IPhone 4 takes 30 minutes to sync

I have a 2GHz iMac running 10.6.6 and my iPhone 4 is updated to 4.3.1 and iTunes 10. I plug it in and it stays on updating and synching apps FOREVER! Please help, thanks!

How often do you sync. How many apps have large amounts of data they generate. And a big one, how many photos do you keep on your Camera Roll which is intended for temporary storage and photos are meant to be taken off on regular basis and if needed on the phone you sync back as an album instead?

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