Owning a quad capture now, which i'm happy with but the 2 guitar/mic inputs just isn't enough anymore. I'm gonna need 8 inputs like the octa capture. Now the octa capture is quite expensive. Then again i bet there is a reason for it. Just to be sure though, are there any similar products for a lower price? Lateny is my #1 worry. Thanks!

if latency is #1 worry then you need to go for RME, but that's way over your price range if the Octa-Capture is already too steep

mind you, latency is also dependent on how much load your DAW can handle i.e. how low you can go with ASIO buffer settings before you get drop-outs. what's your current DAW giving you in that respect? you might want to post your specs, ASIO buffer size and the round trip latency times you get a the moment. that may help others to propose an interface that's better than your current one ...

Why not wait a bit and save up for the octa-capture? i use it and love. it got lots of good features: 8 high quality mic preamps, 8 out, 2 digital in/out, low latency ... plus not to forget: 4 independent DSP monitor mixes which don't put any strain on your DAW CPU ... and the option to expand later with a 2nd unit to double I/O; especially the last option may save you going through the same upgrade process a year from now when 8 ins are no longer sufficient ...

Thanks for the input. With low latency being important i mean it should be as good as what my quad capture can do.

I have an Octa-Capture.  I had a (cheaper) Focusrite Saffire Pro 40 before, but it died.  I get better latency (and more features) with the Octa-Capture.    I have an MAudio Fastrack Ultra 8R, which is less $$ but it too does not have all the features of the Octa-Capture. 

Bottom line, you generally get what you pay for.  I didn't want to pay the price for the Octa-Capture, but after trying several other less $$ units I bit the bullet and got the Octa-Capture.  I'm happy I did.

I used the Tascam US-1800 for a good, general use interface for the stage. It's affordable and stable. Others probably will diss me for it, but it's a good, utility interface. For the studio, I tend to get a bit crazy with stuff - RME, but ya know, whatever works.

tascam drivers are "iffy"

some folks don't have problems with them, others do.

If you're willing to sacrifice some sound quality the Zoom R24 is 
a viable 8 input interface.

Bonus is it can be used stand alone, has built in effects, and can be used
as a control surface - but you not going to get 24/192 out of it, which
most don't use anyways...

In stand alone it only goes to 48khz I believe, but as an interface it goes
to 96khz, which is as high as I go on my Quad Capture anyways...
The Pre's are definitely not in the same league as the QC's...
But you'll get the best of several worlds for the sacrifice...

If you want QUALITY and inputs then I'd recommend the
Track16 by Motu...it's in a better price range...
Latency is decent on all these...

It just all depends on what you want out of it...

Thanks a lot.

Zoom R24 is a nice workhorse in a band rehearsal room, but the pre amps and audio quality you get are everything but breath-taking ...
anyway, you get a lot of features for a good price (if you need them), but i wouldn't good for it if you are after decent recordings

I like the saffire pro 40 myself and it does hardware monitoring (virtually zero latency)