Even for use as a web access device 8GB is tight.
It takes surprisingly little to use up that space. Add in a few iBooks, pics and apps and that space dwindles fast. Such a machine is of limited use, but that is not to say unusable.
Exactly! Macrumors users aren't the norm. I barely use up any space on mine. I use it for email, web browsing, stream music etc. there are far more people that probably do email only and that's it.
It takes surprisingly little to use up that space. Add in a few iBooks, pics and apps and that space dwindles fast. Such a machine is of limited use, but that is not to say unusable.