Submission + - The Death of Booting Up 2
theodp writes: 'Booting up was a bear,' recalls Slate's Farhad Manjoo, 'something to be avoided at all costs.' But now, he adds, 'It's time to rejoice, because all that's in the past. Computers these days can go from completely off to working within 30 seconds, and in some cases much faster. Apple's MacBook Air loads up in 16 seconds, and machines based on Google's cloud-based Chrome OS boast boot times of under 10 seconds. Even Windows computers are fast-with the right set-up, your Windows 7 laptop can load just as quickly as a MacBook.' Perhaps at home, but how's that working out for you at work? Have reports of the death of long boot times been greatly exaggerated?
Not dead yet (Score:2)
Thirty seconds may be an improvement, but only zero is zero.
Non-volatile RAM? (Score:1)
Wasn't M-RAM or P-RAM or something like that supposed to solve this problem? (ie, a RAM-like non-volatile memory)
In any case, I solve the booting problem at work by leaving my machine on all the time. It's folding proteins as well.