Interface help!

[Venom of God]

Scrap my last thread on a usb guitar jack, I decided I want to set up a DAW at home (for use with Amplitube like before, but also to do a little recording with)! At my bands studio we have an Alesis unit with 8 pre-amps in it, but I don't need something that big.. I'm thinking 4 would be ideal. Any suggestions? I'd like something around $200 USD.

The Tascam US-800 looks okay and has six inputs plus Cubase 5 LE (we run 5 Studio usually, so it's familiar), though I can find almost no information at all regarding it on the web! The Alesis Multi-mix 8 might also be good, though it is a little bulky. There are a few 2 channel ones out there I really like the look of, though they might be a bit too limiting for me as I'd like to record some drums from time to time and the Glyn Johns technique is a favourite of mine.

Also, something with an optical out would be cool as I don't have real studio monitors and it would make connecting to my computer speakers a lot easier (since the analogue ports are used up by my PC's sound card). Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

[Venom of God]

Focusrite seem to have some cool looking small units too, only two preamps but a few line inputs which starts to make up for that a little (we have a Presonus tube pre in the band studio that I could take). One thing the Tascam has going for it over all the others though is two headphone jacks, though we also have a small headphone amp at the band studio I could take when need be.

[Venom of God]

Ended up buying a Focusrite 8i6 today. Over-budget but I think I'll be happy with it!