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I decided to download Lubuntu 12.10 and if I click on the regular download...I get a 699 Mb file. If I opt for the torrent, I get a 733 Mb file. Is this normal? Or the 733-Mb file comes with some updates?

In fact.....no matter where you download it from, it is a 733-Mb file, but for some reason....while it is being downloaded, it shows that a 699-Mb file is being downloaded. Weird.

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It's base-2 arithmetic:

699MB * 1024 bytes * 1024 kilo-bytes = 733 x 10^6

Network speeds and unfortunately storage from HDD manufacturers is reported in base-10. Storage in software is reported in base-2, Windows and other vendors have started to use base-10 measurements to aid confusion.

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