Chrome OS (or Chromium) or Android installation onto windows tablet

[Sacheen Senanayake]

Hi, I have an Acer Windows 8.1 tablet that I got for around $200, so it isn't running very good hardware to smoothly run the windows os.I need a more light weight os such as Android or Chrome Os or Chromium os as the only things I need it for are google services ie google play books,docs,inbox,web browsing, YouTube, etc. I find that running a web browser with windows on the tablet is extremely choppy and laggy and most of these services I use is on the web browser.

If anyone can point me into a direction on going about installing a different os, please help. Thanks

PS I don't mind if I lose windows

 

[Someone Somewhere]

Can you post the exact model of the tablet?

 

[drtweak]

Yea definatly need exact make and model. Most likely the answer is no, but you never know. I know like the Dell Venue 8 Tablet runs either Android or Windows 8 due to the fact its a x86 CPU and its a x86 version of Android vs the normal ARM coded ones for Phones and mobile CPU's.

Truth of the fact is you may find more help and answers here

http://forum.xda-developers.com/

if your model is listed then there may be home.

 

[Sacheen Senanayake]

Yea definatly need exact make and model. Most likely the answer is no, but you never know. I know like the Dell Venue 8 Tablet runs either Android or Windows 8 due to the fact its a x86 CPU and its a x86 version of Android vs the normal ARM coded ones for Phones and mobile CPU's.

Truth of the fact is you may find more help and answers here

http://forum.xda-developers.com/

if your model is listed then there may be home.

Hi, thanks for replying, I have a Acer Iconia W3.
I'll check out that site you sent as well, thankyou

 

[Someone Somewhere]

That has an Atom, so you could probably boot off a USB stick and install ChromeOS or x86 Android. I'd suggest making a recovery image first.