45 minutes to backup iPod Touch??!

It seems a bit absurd to have to wait 45 minutes for my iPod Touch to backup. Is this an issue with USB 2.0? I miss the FireWire backups of old...

I also have this issue. I use a MBP and all my software (iTunes and Touch) is fully uptodate. The backups were fast to start but now it takes a very long time. My 16GB Touch is only half full to boot.
Most of the times I just cancel the backup.
Anyone else have this issue. I thought the 2.1 upgrade was supposed to speed up backups??

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