I must happily agree that it is definitely faster! I rendered this image last night and it took 59 minutes. Just rendered it again after the SR1 update and it took 36 minutes.

"A lonely climber walks a tightrope to where dreams are born and never die!" - Billy Thorpe, song: Edge of Madness, album: East of Eden's Gate

Weapons of choice:

Poser Pro 2012, SR2, Paintshop Pro 8