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    PC SSD vs Mac boot up speed

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by ckthepilot, Oct 15, 2009.

  1. ckthepilot

    ckthepilot Notebook Deity

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    I have a dell sxps 13 right here alongside a white 13" macbook from 2007.

    I bought a ssd not too long ago for the sxps and just tested the boot time between the two.

    now HOW in the *insert cuss word* world does the macbook still beat the ssd in boot up time? Anyone care to elaborate on this?

    Note: It is a significant boot up time from the hdd of course but still!!!
     
    ckthepilot, Oct 15, 2009
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  2. Zlog

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    well it could be a crappy ssd, the ssd might need a firmware update. there are a million different software configuration discrepencies between the two computers that could exist to slow down the pc, you have might need to optimize your pc's OS to work the best with the SSD, you might need to properly format your SSD with the proper block size.

    SSDs are a bit of a project, and thats why i passed on getting one
     
    Zlog, Oct 15, 2009
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  3. ckthepilot

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    From having a boot time around the mid 40s to the mid 20s is not bad... I'm just wondering why the Macs have such a fast boot up time...
     
    ckthepilot, Oct 15, 2009
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  4. Zlog

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    are you running leapord or snow leapord? thats much better-optimized code then vista is in terms of start up times IMO.
     
    Zlog, Oct 15, 2009
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  5. ckthepilot

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    I'm running windows 7 on my sxps

    and Snow leopard on the mac...
     
    ckthepilot, Oct 15, 2009
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    its the OS, mac boots up in 10 seconds just like linux, it has nothing to do with the hard drives.
    macs shipped with 5400 rpm hard rive by default.
     
    nomoredell, Oct 15, 2009
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  7. ckthepilot

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    Well I wouldn't go so far as to say 10 seconds. Around the mid 20 mark from the touch of the power button.
     
    ckthepilot, Oct 15, 2009
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  8. AlexSochi

    AlexSochi Notebook Evangelist

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    lighter and different os! I also had a white macbook latest 09 edition, before buying xps1340 and it boost very very fast from 5400rpm slow hard drive. even if you get the best ssd its not gona beat mac osX boot time, i saw many ssd windows 7 boot ups on youtube with best ssd's and they're still not as fast as osX boot up time

    o ye they shut down quick as hell too
     
    AlexSochi, Oct 15, 2009
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  9. Student Driver

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    The BIOS probably initializes the hardware a bit differently (normal PC BIOS is still a very serial process) and the Windows boot process is wholly different in every way from the Mac (group policy enforcement, applications that pre-launch, many different services, crypto/DRM enforcement, etc). And the whole "just like Linux" and 10 second times are insane. That's very, very humorous as my Win 7 Mini 9 boots about the same time as my Ubuntu UNR Mini 9. My XPS 1340 with Win 7 used to boot very, very quickly. But I have apps like UltraISO (creates a virtual drive for ISO mounting), AnyDVD HD, Live Mesh, BT services, AV, and many other things that start. Even when many of these things can start asynchronously, you're still adding seconds to your boot and login times.

    I get around this by using suspend and hibernate functions, and just boot occasionally when I install new hardware or have a patch that requires a reboot (in Win 7 that's greatly reduced). If you want a slow boot time, try running RHEL 5.4 (Red Hat Enterprise Linux); that's painful to watch boot up (especially when you're taking the RHCT/RHCE exams). ;)
     
    Student Driver, Oct 15, 2009
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  10. aznguyen316

    aznguyen316 Rock Chalk Jayhawk

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    yeah Mac just boots up super quick. I mostly miss the wake from sleep speed. OS is ready to go and connected to the internet like instantly haha..
     
    aznguyen316, Oct 15, 2009
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  11. Mechanized Menace

    Mechanized Menace Lost in the MYST

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    25.2 sec boot up on vista 64 with 256gb samsung ssd
     
    Mechanized Menace, Oct 16, 2009
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