Blank CD less space than there actually is (mac)

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Published on 2010-06-12T12:13:21Z Indexed on 2010/06/12 12:24 UTC
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I just bought a TDK HC-R90 Recordable blank CD that's supposedly 800 MB, but when I put it in my Macbook, Finder says there's only 100 MB available. WTF?

I'm trying to burn the 575.8 MB Anonym.OS live cd (.iso), I dunno if that makes a difference.

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