How much hdd space does mac os take up?

This is an odd question, but I'm going to be getting a mac book soon. I'm going to school to be an audio engineer and I want to get a mac so that I can run pro-tools easily. I'm looking at getting an 80gig hdd, but I'm not sure it will be enough. So I wanted to see if anyone could tell me how much disc space is taken up by mac os. So, if you have a mac book with a 80g hdd, how much hdd space was actually available when you turned it on for the first time?

Hi Daniel -
First off your 80G is going to be a few gig less because that's the reality of any drive. The base install of Tiger is around 3-4Gig. If I were you (and I believe most here would second this) I'd do a 'Custom' install and install only the application you know you are going to use. You can also delete language packs that you'll never need and printer drivers as well.
Your Macbook comes fully loaded out of the box ....play around with thing to see what you like and what you might need - then do a clean install tailored to you liking.
Depending on what you do with your audio - a bigger drive can be handy, but then an external drive may be a better choice to both record to and store info on.
80Gig may sound smallish compared to todays drives - but I think you'll have a hard time filling it up unless you start working with lots of video/graphic information.

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