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Hey - she's hot! Not that I look at that kind of thing.

The actual size of the pic in pixels is often determined by how well it can be optimized. If you shoot for between 30-50k at 700px but it looks like shit, try 650px on the long side. But don't force pics down to a kb target if they simply don't optimize well. It's give & take on both aspects. When I build, I tend to aim for between 640-700 on the long side. If the pics still linger at 80kb at 640, I'll drop to 600 and call it a day.