Does faster computer equate to faster syncing times?
Probably the three biggest factors in the syncing speed are the mood of the computer gods, whether an iPad backup has been deemed necessary, and how rushed you are. Seriously, there are a couple of factors involved but if you have a computer new enough to sync the iPad the computer’s speed isn’t going to be much of a factor. If you are asking about the sync itself, no the computer speed plays no (or almost no) role. But if you are asking about the entire sync process: start up iTunes, make your changes, and then sync – there are a number of factors. iTunes itself becomes slow as your collection of media grows and while this doesn’t actually affect the syncing it affects the overall process. With over 40,000 tunes on my MBP and 4GB RAM iTunes is pretty snappy for the most part but my iMac (same amount of RAM but 4 times as much media) is slower – I see the beachball longer on startup and sometimes between processes. It syncs as fast but takes longer to get the syncing stage. So for the
