[drx604]

this is the first time owning a mac... so i need help to understand the OS-X... anyways... we ordered the upgrade from 30->40 gb... but under 'Mac Harddisk' ... it says 28.5GB available.... does that sound right? With all the included software/OS ... does that take up over 10gb?? thanks ... so far I love my new mac!

[SupahCoolX]

It could, depending on how much stuff you have installed.
Open System Profiler (it should be in your Applications/Utilities folder) to get detailed info on all the hardware installed on your computer, including the hard drive capacity.

[drx604]

perfect....... figured it out... thanks

now time to fool around with this new OS!

[pat++]

Also, if you select the harddisk on the sidebar in the Finder, and press command-I for "Get Info", same as going to the File menu (or action menu [the wheel at the top of the Finder toolbar) and click "Get Info", you will see that actual capacity of the disk.