When comparing VectorLinux Light vs Android-x86, the Slant community recommends VectorLinux Light for most people. In the question“What are the best Linux distributions for an old machine?” VectorLinux Light is ranked 52nd while Android-x86 is ranked 55th. The most important reason people chose VectorLinux Light is:
Can run on 128MB RAM, although 256MB is recommended.
Specs
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Pros
Pro Very low minimum requirements
Can run on 128MB RAM, although 256MB is recommended.
Pro It's a complete port of Android to x86
Pro Has Bluetooth & WiFi support
Pro Stable device support
Runs on more devices than any other available Android on a PC product presently available, KitKat, Lollipop, all open source.
Pro Actively developed
Since 2009 the pet project of running Android on a PC by a highly respected developer, has gathered many developer contributions from the open source community...and in 2015 they are still going strong and delivering. Contributors are welcomed and needed for ongoing development work, any donations are accepted.
Pro Open source
Using Open Source Mesa for GPU / Video and presently up to Linux Kernel 4.0.6, with some Kernel 4.1 test builds available from contributors....
Cons
Con Limited amount of software in repositories
While Vector Linux is good for common tasks, it contains a much smaller amount of software in its repositories compared to the mainstream distributions.
Con Slow performance
Runs very slow which is not efficient.
Con Short list of supported devices
Currently it's tested on only the following devices:
- ASUS Eee PCs/Laptops
- Viewsonic Viewpad 10
- Dell Inspiron Mini Duo
- Samsung Q1U
- Viliv S5
- Lenovo ThinkPad x61 Tablet
Check them out, download a build and try it for yourself, read their forums and see what is presently happening, from the SurfacePRO 3 work in progress to the older Asus T100 ongoing work and many other PC's, Laptop, 2-in-1's, the older Surface 2, Dell XPS 12, Dell Venue 8, HP Stream, Sony Viao and many others. AOSP KitKat is their present released product, Lollipop version 5.1.1 is their present development cycle. There are builds available for either.