That finally explains why this super cheap crappy device where you need to configure the BSSID and IP address statically is so insanely fast to connect to WPA2-

That finally explains why this super cheap crappy device where you need to configure the BSSID and IP address statically is so insanely fast to connect to WPA2-PSK compared to every other system no matter how beefy. Thanks! I didn't realize it wasn't inherent to WiFi but all the extras, at least once you know which router you're going for (and the connected-to-before-sleep-mode router is definitely a good bet which it could actively query/probe for)