So, how much space do I actually have available?

OK, so I have my new MacBook Air with a 256 GB SSD and I have been using it for a fortnight or so.
One thing that perplexes me is that I am getting different values for the available space left on the SSD and it is a little confusing. The system, of course, is running OS X 10.7 Lion, but I just don't know if this is a MBA, SSD, OSX or just plain old maths issues!
In the Finder, I am told I have 123.44 GB available ...
In PathFinder, I am told I have 108.6 GB available ...
In Disk Utility, I am also told the same as PathFinder, that I have 108.64 GB available ...
And finally, Terminal (and using df -h) tells me something else (although this is probably a base 2 issue), that I have 101 GB free.
So, which one is right?!
Thanks,
Sam

branchespark wrote:
And finally, Terminal (and using df -h) tells me something else (although this is probably a base 2 issue), that I have 101 GB free.
Try
df -H
for GB output

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