Pallas One major decision you need to make is what type of microphone to go with: USB or XLR.
Microphones capture sound in analog signal (voltage) via voice coil or diaphragm. That analog signal needs to be converted to digital signal for computers to accept.
Microphones that uses XLR connector, which is the standard for pro audio, can only output analog signal. You will need an analog-to-digital converter (ADC), like an USB audio interface or a mixer with USB interface between XLR mic and your computer. That is an extra equipment to lug around.
USB microphone solves this portability hassle by having an ADC built-in to the microphone body, and plug directly into your computer's USB port. The downside is the need for compromise between audio quality and price. Early USB microphones are known for inferior sound quality. That has improved a lot over the years, and now there are affordable high quality USB microphones that recommended by pros.
But, the portability benefit only really helps if you only intend to use a single microphone. For multi-mic setup, you at least need a USB hub (because limited USB ports on laptop). Plus the cost saving of having ADC built-in to the mic becomes a cost redundancy with multiple mics. With XLR mics, you pay for a single external USB audio interface once. Upgrading XLR mics is also more effective because without the additional built-in circuit, equality XLR mics are cheaper. In addition, XLR mic being the long time standard in audio industry, it comes in many shapes and forms for all type of recording need. USB mic originated mostly for online content creators, so the majority of them are desktop mics with cardiod pattern for voice recordings.
One more benefit going with an USB audio interface is it becomes a hub of all audio connections: mic inputs, other instruments inputs, headphone, studio monitor/speakers. And of course your computer, which can then be attached/detached to the whole setup with a single USB cable.