Unusually long boot time in non-verbose mode - early 2008 MBP + SSD + Mavericks
Start in verbose mode and see what takes time. Here is how:
- Shut down your Mac if it is on.
- Press the power button to start the computer.
- Immediately press and hold the Command key and one of the following: ... the "v" key for verbose mode. (Command-V) You have successfully entered single-user or verbose mode when you see white text appear on the screen.
If it is "fsck", than you should start backing up your data – disk is most likely is failing.