Lag time on Macbook Pro making me nuts

My macbook has a crazy several second (mind-twisting) lag when typing and scrolling in the internet. I know it's not my internet connection, because other computers work fine. I took it to Apple and they messed around a little, but didn't solve anything. Do I go back to them? It happens whether I'm in Safari or Foxfire, whether or not there are a lot of pages open. All updates are done.

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How much free space on the startup disk?
Right or control click the MacintoshHD icon. Click Get Info. In the Get Info window you will see Capacity and Available. Make sure you have a minimum of 15% free disk space.
If disk space isn't an issue, try Safari in another user account.
Same problem there, log back into your admin account and check the startup disk.
Launch Disk Utility from your admin account then select the startup disk in the panel on the left then select the First Aid tab.
Click: Verify Disk (not Verify Disk Permissions)
If the disk needs repairing, follow the instructions here > Using Disk Utility to verify or repair disks

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Time for a trip to the Apple store genius bar. I suspect that your MBP is still under warranty, so use it to your advantage.
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"the boot up time of MacBook Pro 13" 2.5GHz i5 vs MacBook Pro 13" with Retina display with 2.4GHz i5?"
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A bit simplifying :
there are two parts in boot process - one-before spinning thing, other - spinning thing to desktop.
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So I have a OSX Yosemite Mac with new SSD Harddrive and upgraded 16GB Ram.
Went on Holiday for a weekend and came back forgot to shut down the laptop so battery had died, recharged and ever since it is back up the whole computer has a 2second lag spike (only way I can describe it) while doing everything. While im typing this, sometimes it freezes and 1 or 2 seconds later the written text appears. While watching a video it will stutter and freeze only to continue 1 second after. While playing a game same stuttering appears.
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Problem description:
Macbook Pro all of a sudden running slow, 2 sec delay when doing every action
EtreCheck version: 2.0.11 (98)
Report generated 5 November 2014 18:15:11 GMT
Hardware Information: ℹ️
MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2012) (Verified)
MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro9,2
1 2.5 GHz Intel Core i5 CPU: 2-core
16 GB RAM Upgradeable
BANK 0/DIMM0
8 GB DDR3 1600 MHz ok
BANK 1/DIMM0
8 GB DDR3 1600 MHz ok
Bluetooth: Good - Handoff/Airdrop2 supported
Wireless: en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n
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Intel HD Graphics 4000 -
Color LCD 1280 x 800
System Software: ℹ️
OS X 10.10 (14A389) - Uptime: 2:15:49
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S.M.A.R.T. Status: Verified
EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
Solid State Hard Drive (disk0s2) / [Startup]: 249.20 GB (193.17 GB free)
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted> [Recovery]: 650 MB
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MOSART Semi. 2.4G Keyboard Mouse
Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)
Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
Apple Inc. BRCM20702 Hub
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FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 15.0.0.189 - SDK 10.6 Support
Flash Player: Version: 15.0.0.189 - SDK 10.6 Support
QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
Default Browser: Version: 600 - SDK 10.10
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Last backup: 2014-10-07 21:54:59 +0000
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This is rather strange. and i find it disturbing.
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