Over 7 hrs for initial sync - is this normal ?

Gang,
I just bought a new iPod classic, after my original one was stolen, and it took just over 7 hrs for the initial sync of only 3300 songs. Is this normal? With my original one syncing was extremely fast. I assume it was because the old one used FW vs USB.
Arg,
JmD

Just to give you an idea, I can sync over 12,300 songs to my Classic in around 90 mins via USB 2.0.

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