Slow when iPod plugged in, fine when syncing

When I plug my iPod (5G Video, 30GB) into my PC, iTunes suffers a major slowdown, using almost 100% of my CPU. As soon as it starts syncing files, everything goes back to normal. Any ideas/suggestions?
Home-built Windows XP 2.93GHz 1024MB RAM

mine does the same thing. i just deal with it haha

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