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i bought the black macbook which says it comes with 80 GBs. but when i first got it. i only had 57 GBs free. mac's software cant be 20 GBs. out could it?
 
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Yup, it's just about 20 gigs. I installed a 100gb drive into my MacBook the other day and did a fresh install of OS X; I went from 94 gigs total to about 74 gigs total lol. The various software, language packs, etc., all add to the bloat. I think OS X itself only takes up like 5 gigs, but you'll have to cut down on the extra software. I'd recommend using AppZapper to get rid of the programs you don't want anymore:

http://appzapper.com/
 
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i'm probably getting a Macbook this week. so it seems like i should probably order a bigger hard drive, rather than get more RAM. this will be my first Mac. i'm kinda shocked to see how much space the OS and other apps take up.
 
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ChrisV said:
i'm probably getting a Macbook this week. so it seems like i should probably order a bigger hard drive, rather than get more RAM. this will be my first Mac. i'm kinda shocked to see how much space the OS and other apps take up.
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this was my first mac also. i bought 2GB ram from Newegg.com for $160 including shipping. better to buy from their than pay $600 from the apple store..
 
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kaidomac said:
Yup, it's just about 20 gigs. I installed a 100gb drive into my MacBook the other day and did a fresh install of OS X; I went from 94 gigs total to about 74 gigs total lol. The various software, language packs, etc., all add to the bloat. I think OS X itself only takes up like 5 gigs, but you'll have to cut down on the extra software. I'd recommend using AppZapper to get rid of the programs you don't want anymore:

http://appzapper.com/
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i will do that. thanks for the info
 
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this was my first mac also. i bought 2GB ram from Newegg.com for $160 including shipping. better to buy from their than pay $600 from the apple store..
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thanks for the tip. i dont know if i'll need 2GB of RAM. i might go with the black Macbook with the 80GB HD and 1GB for now.
 
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L0GiC said:
i will do that. thanks for the info
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No problem, the app is well worth the twelve bucks it costs to buy it. The demo gives you 5 zaps for free btw.
 
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i noticed this as well. i was shocked to see after starting up my mbp with 80gb there were only 57gb available. does anyone know where to look for all the languages? from what i hear the language support takes up quit a bit of space, and i only plan on using english.
 

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