Decrease print spool file size generated by PS CS5 Mac OS 10.6.8?

Hi,
Certain big/hi-res Photoshop (CS5) documents - sent from a 2010 era Intel Mac to an older HP 1200dpi Laserjet (LJ 2100M/HPs PostScript, standard HP/Apple drivers) - were taking forever to print.
In one case, for example, a 6MB on disk, Grayscale 8 bit, 109MB/40MB "doc size" .psd, when printed from Photoshop, generated a 135833k spool file.
The same .psd opened with and printed from Preview, only a 3229k spool file - which printed out in a short time.
Am I missing something?
Thanks for any comments or suggestions.

The plug-in is there but no twain interface for the scanner appears as an option under file import in PS
you answered your own question -- Adobe will point the finger at Epson, and Epson will call Adobe out for breaking their driver -- but the 1250 is how old
this question gets answered here a couple times a month, and there are many web articles explaining the problem in more detail...
the short answer is scan in the stand alone scanning software (ViewScan may solve your issue)
most notably, that approach keeps Ps running in 64 bit and keeps it freed up to continue working while that ancient scanner chugs away
PS: I am not trying to beat you up for using good hardware that is still working for you, I am just trying to add a second opinion what others have said

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The size of the EMF spool file may become very large when you print a document that contains lots of raster data
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SYMPTOMS
When you print a document that contains lots of raster data, the size of the Enhanced Metafile (EMF) spool file may become very large. Files such as Adobe .pdf files or Microsoft Word .doc documents may contain lots of raster data. Adobe .pdf files and Word .doc documents that contain gradients are even more likely to contain lots of raster data.
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CAUSE
This problem occurs because Graphics Device Interface (GDI) does not compress raster data when the GDI processes EMF spool files and generates EMF spool files.
This problem is very prominent with printers that support higher resolutions. The size of the raster data increases by four times if the dots-per-inch (dpi) in the file increases by two times. For example, a .pdf file of 1 megabyte (MB) may generate an EMF spool file of 500 MB. Therefore, you may notice that the printing process decreases in performance.
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RESOLUTION
To resolve this problem, bypass EMF spooling. To do this, follow these steps:1. Open the properties dialog box for the printer.
2. Click the Advanced tab.
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Watermark
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Driver collation
Scale-to-fit
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STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.
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Steps to reproduce the problem
1. Open the properties dialog box for any inbox printer.
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