New iTunes: any speed ups?

I see iTunes 7.4.2 was released on the 17th. I can't find a change list, does this update fix the "freezes" when dealing with a large amount of music on an iPod (especially with the 160GB)
No. It still needs over 30 minutes just to copy two albums on the iPod. It's really annoying.

But not everyone has this problem. There has to be a pattern, why the problem occurs and why not. So far we know, it's independent of OS and the iTunes settings. Maybe it is related to the size of the iTunes library. My library is about 80 GB. Anyone out there with the same amount of music NOT having the freezing problem?

No they haven't fixed it yet, but the latest version does improve it but its still slow and it still freezes.

still crashes all the time for me. Really annoying!

Right now I am trying to make a playlist and it freezes on about every other artist I select. If I go back to an artist that froze it won't freeze a second time so it is not bad files.

Its' really, really bad for me. Even with 2 gigs of RAM and a 2.2 Ghz dual core processor, framerates in cover flow dip down into the single digits. Pretty horrible. I hope Apple fixes this ASAP!

If anything, iTunes 7.4.2 is worse for me. I have the 160GB classic, which is about half full. I don't think it has anything to do with how much you have on the iPod. I have EXACTLY the same amount of music & movies on my 5.5 gen 80GB iPod. When I connect that iPod to iTunes 7.4.2, I have no issues whatsoever with the crashing/slow connect/eject issues. It is something specific with the Classic and it's beyond annoying.

I don't think it's new to the Classic. It's been slow for me since before I got my Classic, regardless of whether or not its connected.

Maybe it's a Vista thing? Vista is a huge RAM hog, and I wonder how much that affects iTunes.

I don't think it's an OS issue. I'm on XP SP2 and am having the same problems with iTunes as everyone else has posted. These problems are irrespective of OS - Mac and Windows users are experiencing the same problems, based on all the threads I've been reading here & on the Apple support pages.

Do all of you with huge problems keep your music on your computer's drive? I keep mine on an external drive, and my computer is nothing special at all... a budget PC. iTunes still freezes, but not like some of the stories I've heard here. Certainly not for a half-hour. Maybe 5-10 mintues for a mild sync (maybe a few albums and a shuffling of playlists).