IPad 1st generation full factory restore taking too long

Hi,
I have a first generation iPad 16gb wifi running iOS 5.1.1, it was running extremely slow even after a back-up restore. I then took the decision to do a full factory restore, however it has been stuck on the blank screen with the spinning circle for the past 3 and half hours.
My question is, is this normal - should it take that long???
Thanks

No, it should not take that long.
When you can check to see how much available storage space there is.
Settings > General > About > Available
Not enough free space could be why it's so slow. (less than 500MBs)
If you can't restore your iPad, take it in for service > Apple - Find Locations
An iPhone 4 vs first gen iPad... same iOS but different hardware.

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