It's a linux PC in a box, running software from Real. Allegedly it's quite noisy (as it's a normal pc - cpu fan, box fan, etc)

The "custom hdd" just means it's specially formatted, I suspect; I really doubt it is any different from any other hdd as that'd crucify them on price.

I'd be quite interested in one at $200 just to have a close look at a competitor - most jukebox makers kept EOLing their products before we could get our hands on them

Hugo