Nano formatted for Windows, but slow updating when connected to Mac

my girlfriend has an iPod nano and has it formatted to her PC at her home. however, she brings it over to my Mac to grab some songs i purchase from the Store. when connected to my Mac, the transfer rate is that of USB 1 (it's super slow), even though it is plugged into a USB 2 port. is there anything i can do to the iPod to alleviate this? it takes far too long to load a single album.
appreciate any help or advice. thanks!

Since when is putting music purchased from the Store onto other iPods illegal?
As long as they are YOUR iPods, there is nothing wrong with it.
You're not doing that though... you're putting your music on someone else's iPod... that's piracy.
Since when is putting music purchased from the Store onto other iPods illegal?
Again... YOUR iPods... not someone else's.
Plus, it'd be no different than transferring it to her PC and authorizing that, since you can authorize 5 computers.
Right.. it would be no different since that is also illegal.
You can authorize up to 5 of YOUR OWN machines. It's illegal to authorize someone else's computer to play your purchased tracks.
Anyway, thank you for your input though
You're welcome.

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