Updating the operating system

I haven't updated my operating system since I purchased my macbook pro in 2009.  I am now having issues with safari and pages not loading and my mac running slow.  Do you think I just need to buy the next system update?  Would that be snow leopard that I need?

You can get a Snow Leopard disk from the Apple online store:
http://store.apple.com/us/product/MC573Z/A/mac-os-x-106-snow-leopard
It is worth the upgrade.  It has security features that Leopard does not and on the whole is more efficient.
How ever that is probably not going to be a full cure.  Look at this tip for some guidance:
https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-3521
Ciao.

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