10.4.9 Slowed down my MBP

Hi there.
Just installed 10.4.9, and everything works ok, but.... Its slower. Everything now seems to take longer to load etc. I simply ran Software update to install it. Any ideas what this could be? Anyone else having the same problem?

I installed the new updates for os 10.4.9 (security, iTunes, 10.4.9, iPhoto, etc..) I repaired permissions before and after each software install and now most everything is slow to load. Web pages and Applications. Before I started and after I finished the whole lot I ran full Cocktail including rebuilding the Launch Services Database, the What is Database and the Locate Database. Emptied all trash and still things are delayed upon opening and changing web pages.
This happens on both my G5 iMac and my Mac Book (intel). The MacBook seems to be effected the most. Any ideas? I have reset my router and rebuilt permissions and the MacBook is slow on any network.
Any ideas?????
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          MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro5,5
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                    EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB
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