Is the shuffle always this slow?

Is the iPod shuffle always so slow to load? I have key drives that I can transfer 64 MB to in a few minutes, but my new Shuffle takes forever to load 120 songs.
This could be normal, I'm just curious.

Mine is fast, but what can I say? Different systems, etc., etc. That said, even Windows ought to be able to do better than that. Have you looked in the Windoze-specific forum for ideas or fixes?
As for the OP's points: 64 MB is a few minutes, but 120 songs (500MB?) takes a lot longer? Was something mis-typed or am I missing something? Besides all that, you really should quantify things: How slow is 'this' slow? How long is 'forever'?

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