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Dual boot vs Emulator
- Thread starter mystvearn
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Better for what? What are you trying to achieve: emulate an entire operating system and login session, or just enough hooks that you can run an app (e.g. for these emulations of old game consoles)?
You can use an Android emulator if you got a PC or laptop, or there's various Chinese dual-boot Win 10/Android tablets, but with the later I would suggest a minimum of 32 GB internal storage.
mystvearn
Android Enthusiast
Better user experience? Or it does not matter if it is emulated or boot? I am not sure if the file structure in emulation mode is able to save on the windows pc.
Thank you
What I was asking was what do you want to do with the device that requires 2 operating systems, or what 2 operating systems you are interested in?
Emulation of an entire OS will always be slower than running that OS natively - may not matter if the device is powerful enough, but you are talking about a tablet. Dual boot won't necessarily give you access to the same files with both operating systems (e.g. Windows can't read linux filesystems), so depending on what you want to do you need to check what the dual boot device actually does.
Emulation of an entire OS will always be slower than running that OS natively - may not matter if the device is powerful enough, but you are talking about a tablet. Dual boot won't necessarily give you access to the same files with both operating systems (e.g. Windows can't read linux filesystems), so depending on what you want to do you need to check what the dual boot device actually does.
chanchan05
The Doctor
Sometimes, there's even no point in getting dual boot ability.
mystvearn
Android Enthusiast
So emulators will be enough then?
Just general userbility. Sometimes I open email app in android, and check on items. Sometimes I need to install new apps, so I guess I should just emulate rather than dual boot.
I don't understand "usability" as an answer. If one OS does what you want it will be more usable to just use that.
Remember that dual boot means just that - you have to shut the device down and start up in a different OS, and while running that you can't run the other. Conversely emulation requires more powerful hardware. It's one thing to emulate Android on PC, because PCs are much more powerful than an Android phone or tablet. The other way round would be problematic.
Remember that dual boot means just that - you have to shut the device down and start up in a different OS, and while running that you can't run the other. Conversely emulation requires more powerful hardware. It's one thing to emulate Android on PC, because PCs are much more powerful than an Android phone or tablet. The other way round would be problematic.
Emulators, as I've heard, consume a large amount of RAM. I've never used one so I can't testify. In a dual boot set-up, all of the machines resources are being used for whichever OS is currently booted instead of sharing them. Don't quote me on that though.
Also I bought a Chuwi Hi8 dual boot tablet a little while back. Windows 10 ran great but the Android was abysmal and I ended up deleting it from the tablet.
The tablet lasted about 3 months before Windows siezed and it was done. I would say don't waste your money. Dual boot a PC. You could try PhoenixOS, Android x86 for PC. I've made an iso and installation guide to ease the process. I currently run it alongside Windows and Linux.
Also I bought a Chuwi Hi8 dual boot tablet a little while back. Windows 10 ran great but the Android was abysmal and I ended up deleting it from the tablet.
The tablet lasted about 3 months before Windows siezed and it was done. I would say don't waste your money. Dual boot a PC. You could try PhoenixOS, Android x86 for PC. I've made an iso and installation guide to ease the process. I currently run it alongside Windows and Linux.
mystvearn
Android Enthusiast
I plan to buy an Asus Transformer 3 tablet or a surface tablet. A m3 CPU fanless windows tablet. Is this powerful enough?
Thanks. I have not run dual boot OS before. I did try bluetacks but is kind of annoying since it is full of software i don't need.
chanchan05
The Doctor
Both tablets mentioned are not powerful enough to emulate properly.
Again you have not answered the question as to why you want to emulate or dual boot. Usability is not an answer. Desktop Windows is more than capable of doing anything Android can, and even better. The only difference is the available games.
Again you have not answered the question as to why you want to emulate or dual boot. Usability is not an answer. Desktop Windows is more than capable of doing anything Android can, and even better. The only difference is the available games.
mystvearn
Android Enthusiast
Forgot about that. I just want to buy one tablet . Not two.
chanchan05
The Doctor
If you just want to buy one tablet then buy the one that does what you need without needing emulation or dual boot.