Here is a silly little test... http://www.wunderland.com/temp/smashing-fonts-test.pdf Did the font, Cookie, which most people probably don't have on their machines get imbedded in this pdf? Does anyone NOT see same font in both paragraphs?
I see the same typeface, though the font version seems to be a little more bold/thick than the smashed version, so there is a difference. (and I did check and I don't have the font on my computer). So, apart from a slight difference in display, I got the same typeface. (Mac OS X 10.4.8 viewed in Preview, and also in Adobe Reader 8) It does seem to be vector for both too. Timothy