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Old May 23, 2015, 8:39 am
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DYKWIA
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Originally Posted by Stewie Mac
Really? Have you actually timed that, or does it just feel like quite a while? I'm using a Samsung ultrabook (ie a 'real' PC) with an SSD and that boots from cold/proper off in about 12 seconds - 30 seconds sounds like it's booting from a regular hard drive...

And sorry, re-reading that first line sounds a bit snide/sarky, which is not the intention - it's a genuine question. I love how fast the Samsung boots, and going to a 30 second boot time for me now would be impossible.
I just timed it, and it was 31 seconds to the Windows screen.

The difference between the Surface and the Surface Pro/Samsung is that the Surface doesn't have a SSD. It has flash-type (eMMC) storage, which is a lot slower than a SSD.

Once it's booted, it seems fine.
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