Why the sluggish performance in iTunes 8.1 OS 10.4 after adding 240 GB...

I downloaded a friends library of mp3 music and imported it to my itunes library on my lacie Quad 1TB. The new music does not have artwork or any info other than title and artist. Since then I get the color wheel upon launch (6 minutes) and every time I try to add music or edit info. A tech at the Apple store thought that my processor can't handle all the data. Is this possible, or is there something seriously wrong that could be fixed? I know my G4 is old, but all my other apps like Photoshop and Illustrator are working fine. Thanx in advance

I think it is simply the size of the library coupled with the smart playlists. If the smart playlists are set to refresh automatically then every time you do anything with iTunes it is going through and seeing how what you did affects 240GB of music. If how you operate does not frequently change the smart playlists you can go through and set them not to refresh automatically.
The above is also factored with the equipment. If somebody had your library and brand new Mac Pro it would, of course, do it all faster.
Do you have redundant smart playlists? I discovered I had a couple that I wasn't really using and I could do what they did with a simple column sort for the once or twice a year I needed them. I deleted 3 and found a noticeable increase in response.
Another thing to consider is trimming down iTunes. If I may be frank, 240 GB of music is a ridiculous amount, especially if some of that is mp3. I'd hazard to guess you could play iTunes 24/7 for a whole year and not get through it all. If you have some of it just to have it, well, maybe think about using two libraries. I am considering splitting off my classical collection from my other stuff since it is unlikely I am going to play a Beethoven symphony along with The Clash.
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