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Re:New superconductor microprocessor yields a substantial bo... by chopin on Thursday January 14, 2021 @05:21AM (#25774627)
I have a cheap Dell laptop from 2009 which boots in ca. 30 sec. A recent Linux Mint.

Compared to my recent company laptop which needs at least 2 min. Even more before I can work productively. For Windows 10.

It's definitely not dependent on hardware. Even not on functionality (I do the same on both machines).

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Re:New superconductor microprocessor yields a substantial bo... by nicoburns on Thursday January 14, 2021 @05:57AM (#25774899)
Swap your OS's and you'll still notice an improvement in the hardware. Windows has always been slow. SSDs have made even windows fast to boot on every recent laptop I've used though.
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