Unable to restore using Mac OS X (10.6.6)

Whenever I attempt to restore my iPhone using my MacBook (5,1) (late 2008-early 2009), it never is successful... however, I can use another machine -- a HP desktop using WinXP and it'll restore just fine... Then I can sync it to my MB and everything is wonderful.
Can anyone think of why I can't use my MB? Here are a few things I've tried:
Multiple USB cables
Multiple USB ports/hubs
Restarting my MB
Updating to iTunes 10.2.1
Completing software update
Restoring from a new *.ipsw
I'm not sure what else there is I can do outside of a restore, which I'd rather not do.

What does is not successful mean exactly?
What happens and is any error message provided?
Multiple USB ports/hubs
Using a USB hub of any kind is not supported/recommended by Apple. The iPhone should be connected direct to a USB 2.0 port on your computer. With a Desktop computer, the iPhone should be connected direct to a high powered USB 2.0 port which are usually located at the rear of the computer, not connected to one of the lower powered USB ports on the front of the computer. This is not applicable with a MacBook.
Have you tried downloading and re-installing the current iTunes version and re-install it over the existing - no need to delete iTunes first?

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