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    y580 SSD vs HDD boot times

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by Seranis, Aug 31, 2012.

  1. Seranis

    Seranis Notebook Consultant

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    Here is a video of a y580 with factory installed Windows 7 (minus mcafee) on a hdd vs a y580 with a fresh install of Windows 7 on a crucial SSD.

    Lenovo y580 SSD vs 7200rpm HDD - YouTube

    SSD: 16 seconds
    HDD: 1 minute 18 seconds
     
    Seranis, Aug 31, 2012
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    broncito Notebook Consultant

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    Are you using any enhancement program for booting? Cause I use Kingsoft PC Doctor (instead of the EE3) and some times my laptop boots in 16 sec. I have the 500GB 7200RPM HDD. So I can't imagine how fast will be with an SSD :).
     
    broncito, Sep 2, 2012
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