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Okay so people go on about there SSD boot up times, and it sounds great the amount of improvement that they get, but i have something to ask basically, i have a prebuilt computer, and im pretty sure i haev a standard HDD of 500gb, unless i got Raid installed or a hybrid which im not aware of, and my boot times from pressing the power button to the windows desktop range from 4.8 seconds to 7.1 seconds, and i dont see why id need an ssd to inprove that, if anyone pays attention to this thread ill post pictures if i can figure out why but id like to know why? and if i should include one with my new build im getting.
 
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NOTE: the dual boot may have something to do with this

Full power off to Windows boot logo - 10 secs
Full power off to dual boot selection - 20 secs, thence 7 secs to the desktop
Full power off to desktop - 27 secs

Also, that "Last BIOS Time" reading you see is apparently not available everywhere. I don't see it on my screen, nor do many other people.
http://superuser.com/questions/543039/last-bios-time-on-task-manager
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/windows/en-US/d8947be8-c37e-4a46-900a-5d180012ea8b/boot-time-increased?forum=w8itprogeneral

Also, that is the time it takes the BIOS to get itself together.
http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_8-performance/last-bios-time/615cbc89-10ef-4441-ac65-e3b4df256e73
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Windows 8.1 Standard edition as far as i know
 
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If you by any chance like to transfer files alot (& want speed!), video edit, or play games with loading screens that take a while- then an SSD would be an improvement over the HDD that you currently use.
 
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I just tried it on my laptop (dual boot between 7 and 8.1) and for each part was much longer than 7 secs. Power on to OS choice, and then from selecting 8.1 to the desktop.
If you're seeing 5-7 secs power button to desktop...thats pretty good.
 
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well i added some pictures to the first question if you wanna check them out. the boot time was 2.7 seconds it said and i added some pictures about what im running, if you need any more just let me know
 
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SSDs are worth it. They'll make a top end system scream, and can even make lower end ones run much more smoothly. I'm still surprised at how fast a netbook with a single core atom processor at 1.66ghz improved after I put a SSD in it.
 
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2.7 seconds? It can't do that. Are we sure this is not simply coming out of sleep?
 
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100% dude i restarted it to make sure, ill restart it again

I turned it off, then back on 5 minutes later. you can see the time and date from about 10 minutes ago from this update
http://http://imgur.com/qKOSRIl
 
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Question....how do you turn on the "Last BIOS Time" ?
I'm not seeing that in my Task Manager. 8.1 Pro.

However, Full power off and then reboot is quite fast in Win 8.1. (Low end Toshiba laptop)
 
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NOTE: the dual boot may have something to do with this

Full power off to Windows boot logo - 10 secs
Full power off to dual boot selection - 20 secs, thence 7 secs to the desktop
Full power off to desktop - 27 secs

Also, that "Last BIOS Time" reading you see is apparently not available everywhere. I don't see it on my screen, nor do many other people.
http://superuser.com/questions/543039/last-bios-time-on-task-manager
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/windows/en-US/d8947be8-c37e-4a46-900a-5d180012ea8b/boot-time-increased?forum=w8itprogeneral

Also, that is the time it takes the BIOS to get itself together.
http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_8-performance/last-bios-time/615cbc89-10ef-4441-ac65-e3b4df256e73
 
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i can honestly say it doesnt take much longer, maybe less than half a second to get from the windows loading, to my desktop, i basically just wanted to find out if i should just stick this HDD in my new hardware andhave an aditional 1tb drive for more stuff or will it be slower in different hardware?
 
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Shouldn't be slower in other hardware, given the same OS.
 
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That completely depends on how you use the PC. Not every PC is a gaming PC that needs another $100 for the GPU.
 
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