I was looking for a hardware with enough inputs to record a group.
8 analog inputs Concurrent suit me.

The config: a Dell Precision M6300 Core 2 Duo, 3GB of RAM, 80 GB hard disk + 120 GB External USB

Mics: the old sm58, 57, and a static akg 320/330 Berhinger three under, until something better.
A mixer soundcraft, too old ...

UTILIZATION

Installation: The galre.
As the pc rcent (xp sp2 + latest fix), I thought not having a problem. The card was installed correctly (the latest driver updates downloads required!) But impossible to use it then. Dcrochages random image and functioning.
I then tried on a Vista PC, even punishment. I dsesprer comments, when I tried on a troisime pc, dell laptop a little older than the one I use, and she finally deigned to operate. By digging a little more on the US site, a document prcise a patch (KB885222) can be ncessaire, actually, things are back to normal APRS application of the it. It should uninstall the driver, get the patch, then reinstall the driver.
I have not tried Vista, I am this system.

GETTING STARTED

As for the stability of drivers, once the tape pass Previous, no problem, the interface uses t for hours in a row without problem. If the PC goes to sleep, it may be of ncessaire unplug / plug the firewire.

Frquence of the updates is unknown

I use reaper, efficient and cheap
I work at 96 kHz with a latency of 4 ms, in other words nothing.

For the time being registered simultanment four tracks, and more than 20 read

OVERALL OPINION

For a month

+ + The number of the connections
---- Installation

an M-Audio Firewire Solo

report qualitprix excellent (I bought it on Ebay for OCCAZ, almost new, 340 euros)

Apart from the flip of the install, I Rasht eyes closed