Mobile computer recording advice

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I am just starting out in recording my rock band & want some advice for
computer recording equipment.

For recording I have:

Pentium 4 3GHz laptop
512MB RAM
30GB internal HDD & 120GB external firewire/USB2 HDD
Integrated firewire & USB2
Windows XP Pro

For mixing & mastering I will transfer the project onto:

AMD Athlon XP3200+ desktop
1GB PC3200 RAM
120GB SATA HDD
80 GB ATA100 HDD
Integrated firewire & USB2
Windows XP Pro

For mics I already have 2 x SM58 mics & a couple of cheap "SM58 clones" but
reckon on needing:

1 x kick mic
1 x snare mic
4 x tom mics
2 x overhead/hi-hat mics

The 2 x SM58s I already have will probably see use on the 2 guitar cabs & I
will DI the bass (I think).

I am looking for 8-10 mic inputs to allow me to record mostly live into
Cubase VST 5 (if absolutely necessary I could upgrade to SX).

Can anybody recommend:

1) Multi-input (8-10) audio interface, firewire or USB2
2) Mics that will not break the bank but should give me good results

I know most of the time budget is the BIG question so lets say up to £400
for the audio interface & same again for the mics.

Thanks
Eddie