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Things that make me reboot my Mac:

1. Software updates.

2. My Bluetooth headset hangs in a way that requires a reboot via power button. Happens probably once every six weeks on average.

3. VM software (mostly VirtualBox) crashes my system. Has probably happened at least twice in the past three months.

4. Booting in to Windows to play games.



so, what, you're saving 20 * 15 seconds per year?


I don't know about GP but I reboot into Windows to play games every other day, usually multiple times that day. Reducing boot time is always welcome.

Also I'm having GPU issues right now, I had to RMA the replacement GPU, and I'm using the buggy Chameleon bootloader to extend the lifespan of my Mac Pro 1,1 past the EFI32 cutoff. So I'm rebooting quite a bit nowadays.




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