Just got a MB, Have a few questions

Ok, so I have just received my white MacBook, Everything is great super fast machine.
However I have a few questions about the Finder.
The Hard Drive on this computer is 160GB, I have added 11 or so GB of music and a few other files, the computer says I have 123 GB remaining which is probably right. So my question is how much space does leopard Take up? (How much space is usually free on newly purchased computer?)
How do you uninstall programs in OS X?
Lastly, is there any easy way to tell where the hard drive space is being used? (Kind of like the pie charts in Windows Explorer)
Thanks

Leopard on its own takes up about 9 GB. An additional 4 to 5 GB is taken up by additional applications that come prebundled with a Mac. To find out what's occupying space, see my FAQ*:
http://www.macmaps.com/diskfull.html
Most applications uninstall by just dragging them to the trash and emptying the trash. Some leave behind crumbs in the preferences or library folder, and come with their own uninstaller program on their disk image or optical disk installer. A few have no uninstaller but can be removed with http://www.appzapper.com/
Check with the vendor if there are specific system independent resources they install, so you don't find yourself with resources that won't survive a system update, or the installation of another application which require those resources to be of a different version, such as fonts.
- * Links to my pages may give me compensation.

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[email protected]

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Model Name:
iMac
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1
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Surf the net. Be productive. Stop worrying. Have fun. Welcome to Apple.
...not a bad little slogan
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Frank

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http://www.architosh.com/features/2006/reviews/macpro/macpro_1.html
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