Macbook Pro 15" Early 2013 - Built in SSD very slow to boot.

Hey Everyone,
Ok here is my problem.. I have a brand new BTO 2.7 GHz Retina MacBook Pro 15" (Early 2013 - ME665LL/A). It has an internal 500gb SSD.
Right out of the box, it took about 1 minute to boot... The Apple logo would appear and the spinning wheel below would spin for up to a minute before the welcome to Macintosh pre-configure window appears.
Figuring something had gone wrong with the OS install at manufacture, I booted into the recovery partition, reformatted the SSD and re-installed the OS. After the horrendous amount of time it took to initially download Mac OS 10.9 from iTunes, the install was successful.
I rebooted the Mac and the same problem… took around a minute to boot…
I gave up and installed all my software and set up the computer… Ive been using it now for about a month and honestly cant complain.. Its been very fast and works brilliantly: with one caveat. If I restart it or start it up from power - off status, it still takes around a minute to boot.
Ive booted up into verbose mode and discovered when Mavericks starts the initial driver loads, the computer hangs on the “AppleUSBMultitouchDriver”. It hangs for 30 seconds, then about a second later says “got response code 2 reinitialised driver” and then continues to load Mavericks successfully.
Knowing exactly what that AppleUSBMultitouchDriver driver does, I removed it from the System / Library / Extensions folder. I plugged in a USB mouse (as the trackpad will now fail to work) and rebooted…
Bingo! the computer started in about 4 seconds! - however no trackpad (as expected)
I re-installed the driver, rebooted and it took 1 minute again, but the trackpad worked again..
I did this a few times to make sure 100% it was this driver causing the problem, and it is…
so I need help.. anyone experienced this? know a fix?.. or do I have a faulty trackpad? (the trackpad works perfect btw)
hmmmm…..

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Backtrace (CPU 4), Frame : Return Address
0xffffff813e8627e0 : 0xffffff803032fe41
0xffffff813e862860 : 0xffffff7fb2eb4f63
0xffffff813e862940 : 0xffffff7fb0e99dd8
0xffffff813e862a00 : 0xffffff7fb11a2e74
0xffffff813e862a40 : 0xffffff7fb0f652b0
0xffffff813e862a90 : 0xffffff7fb0f6424a
0xffffff813e862ad0 : 0xffffff7fb11883d1
0xffffff813e862b40 : 0xffffff7fb114ffe2
0xffffff813e862bd0 : 0xffffff7fb114fdec
0xffffff813e862c40 : 0xffffff7fb114f827
0xffffff813e862cd0 : 0xffffff7fb1184730
0xffffff813e862da0 : 0xffffff7fb1184b57
0xffffff813e862e10 : 0xffffff7fb0fd8791
0xffffff813e862e70 : 0xffffff7fb0fd80fd
0xffffff813e862fc0 : 0xffffff7fb0fd7801
0xffffff813e8630d0 : 0xffffff7fb116a85c
0xffffff813e863130 : 0xffffff7fb1164f49
0xffffff813e8631f0 : 0xffffff7fb11652d3
0xffffff813e863270 : 0xffffff7fb11655a6
0xffffff813e8632c0 : 0xffffff7fb119b727
0xffffff813e863330 : 0xffffff7fb0f86e61
0xffffff813e863350 : 0xffffff7fb0ea0891
0xffffff813e863400 : 0xffffff7fb0e9e39c
0xffffff813e863600 : 0xffffff7fb0e9fb30
0xffffff813e8636d0 : 0xffffff7fb103f9f3
0xffffff813e863710 : 0xffffff7fb1033632
0xffffff813e863740 : 0xffffff7fb10334be
0xffffff813e8637a0 : 0xffffff7fb1035780
0xffffff813e863970 : 0xffffff7fb0e4b83b
0xffffff813e863a00 : 0xffffff7fb0e35987
0xffffff813e863b30 : 0xffffff7fb0e3498b
0xffffff813e863ba0 : 0xffffff7fb0e4c8d4
0xffffff813e863be0 : 0xffffff7fb0dfe7ce
0xffffff813e863c70 : 0xffffff7fb0df6512
0xffffff813e863cb0 : 0xffffff7fb0e4d214
0xffffff813e863d00 : 0xffffff80308b6371
0xffffff813e863d50 : 0xffffff80308fda75
0xffffff813e863dc0 : 0xffffff80303e4f5e
0xffffff813e863e10 : 0xffffff8030333f8c
0xffffff813e863e40 : 0xffffff8030318a93
0xffffff813e863e90 : 0xffffff80303293bd
0xffffff813e863f10 : 0xffffff80304059fa
0xffffff813e863fb0 : 0xffffff8030436ea6
      Kernel Extensions in backtrace:
         com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(2.4.1)[E5A48E71-70F5-3B01-81D3-C2B037BBE80A]@0xff ffff7fb0e33000->0xffffff7fb0e42fff
            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.4.1)[619F6C9F-0461-3BA1-A75F-53BB0F87ACD3]@0 xffffff7fb0dec000
            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.9)[56AD16B5-4F29-3F74-93E7-D492B3966DE2]@0xffffff 7fb0b24000
         com.apple.driver.AppleMuxControl(3.8.6)[BE610379-FAEA-3E8F-B6AF-F92B70B3C5CD]@0 xffffff7fb2ea6000->0xffffff7fb2eb9fff
            dependency: com.apple.driver.AppleGraphicsControl(3.8.6)[76B001B1-30F1-3D72-B264-85D77B254C 2F]@0xffffff7fb2e9e000
            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOACPIFamily(1.4)[70E2B65E-A91A-3522-A1A0-79FD63EABB4C]@0xfffff f7fb17f9000
            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.9)[56AD16B5-4F29-3F74-93E7-D492B3966DE2]@0xffffff 7fb0b24000
            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.4.1)[619F6C9F-0461-3BA1-A75F-53BB0F87ACD3]@0 xffffff7fb0dec000
            dependency: com.apple.driver.AppleBacklightExpert(1.1.0)[42706EB3-1447-3931-A668-FBAC58AAAA 7A]@0xffffff7fb2ea1000
         com.apple.nvidia.driver.NVDAResman(10.0.2)[EFB702DE-5458-35DF-84DA-E0FFC4DCA500 ]@0xffffff7fb0e49000->0xffffff7fb10befff
            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.9)[56AD16B5-4F29-3F74-93E7-D492B3966DE2]@0xffffff 7fb0b24000
            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(2.4.1)[E5A48E71-70F5-3B01-81D3-C2B037BBE80A]@0xff ffff7fb0e33000
            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.4.1)[619F6C9F-0461-3BA1-A75F-53BB0F87ACD3]@0 xffffff7fb0dec000
            dependency: com.apple.AppleGraphicsDeviceControl(3.8.6)[957EB27F-7D07-3C40-91F5-9B54652F06E E]@0xffffff7fb0e43000
         com.apple.nvidia.driver.NVDAGK100Hal(10.0.2)[DC43029D-568A-3B7C-976B-E922C17F51 43]@0xffffff7fb10ca000->0xffffff7fb1277fff
            dependency: com.apple.nvidia.driver.NVDAResman(10.0.2)[EFB702DE-5458-35DF-84DA-E0FFC4DCA500 ]@0xffffff7fb0e49000
            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.9)[56AD16B5-4F29-3F74-93E7-D492B3966DE2]@0xffffff 7fb0b24000
BSD process name corresponding to current thread: WindowServer
Mac OS version:
14C109
Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 14.1.0: Mon Dec 22 23:10:38 PST 2014; root:xnu-2782.10.72~2/RELEASE_X86_64
Kernel UUID: DCF5C2D5-16AE-37F5-B2BE-ED127048DFF5
Kernel slide:     0x0000000030000000
Kernel text base: 0xffffff8030200000
__HIB text base: 0xffffff8030100000
System model name: MacBookPro10,1 (Mac-C3EC7CD22292981F)
System uptime in nanoseconds: 39132425316
last loaded kext at 23118989869: com.apple.driver.AudioAUUC 1.70 (addr 0xffffff7fb2724000, size 32768)
loaded kexts:
com.apple.driver.AudioAUUC 1.70
com.apple.driver.AppleGraphicsDevicePolicy 3.7.7
com.apple.driver.AppleHWSensor 1.9.5d0
com.apple.driver.AGPM 100.15.5
com.apple.driver.ApplePlatformEnabler 2.1.7d1
com.apple.driver.X86PlatformShim 1.0.0
com.apple.filesystems.autofs 3.0
com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothSerialManager 4.3.2f6
com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyHIDDriver 124
com.apple.driver.AppleOSXWatchdog 1
com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyDriver 269.25
com.apple.driver.AppleHDAHardwareConfigDriver 269.25
com.apple.driver.AppleUpstreamUserClient 3.6.1
com.apple.driver.AppleHDA 269.25
com.apple.GeForce 10.0.2
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelHD4000Graphics 10.0.2
com.apple.iokit.IOUserEthernet 1.0.1
com.apple.driver.ACPI_SMC_PlatformPlugin 1.0.0
com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothUSBDFU 4.3.2f6
com.apple.driver.AppleLPC 1.7.3
com.apple.driver.AppleMuxControl 3.8.6
com.apple.driver.AppleSMCPDRC 1.0.0
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelFramebufferCapri 10.0.2
com.apple.nvidia.NVDAStartup 10.0.2
com.apple.driver.AppleSMCLMU 2.0.7d0
com.apple.driver.AppleBacklight 170.5.0
com.apple.driver.AppleMCCSControl 1.2.11
com.apple.iokit.BroadcomBluetoothHostControllerUSBTransport 4.3.2f6
com.apple.Dont_Steal_Mac_OS_X 7.0.0
com.apple.driver.AppleHWAccess 1
com.apple.driver.AppleHV 1
com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltIP 2.0.2
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCButtons 240.2
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCKeyEventDriver 240.2
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCKeyboard 240.2
com.apple.driver.CoreStorageFsck 471.10.6
com.apple.driver.AppleFileSystemDriver 3.0.1
com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeDataless 1.0.0d1
com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeZlib 1.0.0d1
com.apple.BootCache 35
com.apple.driver.XsanFilter 404
com.apple.driver.AirPort.Brcm4331 800.20.24
com.apple.driver.AppleSDXC 1.6.5
com.apple.iokit.AppleBCM5701Ethernet 10.1.3
com.apple.driver.AirPort.Brcm4360 910.26.12
com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIBlockStorage 2.7.0
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBHub 705.4.2
com.apple.driver.AppleAHCIPort 3.1.0
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBEHCI 705.4.14
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBXHCI 710.4.11
com.apple.driver.AppleSmartBatteryManager 161.0.0
com.apple.driver.AppleACPIButtons 3.1
com.apple.driver.AppleRTC 2.0
com.apple.driver.AppleHPET 1.8
com.apple.driver.AppleSMBIOS 2.1
com.apple.driver.AppleACPIEC 3.1
com.apple.driver.AppleAPIC 1.7
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagementClient 218.0.0
com.apple.nke.applicationfirewall 161
com.apple.security.quarantine 3
com.apple.security.TMSafetyNet 8
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement 218.0.0
com.apple.kext.triggers 1.0
com.apple.iokit.IOSerialFamily 11
com.apple.driver.DspFuncLib 269.25
com.apple.kext.OSvKernDSPLib 1.15
com.apple.nvidia.driver.NVDAGK100Hal 10.0.2
com.apple.nvidia.driver.NVDAResman 10.0.2
com.apple.driver.IOPlatformPluginLegacy 1.0.0
com.apple.driver.X86PlatformPlugin 1.0.0
com.apple.iokit.IOSurface 97
com.apple.driver.AppleGraphicsControl 3.8.6
com.apple.driver.IOPlatformPluginFamily 5.8.1d38
com.apple.iokit.IOAcceleratorFamily2 156.6
com.apple.AppleGraphicsDeviceControl 3.8.6
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBUserClient 705.4.0
com.apple.driver.AppleHDAController 269.25
com.apple.iokit.IOHDAFamily 269.25
com.apple.iokit.IOAudioFamily 203.3
com.apple.vecLib.kext 1.2.0
com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusPCI 1.0.12d1
com.apple.driver.AppleBacklightExpert 1.1.0
com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport 2.4.1
com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusController 1.0.13d1
com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothHostControllerUSBTransport 4.3.2f6
com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily 2.4.1
com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothFamily 4.3.2f6
com.apple.driver.AppleSMC 3.1.9
com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltEDMSink 4.0.2
com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltDPOutAdapter 4.0.6
com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIArchitectureModelFamily 3.7.3
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBMultitouch 245.2
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBHIDDriver 705.4.0
com.apple.driver.CoreStorage 471.10.6
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBMergeNub 705.4.0
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBComposite 705.4.9
com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltDPInAdapter 4.0.6
com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltDPAdapterFamily 4.0.6
com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltPCIDownAdapter 2.0.2
com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltNHI 3.1.7
com.apple.iokit.IOThunderboltFamily 4.2.1
com.apple.iokit.IOEthernetAVBController 1.0.3b3
com.apple.iokit.IO80211Family 710.55
com.apple.driver.mDNSOffloadUserClient 1.0.1b8
com.apple.iokit.IONetworkingFamily 3.2
com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIFamily 2.7.5
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBFamily 710.4.14
com.apple.driver.AppleEFINVRAM 2.0
com.apple.iokit.IOHIDFamily 2.0.0
com.apple.driver.AppleEFIRuntime 2.0
com.apple.iokit.IOSMBusFamily 1.1
com.apple.security.sandbox 300.0
com.apple.kext.AppleMatch 1.0.0d1
com.apple.driver.AppleKeyStore 2
com.apple.driver.AppleMobileFileIntegrity 1.0.5
com.apple.driver.AppleCredentialManager 1.0
com.apple.driver.DiskImages 396
com.apple.iokit.IOStorageFamily 2.0
com.apple.iokit.IOReportFamily 31
com.apple.driver.AppleFDEKeyStore 28.30
com.apple.driver.AppleACPIPlatform 3.1
com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily 2.9
com.apple.iokit.IOACPIFamily 1.4
com.apple.kec.corecrypto 1.0
com.apple.kec.Libm 1
com.apple.kec.pthread 1
Model: MacBookPro10,1, BootROM MBP101.00EE.B03, 4 processors, Intel Core i7, 2.4 GHz, 8 GB, SMC 2.3f36
Graphics: Intel HD Graphics 4000, Intel HD Graphics 4000, Built-In
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M, NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M, PCIe, 1024 MB
Memory Module: BANK 0/DIMM0, 4 GB, DDR3, 1600 MHz, 0x80AD, 0x484D54333531533642465238432D50422020
Memory Module: BANK 1/DIMM0, 4 GB, DDR3, 1600 MHz, 0x80AD, 0x484D54333531533642465238432D50422020
AirPort: spairport_wireless_card_type_airport_extreme (0x14E4, 0xEF), Broadcom BCM43xx 1.0 (7.15.159.13.12)
Bluetooth: Version 4.3.2f6 15235, 3 services, 19 devices, 1 incoming serial ports
Serial ATA Device: APPLE SSD SD256E, 251 GB
USB Device: Hub
USB Device: Cruzer U
USB Device: FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)
USB Device: Hub
USB Device: Hub
USB Device: Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
USB Device: BRCM20702 Hub
USB Device: Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Thunderbolt Bus: MacBook Pro, Apple Inc., 23.4

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Does anyone know how much it would cost to replace the Macbook Retina Pro (early 2013) bottom case.
Or any suggestion to search and get it online.
Many thanks,
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http://www.ifixit.com/MacBook-Parts/MacBook-Pro-13-Inch-Retina-Early-2013-Lower- Case/IF123-022
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I hope someone can help me. I have an early 2013 MacBook Pro with 16GB RAM. I purchased it around the end of June 2013, and it has been upgraded to Mavericks 10.9.2.
For as long as I can remember, this computer has been excruciatingly slow. Downloads of some thing like 400MB can take many hours. Contrast this with downloads on my old ASUS netbook which can download this amount in a matter of minutes on the same network. My MacBook Pro is also noticeably much slower than any other devices (old ASUS, iPads etc) when surfing he internet - to the point where it failed to load an image rich apple page.
I have look into various forums but can't seem to find a fix for my particular model - although I note that many people are having this problem with Mavericks. Can someone please help?
Thanks in advance.

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