Adobe Illustrator CS 6 slow by saving great documents.

Why is Adobe Illustrator CS 6 so slow when I want save a document with many and great images. Very much slower than Freehand. What do I wrong? Are my settings not good?

Anyone or everyone can download the file with the longtime saving problems via WeTransfer:
http://wtrns.fr/i95w5YkCSL0f0a - click download.
Saving this simple document in AI takes about 10 to 15 seconds and longer with more photos.
Saving this document in Freehand FH9 takes about 0,001 seconds even with more photos.
On the same PC!
I want migrate from Freehand tot Illustrator CS6, but not with such a slow saving proces!
I hope my settigs are wrong. I want work in Illustrator with many photo's also even with illustrations, it's a very and great program, but on this moment to slow.
I hope that anyone can help.
Thanks from John Willems - Belgium - Europe.

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