Windows 8 Developer Preview: SSD boot and reboot times on ThinkPad W520
Read about this laptop in much greater detail at my blog post here:
https://tinkertry.com/thinkpadw520saga
Great technical info on boot time and how Microsoft does this (it's more like a hibernate resume than a power off/power on)
“Delivering fast boot times in Windows 8″ Steven Sinofsky 8 Sep 2011 7:00 PM
I used the Kingston SSDNow V+100 SVP100S2B/96G SSD drive, in this uncut/unedited video. I also cover the BIOS settings used, and compare boot and reboot times.