I just like using emulators. I have been told to use a "real device". I guess I am a rebel.
My big problem with every emulator I have tried is the constant interruption "System UI is Not Responding". Sound familiar? This is apparently an issue with any GooglePlay image.
I've always used real devices, but for the last month or so I've used the emulator instead.
For whatever it's worth, I've never once seen the "System UI is Not Responding" message. And I'm only running Play images. I have no clue on how to modify settings for the emulator, so everything is vanilla there.