Slow ripping speed in iTunes

I get around 4x-10x when importing CD's. Is this normal

I have noticed the same thing, but attributed it to the slower DVD-ROM drive. Perhaps that was the wrong assumption, but what I really want to address it the following comment:
so maybe the
newer (Universal) version of iTunes is the problemr
rather than the MacBook - anybody else seen the issue
on other machines?
I have had crashing issues with iTunes on my MBP. I believe that it is because of the Universal version of iTunes. I have a post on this issue in the iTunes discussion (look up "iTunes freezing"). Anyone else experiencing similar problems?

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