Getting 4 Inputs To Laptop PC

This is no doubt a perennial question. How can I get four tracks simultaneously into my PC? The Edirol R-44 (Around 1000$) does this nicely with four channels of phantom power. I need only the bare ability to get four tracks into my PC. I can provide all the rest. Just four line or mic level inputs. What hardware is out there for possibly slightly less than the Edirol?
Jonathan in St. Paul

http://forum.audacityteam.org/viewtopic.php?f=26&t=12138&start=0

Koz

TASCAM US 144 (4 in 4 out)
EDIROL UA 101 10 in 10 out
EDIROL UA 25 I think 4 in 4 out
EDIROL FA 66 (firewire) 6 in 6 out

E-MU 0404 4 in 4 out …

Take your pic … limitations are on what sampling rate u choose. Some are not manufactured but available online … Windows 7 drivers on their web sites.

M.