Microphone/Computer Audio Interface Questions

[ThroneMonkey]

So I have about $400 to work with and I want to buy a microphone and USB or firewire audio interface for my computer.
I'm trying to decide between these three audio interfaces: (listed from lowest to highest price)
1)M-audio Fast Track Pro
http://www.djdeals.com/maudioFASTTRACKPRO.htm
2)Presonus Inspire 1
http://pro-audio.musiciansfriend.co...PIRE-1394-FireWire-Audio-Interface?sku=241483
3)Native Instruments Audio Kontrol 1
http://www.djdeals.com/nativeinstrumentsAUDIOKONTROL1.htm

Can anyone compare the microphone preamps on each of these for me? Are any of them terrible? Are any really great? I'm also not sure if the bundled software with the AudioKontrol is worth the extra dough.

Anyway in the microphone field I'm trying to decide between:
Shure KSM26
http://pro-audio.musiciansfriend.com/product/Shure-KSM27-Studio-Microphone?sku=270278
MXL V88
http://pro-audio.musiciansfriend.com/product/MXL-V88-Large-Diaphragm-Condenser-Mic?sku=278023
AKG Perception 220
http://pro-audio.musiciansfriend.com/product/AKG-Perception-220-Condenser-Microphone?sku=271291

About the MXL V88: what's the difference between it and the V87. Does the 87 really have lower noise?

I will be using this mic to record a wide variety of things: my voice, guitar, mandolin, accordion, piano, etc. The point is I need it to be as versatile as possible while still having a good sound. Basically I need something with minimal noise and not too thin a sound. Any advice? If there's a good mic in the $100-$200 range for what I want to do that I haven't found could someone please tell me?

Also I'm not sure if this is in the right forum, I figured since it dealt with mics I'd put it here. Thank you so much for any advice.

 

[marshallpk89]

cant vouch for the other 2 but the ksm 27 is great, also did you take into account something to monitor and mix with in your budget? you'll probably need some studio headphones of some sort

 

[Grafolicious]

If I were to pick from those, i'd say the fast track pro and ksm27

akg perception 220 is pretty nice too from what I hear. but I'm leaning on ksm27 for shure.

 

[ThroneMonkey]

haha "for shure". Alright sounds good to me, I'll get the KSM27. Does anyone know anything about the Audio Kontrol? I'd really like to hear from someone who has experience with it before I buy a setup. And I have headphones so don't worry about that. One thing I am a little worried about is that the KSM27 has been discontinued, so will I still get the 2-year warranty when I buy it?