Slow file opening thru network

Hi,
I've just bought a MacBook Pro 13 (may 2010) running Snow Leopard 10.6.3.
At the office we have a NAS (Network Attached Storage) for file sharing (files with 300Mb).
The connection with the server goes normaly and the navigation thru folders is also normal. However, opening files extremally slow (10 to 15 minutes to open a single 18Mb PowerPoint presentation).
If the same file is local, it opens very fast. Tried using wireless and cable, the last one is a little bit fast, but not much.
Does anybody knows a solution?
Thanks.

One reason this can happen is because in Folder mode OSX creates a preview of the file. To do that, it must transfer the entire file to the OSX machine before it starts to draw the preview. If you are also transferring the file to open it, you have two simultaneous transfers going on which compete for bandwidth and crosstalk. You can prevent this by browsing non-OSX filesystems with the file preview disabled. Note that this is NOT a problem with OSX fileservers since OSX keeps a custom preview icon for fast network browsing.

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