Ipod Classic 120GB takes longer than normal to sync

Since updating my iTunes my 120GB iPod Classic seems to take a while to sync or does it rather erratically. I mean it starts syncing and iTunes will say "syncing" and the ipod window will simply say "connected" then it will revert back to saying "syncing in progress". Could that mean something might be wrong with it?
Bearing in mind I had to wipe my laptop with Windows 7 the other day and reinstall everything.
Everything does sync up but Im worried about the time it takes to sync and the conflicting image screens I get
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with "normal" are you comparing it to other MacBooks? or to your model in the past?
installing a SSD would increase the boot up time a lot if you don't have one already...
also check what apps you have set to automatically open on startup because some/a lot will slow the startup down

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