posting on behalf of a friend ....

MOTU 2408 mk2 - £300
here's the spec of a mk3 : http://www.motu.com/english/motuaudio/2408/body.html

i would have thought the mk2 to be similar...

Emagic AMT8 - £125
8 in/out midi box
http://www.emagic.de/products/hw/amt/index.php?lang=EN

Chaz.