From Linuxdevices.com:
This simple embedded Linux project builds a dedicated music recording and editing computer that uses a CompactFlash card instead of a hard drive, to eliminate hard disk chatter. The project is simple because it starts with an embedded Linux distribution: a “Live CD” released last week by the Agnula Project.
Interesting. A lot depends on how much it would cost though. The Linux Live CD approach will bring it down a few bucks 🙂