Checking for software update takes ages.

Hi all:
I don't know if this topic has been discussed before but recently I have been having problems when I check for updates. In the past it took just about a minute to check for new updates. Now it takes between 5 and 10 minutes. I am using different networks so it is not a problem. I have a macbook pro 13" 2.53 GHz and 4GB RAM. Please I would appreciate if you could give any idea of what could be the problem. Thanks in advance.
Regards,
eMacination

I did check with all the applications closed and it still took around 10 minutes to complete the whole update check. Like I said before I don't think its a connection issue because I have try to do the same in other networks aside from home. Anyway thanks for all the responses

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