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10 seconds (or 16?) doesn't seem that great - XP boots that fast for me. I didn't watch the video though, and most of my boot speed is due to my Intel SSD.
by cdr 18y ago
10 seconds (or 16?) doesn't seem that great - XP boots that fast for me. I didn't watch the video though, and most of my boot speed is due to my Intel SSD.
- stcredzero 18y agoIf this boots from a CD or a rotating HD in 10 seconds, then they could have an "instant-on" netbook. Instant-on netbooks and laptops will win over the end user. This is a step towards turning the computer into an appliance.
- krschultz 18y agoOn that same machine?
- weavejester 18y agoBooting from a USB or CD typically means the OS needs to adapt to new hardware, uncompress the disk image and so forth each time it's run. The start up time of the Ubuntu LiveCD is considerably greater than a HD install of Ubuntu, for instance. So a 10 second boot time for a OS on a USB stick is fairly impressive.