80-90 second start-up time on Macbook 2010.

I posted this question last week, but didnt get any real help.
I have a mid 2010 Macbook Pro 13 inch.
UPGRADED: 8 GB Ram and a 500 GB Hybrid Hard Drive.
Start up time for my Mac is 80-90 seconds, which is a bit longer then I expected after the upgrades. I already read of D's list of suggestions and performed all system checks that i felt were appropriate. My hard drive is less then half full and have no log in items.
Is there anyway to see of there is a program that's causing the slow start up? Please Advise.

If you did a fresh install of OS X and there is no annoying startup programs or network requirements (iCloud), minus the time you log in it should boot from bong to desktop in about 30 seconds on a standard 5,400 RPM hard drive, slightly faster for a 7,200 RPM and about 20 seconds for a SSD.
Given the bloat of 10.8+, add 5-10 more seconds to each of those times. So your boot times are certainly not normal.
Since it's a hybrid, it depends upon what data is in the SSD portion and how large the SSD portion is.
Perhaps the software or hardware mechanism for determining what frequently used data the hybrid is placing in the SSD portion is not working or can't work properly with OS X as it's designed to work with Windows.
Perhaps the hybrid drive is defective.
Far as I know, Apple doesn't support hybrid drives, outside of their "Fusion Drive" perhaps there is a conflict of some sort occuring.
There is a mile long thread here about Seagate Hybrid drive "disaster", perhaps you should take a look there.

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