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MacBook Aluminum Boot Times
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<blockquote data-quote="D3v1L80Y" data-source="post: 758644" data-attributes="member: 2960"><p>Unless it starts to approach five minutes, boot time is irrelevant.</p><p>What matters is what your computer does and how it performs once it's booted up.</p><p></p><p>Any number of factors will increase or decrease the boot time, including but not limited to:</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Amount of RAM (more RAM means longer boot time)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Amount of items in Startup Folder</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">HD speed</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Processor Speed</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Disk capacity</li> </ul><p></p><p>Another reason why boot time is a moot issue is because OS X really isn't intended to be constantly booted. It is designed to be left running at all times.</p><p>It doesn't harm your computer if you leave it on or just put it to sleep, so there is really no reason to shut down your computer every day. </p><p>If you're going to travel or don't plan on using it for a couple of days, then I could see shutting it down. Otherwise, there is no need to.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="D3v1L80Y, post: 758644, member: 2960"] Unless it starts to approach five minutes, boot time is irrelevant. What matters is what your computer does and how it performs once it's booted up. Any number of factors will increase or decrease the boot time, including but not limited to: [LIST] [*]Amount of RAM (more RAM means longer boot time) [*]Amount of items in Startup Folder [*]HD speed [*]Processor Speed [*]Disk capacity [/LIST] Another reason why boot time is a moot issue is because OS X really isn't intended to be constantly booted. It is designed to be left running at all times. It doesn't harm your computer if you leave it on or just put it to sleep, so there is really no reason to shut down your computer every day. If you're going to travel or don't plan on using it for a couple of days, then I could see shutting it down. Otherwise, there is no need to. [/QUOTE]
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