All I use my Acer A500 for is Web Browsing, watching video, and reading comics and was wondering which ROM would be the fastest one for me. I have Rooted it and am currently using Acer_A500_7.014.02_COM_GEN2 on Android Version 3.2.1 with Kernel Version 2.6.36.3+.
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I'm more of an enthusiast when it comes to Android - so don't take my advice with any "pro" weight behind it- and I've also rooted my a501 and played with roms. Basically, I haven't found major or noticeable differences between the custom jobs (there are noticeable differences b/w the custom jobs and the stock ones, though). Most of the custom jobs have tweaks that increase free space or battery life or add a few eye candy things to the tablet. This thread is very up to date about it.
Personally, I've tried Lightspeed, Honeylicious and even Taboonay at one point. They're all good. I personally want zero clutter (so none of the stock Acer apps or games) and a bit more battery life, since my model also has 3G. I was going to try Epiphany also, but I've "updated" to stock and am waiting for ICS, since none of the devs are likely to finish up with reverse-engineering it before Acer comes out with the official update. So that's about that..
Never really understood the kernel bit, at least never really noticed major differences between them, but again, I'm just a guy with a tablet, not a pro.
adienpryde said:
All I use my Acer A500 for is Web Browsing, watching video, and reading comics and was wondering which ROM would be the fastest one for me. I have Rooted it and am currently using Acer_A500_7.014.02_COM_GEN2 on Android Version 3.2.1 with Kernel Version 2.6.36.3+.
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All the custom ROMs are just whipups of the stock ROM or some other device's ROM, so there are not really all that much differences in e.g. browsing performance. The only thing that really speeds you up there is going for another browser or overclocking and as such if the small speed-up is really that important then you should look for a ROM with a custom kernel that allows for overclocking.
If I had to choose one ROM I'd probably suggest Honeylicious, but then again, I am still running stock ROM myself as it's the least buggy.
According to my own personal experience, there are three custom ROMs with superior video performance, which are available only at tegraowners.com as they are using a GPL non-compliant kernel. The fastest ROM is the A500 ICS, which is, however, still under development (e.g., no camera, no HDMI audio). The two other ROMs are HC 3.2.1 based, Civato Flexstriker and Thor A500 14.2, and both also very fast. Both have as additional advantage over stock ROM, for instance, drivers for using 3G thumb drives. There are many further tweaks. For instance, Civato's Flexstriker shows a better Wifi stability compared to stock, while Thor's A500 14.2 shows the best GPS connectivity.
With best regards, maris
maris__ said:
Both have as additional advantage over stock ROM, for instance, drivers for using 3G thumb drives. There are many further tweaks. For instance, Civato's Flexstriker shows a better Wifi stability compared to stock, while Thor's A500 14.2 shows the best GPS connectivity.
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How does any of those have anything to do with video?
What do you mean? I wrote these are additional advantages over stock ROM, besides better video performance.
Best regards, maris
I used kjy2010's honeylicious faux rom on my a500 and it works great! Just as he and others described, it is stable, fast, free from clutter.
I'd have to vote for the Honeylicious ROMs as well. They're basically tweaked stock ROMs with a lot of clutter deleted, so they're highly reliable. Your requirements are rather basic (same as mine, so there's nothing wrong with that), so there's no real point in going to a bleeding edge ROM.
You could also just get EZTerry's stock rooted ROM and delete the clutter yourself via Titantium Backup, but that's pretty much what KJY2010 has already done in the Honeylicious ROMs.
I would not recommend going with any ROM not using the stock kernel because that usually has compromises on reliability. I also wouldn't use a ROM that isn't based on the stock Acer ROM for the same reason (if not more so since it wasn't didn't come from Acer).
All just my opinion -- I realize that other's may vary.
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I'd have to vote for the Honeylicious ROMs as well. They're basically tweaked stock ROMs with a lot of clutter deleted, so they're highly reliable. Your requirements are rather basic (same as mine, so there's nothing wrong with that), so there's no real point in going to a bleeding edge ROM.
You could also just get EZTerry's stock rooted ROM and delete the clutter yourself via Titantium Backup, but that's pretty much what KJY2010 has already done in the Honeylicious ROMs.
I would not recommend going with any ROM not using the stock kernel because that usually has compromises on reliability. I also wouldn't use a ROM that isn't based on the stock Acer ROM for the same reason (if not more so since it wasn't didn't come from Acer).
All just my opinion -- I realize that other's may vary.
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Hate to break it to you buddy but honeylicious is based on the Packard Bell ROM, not the stock Acer one.
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You mean the Liberty tab from Acer subsidiary, Packard Bell, that's almost an identical clone of the A500?
I was referring to ROMs based on completely different tablets, like Asus, Motorola, etc.
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So I am tired of the stock 3.1 firmware because of all the browser lag and random closes. Also the home screen lags big time when moving from screen to screen. I havent updated to touchwiz by the ota because I know most of time it messes with rooting.
I am very interested in the overclock 1.4ghz kernel, and just a smooth honeycomb experience.
Which rom did u choose and why?
Personally, I'm on a vanilla 3.1 ROM. PhantomHacker should release a new vanilla 3.2 ROM soon... I'm curious if someone else experiences your issues. I never had any browser lag or random closes and I'm a heavy P7510 user. Could you please post a site link that lags for you? I will try it on my tablet also and let you know.
I'm on the UK 3.1 TW and don't see the lag. If you're planning on rooting and flashing, then why not give the TW update a try out beforehand?
Couldn't be happier with KME Touchwiz and Pershoot 1.4 ghz. As smooth as butter
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I've used both Starburst and Task650, and thought they're both great, the biggest difference I've experienced came when I flashed Pershoot's Kernel and then OC'd to 1.4ghz. So, no matter which ROM, make sure you flash that kernel.
Ok and just to verify, to flash a kernel - its just the same as flashing a rom?
EyeAndroid said:
Ok and just to verify, to flash a kernel - its just the same as flashing a rom?
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Yes, in CWM Recovery.
Will that kernel work with the stock rom with touch wiz?
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None of the 3rd party ROMs you see here will give you the stability and reliability of the stock ROM. It is recommended to avoid them.
5thElement said:
None of the 3rd party ROMs you see here will give you the stability and reliability of the stock ROM. It is recommended to avoid them.
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you sure? O_O
5thElement said:
None of the 3rd party ROMs you see here will give you the stability and reliability of the stock ROM. It is recommended to avoid them.
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???????????????????????? Didn't the community already determine you generally don't know what you're talking about? Just curious, because the above should cement that impression.
5thElement said:
None of the 3rd party ROMs you see here will give you the stability and reliability of the stock ROM. It is recommended to avoid them.
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Ignore him. He thinks the Tab 10.1 has a micro-SD card slot.
Task650's ROM seems to be quite nice. He doesn't go overboard with modifications, and he doesn't make outrageous claims for his ROM. I stuck with stock for a long time, and I'm running his TW ROM now and it has been good so far.
Bonsai should be avoided - Serious quality control problems, at least for a period of time USB host mode was completely broken in Bonsai, the ROM should never have been released like that.
Starburst - I haven't tried it and have no intention of doing so. When a ROM dev claims to have the "fastest and most complete Touchwiz experience" you know you're going to get the buggiest and least stable Touchwiz experience. The more a dev markets their ROM, the worse it will be in my experience.
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Task650's ROM seems to be quite nice. He doesn't go overboard with modifications, and he doesn't make outrageous claims for his ROM. I stuck with stock for a long time, and I'm running his TW ROM now and it has been good so far.
Bonsai should be avoided - Serious quality control problems, at least for a period of time USB host mode was completely broken in Bonsai, the ROM should never have been released like that.
Starburst - I haven't tried it and have no intention of doing so. When a ROM dev claims to have the "fastest and most complete Touchwiz experience" you know you're going to get the buggiest and least stable Touchwiz experience. The more a dev markets their ROM, the worse it will be in my experience.
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Don't knock Starburst. Phantom made that claim about his rom when he first released it because it was one of the first to be released, and compared to stock TW, it certainly lived up to his claim. I've been flashing like crazy between his and Task's roms, and frankly, you can't go wrong with either. Only question is how themed you like your rom, and Task gets the edge there.
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None of the 3rd party ROMs you see here will give you the stability and reliability of the stock ROM. It is recommended to avoid them.
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Why is this guy still here?
Entropy512 said:
Task650's ROM seems to be quite nice. He doesn't go overboard with modifications, and he doesn't make outrageous claims for his ROM. I stuck with stock for a long time, and I'm running his TW ROM now and it has been good so far.
Bonsai should be avoided - Serious quality control problems, at least for a period of time USB host mode was completely broken in Bonsai, the ROM should never have been released like that.
Starburst - I haven't tried it and have no intention of doing so. When a ROM dev claims to have the "fastest and most complete Touchwiz experience" you know you're going to get the buggiest and least stable Touchwiz experience. The more a dev markets their ROM, the worse it will be in my experience.
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Why would you give advice on a product you've never used? Both KME and Starburst work fine. I'd suggest try both for a day or two to see which works best for you (backup with Titanum!).
Also, there's really only three custom ROMs, so there's not as many to choose from as you might think (KME, Starburst, and Bonsai).
Just by chance I ended up using Starburst before using Task650's KME. I used Starburst for about 3 weeks. Loved it.
Side note: I always use ADW EX so whatever launcher was in the ROM was irrelevant to me.
I loaded Pershoot's kernel and loved it even more. 1.4 GHZ. I thought I was stylin'!
Flashed Task's 650 KME V2 today. Stock kernel. It's amazing! Definitely the best. No contest IMO.
Flashed it for my wife on her tab, and she is super stoked. She is into the TW interface. She noticed the speed boost.
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task 650's v2 is the fastest/smoothest tbh
Flash the 1.4 gz oc kernel (pershoots) over that and your a happy camper
I prefer tw based roms to vanilla only because the browser lag seems to be fixed in the tw updates
Just picked up my acer today for 200 dollars new!! thank you craiglist! Came from xoom & transformer. I was just wondering what the best setup everyone is running with the iconia?
I think so far the best one I've tried is [ROM][15/09]Lightspeed_1.0.4[HC3.2] [Fixed Huawei, 3G, superuser, everything] although 3g doesn't work with huawei e1820.
I've also got mine today.
I wanted to know the main differences of using a custom rom for tablets please?
Rooster19 said:
I've also got mine today.
I wanted to know the main differences of using a custom rom for tablets please?
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High speed with OC, more features with root and cus.kernel such as faster browser, better video performance, wifi problem fix...
Taboonay 2.0 is the most popular and most people tend to say its the best currently.
although all roms have their own unique benefits and 'best' is subject YMMV
I've tested almost all ROMs.
For me the HoneyVillian 1.1 (i did not test 1.2 yet) is the best one together with Richard's Kernel 3.4. The 1.2 as based on the posted 3.2 Stock ROM should be even better.
Everything just works and works fast.
With Taboonay i was issues with Mail Client after configuring exchange account - all the time Force Close. Additionally for me it was slower than HoneyVillian.
All ROMs not based on ACER Stock ROM you can forget. It will not work as it should - maybe it will be prettier, but some apps will not work at all, or you will get FC - because even if the tablets are very simillar in hardware - they are not the same - using different hardware sollutions.
true I agree, I prefer custom roms that are based on the stock A500 rom, I'm pretty sure vache will be basing the next taboonay on stock a500 3.2, so I'm just going to wait for that and try it out.
The only problem ive had is the known superuser incompatibility with taboonay 2.0 aside from that im surprised how well it works on my a500 given its based off the A501 rom.
if I had lots of problems i would have changed to something else ages ago. I havent tried a lot of the roms anyway, I picked taboonay based on its similarity to a stock rom and wanted 3.2 without waiting for the official a500 3.2 to be out
now that it's out it opens up more choice for me if i choose to change later on.
I tried today Taboonay 2.1 and HoneyVillian 1.2.
I don't know what is the reason but there even nothing to compare.
Taboonay on my Iconia is even slower than Stock ROM with 3.0 - and even if overclocked to 1400 !!!
HoneyVillian just works awesome.
Before both flashes - wiped everything so there should not be such a difference.
No idea - because as i see Taboonay is pretty popular and no one else is saying that it is so incredible slow. But on my Iconia it is. Even browsing the home screens looks creepy - slow and like the tablet would work with 300 Mhz.
What is for sure better in Taboonay - configuration directly after flash - there is done it in proper way - first WiFi then google account.
HoneyVillian has it still in the same way as the stock - first Google account and then networks - which doesn't really makes sense.
But this is nothing - the rest just works beautifull in HoneyVillian.
Both ROMs have the same kernels - Richard's V3.4
Honeyvillain 1.2
I have my iconia with honeyvillain right now, and i like that it's fast and long battery life. I also used to have taboonay 2.0 in my iconia, and i didn't notice any lag. It ran fast also on my iconia. But i liked more honeyvillain. And as far as i know i'm going to stay with honeyvillain 1.2.
taboonay 2.0 and richardtrip 3.4 are butter smooth and super fast. I love it.
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Just picked up my acer today for 200 dollars new!! thank you craiglist! Came from xoom & transformer. I was just wondering what the best setup everyone is running with the iconia?
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Stock 3.1, cause I like everything to work and tired of costom problems.
I use rhe taboonay 2.1 and richardtrip 3.4
very good speed and good battery life, much better than stock.
Using Taboonay 2.1 with Thor Kernel 3.4
Stable, fast, good battery life. Prefer it over HV 1.2..
Just got my a500 last week and love it. I have only one question. I'm looking for a fast and stable rooted stock Rom. All I'm looking for is su, super user and the ability to overclock . Otherwise I like stock Rom. Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated....
Harkon. It's pretty much stock 3.2. Does come with a cooked kernel though, as you have to have one, to overclock your processor.
I'm playing around with Ice right now, and it also seems ok, but I flashed Thor's 3.9r3 kernel.
Most of the roms are pretty well cooked these days, but you'll still see some "stock" available, and they usually state it.
Or better yet, goto www.tegraowners.com and run Thor's rom. It's pretty cooked, but, it's one of the best for the a500. And he's pretty responsive if you run into an issue.
The best advice, is to try several over a period of a couple weeks, and see what works for you. You'll see the differences in responsiveness, and battery life.
Start out with Harkon, then move to Ice. They try Taboonay for a little more flavor. Also Lightspeed.
Then, flash Thors rom.
Always run the rom for a couple of days, to see if you get any strange things happen. Screen freezes, random re-boots. A random re-boot once a week is pretty normal if you're running an extremely high overclock (1.6 for example). All processors are not created equal, and some don't have a high tolerance level.
thanks for the info. Are you familier with Honeyvillian? I've been told this was a good stock ROM as well.
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thanks for the info. Are you familier with Honeyvillian? I've been told this was a good stock ROM as well.
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It's ok also. Actually the Ice is based on honeyvillain. It was one of the first roms I ran when I got my tab.
How's Harkon compared to Thor's? I'm happily running Thor's 14.2, but like most off us I'm always looking at other ROMs even when the one I have works well.
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How's Harkon compared to Thor's? I'm happily running Thor's 14.2, but like most off us I'm always looking at other ROMs even when the one I have works well.
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If you have an a500, I think Thor's is the best of the bunch. But I run an a501, so I need internal 3g support. I personally would prefer Thor's, as it seem quicker in display response. But Harkon runs fine and stable. Except for the occassional screen freeze, which seems to only effect the 501 when running on the internal 3g. More than likely due to overclocking the processor. I find this on all cooked roms. Thor's kernel however, has kept it to a minimum of a couple times per week. I can live with that. Never happens on wifi.
Thanks for all the suggestions. I tried Harkon however every time i tried to watch a video' the browser would close. Im now using Thor and like it so far. One thing Ive noticed is that with Thor the screen lock switch does not work. I really like that feature with my a500. Is there any way to make it work with this rom?
Go to settings Thor rom parts then enable the quick controls.thy add setting in the status bar open that and you will see the screen rotation lock.the rocker in tab however does not work.
Im sorry' i could not understand your instructions. Im a newbie to tablets, could you be more specific? Thanks
Anyone ever use both of these roms and can give me a comparison?
I want to have an ice cream sandwiched themed tablet. I'm currently on the Thor rom and am considering on switching to the honeylicious Rom. I'm extremely happy with it, however auto brightness and hardware rotation lock do not work.
Ultimately, what i'm wondering are things like battery life, smoothness, etc... of the Honeylicious Icy Faux compared to Thor's rom
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Anyone ever use both of these roms and can give me a comparison?
I want to have an ice cream sandwiched themed tablet. I'm currently on the Thor rom and am considering on switching to the honeylicious Rom. I'm extremely happy with it, however auto brightness and hardware rotation lock do not work.
Ultimately, what i'm wondering are things like battery life, smoothness, etc... of the Honeylicious Icy Faux compared to Thor's rom
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I think it would be better if you asked this question on the honeylicious rom thread instead of making a new thread.
that being said, ive been looking at honeylicious also for the same reasons. I like roms that get updated frequently and honeylicious seems to be the flavor of the month.
Honeylicious is a great and smooth stock based ROM. It's suited for those who like to be closer to the stock Acer ROM - though battery life is longer on Honeylicious, as well as wi-fi signal is better!
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Honeylicious is a great and smooth stock based ROM. It's suited for those who like to be closer to the stock Acer ROM - though battery life is longer on Honeylicious, as well as wi-fi signal is better!
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but? Do you mean thor has better battery life?
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Honeylicious is a great and smooth stock based ROM. It's suited for those who like to be closer to the stock Acer ROM - though battery life is longer on Honeylicious, as well as wi-fi signal is better!
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but? Do you mean thor has better battery life?
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Don't want to get into this because of conflict of interest lol, but he clearly stated that "though battery life is longer on Honeylicious....". Anytime you're using a kernel that overclocks your processor, your battery life is going to diminish, that's just common sense
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but? Do you mean thor has better battery life?
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NO.
I have never flashed Thor Rom.
I said that Honeylicious Rom has longer battery life compared to the stock Rom.
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Don't want to get into this because of conflict of interest lol, but he clearly stated that "though battery life is longer on Honeylicious....". Anytime you're using a kernel that overclocks your processor, your battery life is going to diminish, that's just common sense
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What do you mean conflict of interest? You should be promoting your ROM and explaining why it is the best!
I'm currently running Thor's ROM, but i want to give this one a try and see what it's like. It would be nice to open the browser and not have to send apps in the market to my "Asus EPAD"
I'd love to hear a list of pros/cons of each ROM. Please share. Currently on Thors but would love to get auto brightness working and such. Will the typical user really see much of any difference, especially if we maybe have a hybrid of Honeylicious for the ROM and Thor's Kernel?
You cant compare apples and Oranges.. Two totally diffrent roms
the honey rom is not new..
I got it months ago from the devs page.. there has always been a link in his post . just new to being posted..
I am using something very similar to his rom and do trust that he would not put no type of unwanted or unethical software in it..
Thor s rom is much faster but it does eat battery and will occasionally lock up or stall .. the browser sometimes will just exit on its on.. with that said its the overclocked kernal and settings pushed to limits to get it faster..
for me my tablet is for checking email reading web forums books and gps .. I dont need it to be faster...
My point is, how are they completely different ROMs? What is so different between them?
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My point is, how are they completely different ROMs? What is so different between them?
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Thor uses a completely custom kernel for which he will not post source code, which is why he's not allowed to publish his ROM at XDA, yet he has his lackeys posting threads for his ROM here (always a way around it).
His ROM is a port from the Asus Transformer, not from our device.
I'll not say a bad thing about it. I don't use custom kernels in my ROMs. After you flash a few dozen ROMs you'll understand why
Taboonay 3.0.1 or ICS 4.0.3 FLEXREAPER-R5?
what better?
Try them and find out. They each have their own uniqueness and pro's/con's.
I'm satisfied with Lightspeed. But as FatMan says - They each have their own uniqueness and pro's/con's.
Well,
I'm noob in custom roms, but I was a little sad with Android 3 in my Iconia A500, so I decided try "unleash the power" of my tablet. Now I'm using trhe leak 4.0.3 from "vache"
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1524736
The unique problem is the HDMI don't work.
So "vache's" rom I recommend.
Regards
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well,
i'm noob in custom roms, but i was a little sad with android 3 in my iconia a500, so i decided try "unleash the power" of my tablet. Now i'm using trhe leak 4.0.3 from "vache"
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1524736
the unique problem is the hdmi don't work.
So "vache's" rom i recommend.
regards
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"this leaked rom is for development"
tried them all. Will I be ousted if I say Thor? Have many reasons. Maybe I'm just one who does not care about the camera.
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Flexreaper is about to release R6. R5 is the best I've tried so R6 should be the one to rule them all!!
I am thoroughly enjoying Flexreaper. But all the guys have done great work getting us here. No bickering out fighting. Just helping the mod community. Love it
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Try Icylicious: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1522310
Tabs... seems the most usable and stable but are leak based. Once you get needless acer stuff off, they are stable. As long as they use hardwware properly and are tweaked for the device.
I've always been a fan of the lightspeed series of ROMs myself. But, in all honesty, I assume that most of the ROMs here are top quality. Lightspeed is a more 'cut out the unnecessary' crap type ROM.
Personally I just flashed the new update for Civato's Flexreaper, it's perfect in almost every way, fast, error free, and easy to flash and set up. Everything including camera works, (although facelock is buggy, it's farther along than most of the other roms...) so I believe civato's rom is the best at this time.
I have tried them all and icylicious striped version is best for my needs. Fast and stable. Also battery lasts long