Slow Syncing?

Since I got my new iPhone 3G I am having a horrid time syncing. Everytime I sync it backs up my iPhone, which is great -- but it takes 5-8 minutes. Once that's complete, then it syncs all my other crap which takes another couple of minutes. Overall, the entire process is about 10 minutes.

Are you all experiencing the same thing? I've turned off things I don't care about syncing, but most of the features are still on. I like that it creates backups, but this seems a little overboard.

I've also noticed copying videos and stuff to the iPhone takes FOREVER. Wheras, if I copy to my iPod nano it's very fast (even using the same cable).

-Chris