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I always thought mine is on the slow side of things

Startup (from hitting the button, auto login): 45s
Shutdown: 2/3s

Login items: Nokia Multimedia Transfer, quicksilver, surplusmeter, dropbox, HP something, evernote helper

Late 2008 factory unibody 2.0 macbook
 
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