Recording 4 Simultaneous Tracks, Drum recording Options

[ryangallagher]

Hi,
I'm considering purchasing an ibook G4 1.2 GHz, 768 RAM, and i was wondering the best value way to feed in at least 4 seperate tracks via a usb (or firewire) audio/midi interface to record simultaneously and mix seperatley after recording. The basics are for drums: 2 overheads condensers, a bass drum mic & a snare mic. I'm not sure yet what recording software i'll be running it on, but obviously it will have simultaneous multitrack recording ability.

Any help would be much appreciated.

Ryan