New laptop, I5 4200M @ 3.0ghz Lenovo ThinkPad E440, $479.99 @ microcenter ... http://www.microcenter.com/product/435168/ThinkPad_E440_140_Laptop_Computer_-_Midnight_Black
Added another 4 GB memory for total of 8 GB dual channel, plus replaced the 500 GB HDD with a 250 GB 840 EVO SSD.
Pit Test 11,316 ... http://pcpitstop.com/betapit/sec.asp?conid=25779861&report=Summary
Boot time less than 15 seconds .... ... that's even with all of the bloatware loaded up from Lenovo, 129 processes, @ stock speeds.
Windows 7 logo only completes about 50% on boot up, all four colors never even come together.
Never seen any boot times close to it. Not even in my $3000 plus behemoth, water cooled, tweaked, stripped down to bare bones operating system, desktops I have built!!