Macbook pro acting slowly

Hi,
im on 10.8.5, i have a macbook pro, 4gb ram, 2.4ghz intel core i5 processor.
I have 122gb space free on the mac HD.
I am finding lately that things are becoming really slow to respond, like opeing itunes takes about 10-15 seconds sometimes, when i open the finder window its blank for about 5 seconds, i get the spinning wheel, then it shows my stuff. Opening safari also, the icon bounces in the dock about 6 times before it opens.
ive done the disk utility thing, verified permissions, repaired permissions etc..
Anyone know what i can do to get it back to acting normal again? its becoming really annoying.
Thanks for any help or advice.

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            11%    softwareupdated
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             1%    cloudd
             1%    Dropbox
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        1.12 GB    Inactive RAM
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    My MacBook Pro is now acting much like a scratched CD or streaming video with poor bandwidth. It operated normally for a while, then slows to a crawl or freezes temporarily, then speeds back up. This process repeats constantly, regardless if I'm working in many heavy apps or just creating a new event in iCal. I would assume this is a hard drive issue, but Im on my 3rd hard drive in as many months, all replaced by Apple, all with vastly different serious flaws, so Im wondering if theres more to it...
    Any input?
    Ive also been having some other weird issues, such as my iPhoto library not loading 95% of the content in the library folder, as well as corrupting all my photos that were edited in iPhoto.
    Also, I had some issues with Photoshop CS2 where the app would crash while loading or stop responding, prompting me to send an error report. Ultimately, I bought an upgrade to CS3 and it does the same thing, brand new program. Adobe refuses to believe its a software issue (I have my doubts to that as well).
    One other issue is that (though this happens less frequently now after I deleted a number of the 3rd party small apps I had (Quicksilver, etc)) almost every program would randomly stop responding, also bringing up the prompt to report the error.
    The best part about all of this is that, while I bought the computer in the US, Im currently living in Barcelona, Spain and can't seem to find anyone whom I trust enough to look at my computer without either ruining it or completely taking me for a money ride.
    Any help would be great (and thanks for reading my novel here)

    Anytime I try to play certain songs on iTunes, it freezes the computer and I have to remove the power to turn it off. A very PC-like symptom.
    Ive discovered a correlation between my issues, though:
    Every time I am on a slow internet connection is when the issues begin.
    1) When my first HD crashed I was on a poor wireless connection (but clean)
    2) When my computer started drastically slowing down, it was at the exact same time as my internet company had serious issues with their bandwidth.
    3) Everything else began as soon as I got here to Barcelona, where the internet is notoriously poor.
    Im sure this is just extreme coincidence, but is it possible that this has some effect on the hardware?

  • Macbook pro working slowly

    My Macbook pro [purchased in December 2010] has been operating slowly since I shut it down today because it was operating too slow. Now it takes more than 30 minutes to start up and when it does it is so slow I can't do anything much. ( I had to use another computer to post this message).Before I had to press the on/off button the flashplayer had crashed. So I don't know if that had something to do with it or the fact that I did not shut down correctly.

    Start with this comprehensive trouble shooting document:
    https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-3521
    Additional information if possible would be helpful.
    Ciao.

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