Slow response in software update

Hi all
I have a iBook with Tiger on it which races through the software update process however, when i use the software update on a brand new iMac it seems to take ages to check for the software update. It also downloads any updates pretty slowly. Both the iBook and iMac are wireless so i can't figure out why the slow response.
Is this something to do with Leopard or, is there a function on the iMac i can tweak to check for the updates and speed these downloads up?
TIA

Did you update to 10.5.2? 10.5.2 seems to have some pretty massive issues with WiFi (I fall into the category that has the bare minimum of those issues). Also, Leopard brought about a new portion of the receipts database (half of what Software Update checks) that involves a pretty CPU-intensive process. Your iMac may just be running into that as a block in it's path.

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