Hi all,
just wont to know if it's possible run android on iconia w500 ( comes with seven ).
tnx
You would most likely be able to get an x86 build of android running on there, but not the version that the A500 uses. They are different architectures, and are therefore incompatible.
The A500 uses an ARM CPU, while the W500 uses an X86-64 CPU. These architectures are in no way compatible.
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I know that there is a version of the iconia series that uses windows. But what I want to know is if there is a way to get windows on my A500.
The A500 has an ARM , soo there's no way to run windows
windows 8 will be possible... that will have an ARM build
why windows
Windows 8 will be heading to the shelves in the fall is what im hearing .and the rumor say there will be a arm verson out first.bases on Motorola chips im guessing as I thinkbthqt is what win phone is on. If im wrong sorry. But for 100.00 more then this tablet the Oxonian w500 is available running. Microcrap oops windows 7
I loge win on my PC but I had a win 7 touch tablet. Very lame. Just not mentioned for touch device and very power hungry
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windows 8 won't be out until 2012 at the earliest.
and now...after coming windows 8 i like to install it on my eee pad transformer....
i know it's not available right now....but my Q is that...
will i be able to install windows 8 on my eee pad transformer or not????
Technically you can because the Tegra chip runs on the ARM architecture and Windows 8 will be supported on ARM but the effort required to do this would be immense as new drivers need to be created and finding a way of installing it onto the system needs to be found.
I just worry about the rom size. If win8 arm version is stronger than wp7, maybe the system size will be bigger. Another question is the bootloader. I think we perhaps see the wp7 ported on pad first, then it is possible to see eight. Win8 is more to do than wp7. I think wp7 and win8 are brothers. MS said no wp7 on pad. But is doesn＇t mean wp7 can＇t. And wp7 pad version maybe is win8 arm. You can find win8 arm version is still a mistery. Just a little pictures and no video. PC version must different with arm version. That is why no more news. So just wait for the devs to port wp7 first. But until now no tegra wp7 phone released.
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liu2002 said:
I just worry about the rom size. If win8 arm version is stronger than wp7, maybe the system size will be bigger. Another question is the bootloader. I think we perhaps see the wp7 ported on pad first, then it is possible to see eight. Win8 is more to do than wp7. I think wp7 and win8 are brothers. MS said no wp7 on pad. But is doesn＇t mean wp7 can＇t. And wp7 pad version maybe is win8 arm. You can find win8 arm version is still a mistery. Just a little pictures and no video. PC version must different with arm version. That is why no more news. So just wait for the devs to port wp7 first. But until now no tegra wp7 phone released.
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Win7 is for x86 architectures
Win 8 for x86 and ARM
So the only one which could work on the transformer is win8
elmonch said:
Win7 is for x86 architectures
Win 8 for x86 and ARM
So the only one which could work on the transformer is win8
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He's talking about WP7, windows phone 7, or MS's ARM-based cell-phone OS.
Im looking to grab a cheap windows 7 tablet for testing Windows 8 on.
I will probably (If I like it) get a better/higher spec device later but for now just want something cheap to play with.
So what is the cheapest device you know of atm, either old/new that runs Windows 7 or maybe Vista?
The Acer W500, iirc?
EDIT: there are Atom powered 300usd tablets, too. But the Acer W500 is powered by a tweaked AMD C-50 APU
If you're in the UK, even for cheap there's good and bad tablets!
The bad: there's an endless variety of form factors that you can probably obtain to run Win8 on, but the likelyhood of getting a return on value for money is questionable. Most of them are [shipped] from asia, and as such you have to factor in delivery times too. 70% will be between 800x400 to 1024x600, which won't be enough to run the Metro apps.
The good (AFAIK): There are only two relatively inexpensive (below £500) tablets that I'm aware of (the two other good/valued ones are over £500)
below: Zoostorm SL8, Acer Iconia W500/W501 - between £450 to £530
above: MSI Windpad 110w, Asus Transformer 121 - between £579 to £800
Of course you can try looking for the 'below' tablets second-hand; I saw the W500 listed at CEX [online]for £329 (b grade).
So have a search! (Hope that helps).
By the way the W500 is 1280x800 @ 10.1"; so can run metro but won't 'snap'
The Zoostorm is 1366x768 @ 11.6" and can 'snap'
viewsonic viewpad 10 is pretty cheap, the one that dual boots win7 and android. someone is selling one in the marketplace too
dell xt2 on ebay could be had for 500 or less
I don't know cheaper than that
@Davebu:
The Viewpad10 will barely have enough space to run the Win8 Install, neither will it run the metro apps (@1024x600)
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The Acer W500, iirc?
EDIT: there are Atom powered 300usd tablets, too. But the Acer W500 is powered by a tweaked AMD C-50 APU
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This is probably the best choice, otherwise there's the Dell Inspiron Duo for $330 over at the Dell Outlet after coupon.
I would go the W500 the AMD fusion processors are better than atom IMO.
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The W500's processor performs quite well, I can say from personal experience.
I have told folks in work, and I am going to be running a corporate pilot with quite a few Acer W500s. I have one myself and love it.
I'm tempted by the W500 myself..
Can run metro apps on viewpad 10 just use reghack
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Acer Iconia Tab W500
Been running W8 x64 on an Inconia Tab for about a week now and I would highly recommend it as a good W8 test platform. MS is using the device themselves in their lab so there is at least a resonable chance that future builds will continuw to work well with it.
Only hardware that won't work correctly is the Bosch accelerometer (the drivers can be manually installed in both the x86 and x64 versions but you W8 automatically disables it with a driver stability warning)
I did swap out the 32GB SSD with an 80GB Intel 310 MSATA. Major pain in the a#@ to get the unit open but I wanted the extra space. With the Intel SSD I'm consistently seeing ~10 second cold-boot times...
Keyboard is kinda sucky but I bought the thing to be a tablet so it wasn't that big a deal to me.
At $498.00 (off Amazon) the price is very reasonable given the hardware it is using.
I'm just fighting the urge to pick up one now. I'm dying to play with Windows 8 on a tablet but patience pays off in the fast moving world of tech. So I figure my gift to myself next year will be a Windows tablet.
come win 8 for thinkpad tablet 1838-2gg?
Windows 8 hasn't even been released yet, so...