HP Color Laserjet 3550 and airport

Hi there
I have three mac laptops all connected to the above printer using the airport extreme. The printer seems to have slowed down dramatically recently -it sometimes takes up to 10 minutes to process and print a simple word document. The HP driver seemed to work pretty well, but can anyone help with why the printer is so slow?
Thanks

I just bought my MacBook Pro last week. I have been trying off and on for 3 days to get it to print to my HP Color Laserjet 3550 through apple talk and keep getting a message: The Application Printer Proxy Quit Unexpectedly.
I tried the generic post script printer driver. I no longer got the message but it didn't print either. I am at my wits end.
I was going to upgrade my IMac to Leopard and I sure am glad I read your post. I now will not upgrade because my IMac prints just fine.
So I at least learned something here. Maybe Leopard isn't the best system yet.

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I want to thank you for the solution. You saved me the expense of having to purchase a new computer. I used the 64 bit 2003 version and it works just fine. The people at HP were not very cooperative at all. When I called, the lady who answered the phone asked if I was from the United States or Canada. When I stated the United States she had a big sigh
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Best Regards Anubi

Anubi80,
I am sorry, but to get your issue more exposure I would suggest posting it in the commercial forums since this is a commercial printer. You can do this at http://h30499.www3.hp.com/hpeb/ .
I hope this helps.
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Thnaks to anyone who can respond, even if it is to say they have no problems in Leopard/Snow Leopard as I am upgrading to a new Mac soon.
-Ray

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