2.1 - faster backup?  Oh heck yes!

Syncing and backing up with 2.1 are now wonderfully fast.
Just thought I'd toss that out there - comparing the 3G iPhone with 2.0.2 and the same setups, it kills it in speed.
Can't wait until tomorrow for the 2.1 for iPhone.
Scott

I agree, they are as fast as you could ask for. One thing I noticed though, is the backup folder for the Touch is now a LOT smaller than before the update, when the backups were slow. I know this because I back them up almost daily with Time Machine, and can go back and check them. They went from 700MB to about 100MB. I have about 600MB of apps installed, so I don't think they are backing up the entire app anymore like before.
I haven't heard anyone talking about this yet tho. Any confirmation?

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