A lot of laptops these days only have one 3.5 mm headphone jack, instead of two — one for headphones and one for the mic. This makes it hard to use the 3.5 mm headsets many folks have.
Before you go out and buy a more expensive USB headset, you might consider getting a 3.5 mm headphone adapter:
If you’re interested, here are two models you can check out.
3.5mm headphone adapter