Re: Only 540mb on a 650mb CDRW?

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From: Tom Bird
Date: Mon, 12 Apr 1999 00:00

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In article <923934046.26778.0.nnrp-13.c2de4c27@news.demon.co.uk>, Daz N
<Daz@dn-home.demon.co.uk> writes
>When I format discs I only get about 540mb instead of the advertised 650mb
>any ideas why?

The massive overheads from that crappy UDF format.

TB

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