Why is my file system slow to respond?

I'm currently running Snow Leopard an early 2011 Macbook Pro. The laptop also runs Intel's 320 SSD as its primary storage.
I've noticed recently that my file system appears to be running slow and by that, I mean if I try to Save a file from the web, save a document from Office, or a photo from Photoshop, the prompt that lets me select where to store the file takes about 10 seconds to pop up. Everything else with the system runs pretty fast. The computer still boots up quickly as an SSD does. Opening programs takes one bounce or so... but the saving a file prompt across the board has been extremely slow.
Since I'm not sure where to start for troubleshooting, I'm just wondering if anyone else has observed something similar. I really don't want to upgrade to Lion so that's not an option for me. Is there anything else I can try?

kurt188 wrote:
Do you have any Login Items that launch at startup? If so, disable them and see if the problem remains.
The only two Login things that may be related to the file system are my NAS automount script and Dropbox. All of the scripts have been with me since the beginning and this only happened within the last couple of weeks I think.
What's the capacity of your hard drive (not the SSD), and how much free space is left?
Sorry I wasn't clear, the SSD is my primary and only hard drive in the MBP. I've used less than half of the storage and there's still over 300GB free. The whole setup is less than a year old.
When did this problem first start, and did you install or update anything just prior to that time?
If so, what exactly did you install or update?
I suggest you download, install, and run AppleJack according to the instructions. Then test for the problem again to see if there's any improvement.
The only thing I remember installing recently are the Apple updates that have to do with the new printer drivers. I think I noticed things slowing down after that update... not sure if it was also slow before that.

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