Slow MacBook and keep needing to reboot Safari

I have a Macbook, basic 13'', about two years now. It's charming and efficient, but I must say it's lost its original swiftness. My Safari is also not in top shape- it sometimes quits while I'm in the middle of working, or the cursor would show me the never-changing loading icon. I'm an avid customer on the iTunes store, which is probably why these issues arise. I also haven't been installing the weekly updates for a while now, neither have I downloaded a newer version of Safari. Or is it possible that there're more than just memory issues?
Can anyone me some tips? I tried to back up files onto CD-Rs and it sort of helped, but not to a satisfying extent. I used to use an external drive to contain my bulky files back when I was using a PC, but cant seem to find one that's compatible and/or for Macs.
Many thanks!
--Emfeist

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