recommended products we found.
Creative Labs Live! Cam Laptop
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$18 - $65
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53 People Recommend
"times under dull lighting...........but when light favors it its very gud...easily fits on my laptop.....and also the black color goes with my laptop.....overalla must have cost effective product...…" - Abdul from Chicago,US at Circuitcity.com "i was happy with this buy since i use the laptop a lot and used it to replace my older version of the logitech camera.…" - A Customer from Seattle,Wa at Buy.com "i have it installed on my desktop and laptop.…" - Jimmy from Altam at Circuitcity.com |
Creative Technology Live Camera Video IM Pro EF:
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$45 - $47
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47 People Recommend
"the only problem that i had was that the camera would cover part of my laptop lcd when it is mounted there.…" - Jimmy from Boston, MA at Buy.com "i was happy with this buy since i use the laptop a lot and used it to replace my older version of the logitech camera.…" - A Customer from Seattle,Wa at Buy.com "the clip that holds the laptop is not that great, it still is ok as you normally wont move the webcam much....…" - A Customer from Boomfield, CT at Buy.com |
Logitech 961401 Personal
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$40
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29 People Recommend
"the only problem that i had was that the camera would cover part of my laptop lcd when it is mounted there.…" - Jimmy from Boston, MA at Buy.com "video quality was okay for the price and would recommend this product for laptop users.…" - A Customer from Grapevine, TX at Buy.com "the picture is extremely clear, and i'm not sure why so many people complain about the clip used to hold it to the laptop as i've had no problems whatsoever (i'm not dancing around with my laptop…" - A Customer from Chicago, IL at Buy.com |
Logitech Quickcam Fusion color Hi-Speed USB
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$35 - $55
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25 People Recommend
"my one recommendation would be to revise the design so the webcam stores more compactly, so it fits nicely in a flat storage pouch, or in a laptop travel case.…" - A Customer from Austin, Texas at Buy.com "i take it with me out of town and use it on my laptop with ease.…" - Tigerdirect.com User "the rubber base is bendable and fits perfectly on a desktop flat panel monitor as well as a notebook making this a perfect web cam to simply unplug and take along with your notebook.…" - Mwave.com User |
Microsoft LifeCam VX3000 Personal
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$19 - $80
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16 People Recommend
":) stays put on my lcd and my laptop, not sure how it would fair on a crt (but who uses crt's anymore?…" - Dell.com User "video messaging looks okay, and it fits nicely on my laptop.…" - Mwave.com User "the quality of both the picture and the built-in microphone is good, the only inconvenient thing is that it is hard to attach it to the laptop screen.…" - Amazon.com User |
Logitech Quickcam Ultra Vision Personal
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$64 - $165
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16 People Recommend
"very nice to look at its major weakness is its size it can be used as a laptop camera but it is bulky...the other issue is the grip.…" - Mwave.com User "not at all hard to set up and install plus it looks so cool on top of my laptop…" - tricky from Shreveport, La. at Circuitcity.com "it is a little bulky for laptops (hard to balance it with the weight)…" - A Customer from nj at Buy.com |
Microsoft LIFECAM VX-1000
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$16 - $30
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10 People Recommend
"i actually can have my laptop filled up with video and still have pretty good audio (i would compare it to cell phone quality).…" - Mwave.com User "i only wish that the mount for the cam could be done on my notebook screen.…" - Mwave.com User "intel's webcam cs630 -- great cam, no mic, not laptop portable.…" - Mwave.com User |
Microsoft NX-6000 Personal
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$50 - $100
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8 People Recommend
"i tryed the logitech orbital camera and the software crashed my windows xp pro laptop.…" - tys at Circuitcity.com "once i plugged it onto my notebook, vista automatically searched online and intalled the newest driver.…" - AW from Lancaster, PA at Circuitcity.com "it clips nicely onto my laptop or i can take it off, it comes with a little protective case, and the lens slides in to keep it unexposed when you're not using.…" - Amazon.com User |
Microsoft LifeCamNX-3000 WIN usb WTB-00001
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$35 - $62
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7 People Recommend
"it's clips on to my laptop securely and the audio video quality is awesome.…" - georgia from san francisco at Circuitcity.com "it attached with little trouble to my laptop and i was able to see my family clearly and loudly!…" - Dell.com User "clearly intended for a laptop.…" - Jeff M. from Maryland at Circuitcity.com |
Philips SP900N Webcam
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$100
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6 People Recommend
"comparing it to the logitech camera integrated into the laptop i write this review from, is like comparing analog tv to hdtv (in terms of the visibility of the performance difference).…" - Amazon.com User "oh and an easy install on both the laptop and the desktop...(insert cd..follow prompts, restart computer, plug in camera, restartcomputer when told to by prompts..start vlounge..your up and running)…" - Amazon.com User "if the laptop sits on a table or if you don't move much while it sits on your lap, then you won't have a problem.…" - Amazon.com User |
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