Pdf takes hours to print on IMac lion 10.7. Anyone has a solution?

I read that IMAc users has same problem with printing PDF files. A 5 page PDF document took overnight to print. Apple tech is useless. Anyone has a solution? Thank you.

There is no reason that a pdf file - 5 pages, no less - should take so long to print. Are you printing out of Preview or Acrobat Reader? What kind of printer and do you have the latest printer drivers? I can print a multipage pdf file in highest quality to my ink-jet printer in 5 minutes or less. There's likely nothing wrong with the pdf file - the problem must have something to do with your printer and/or print set-up. Could you give some more specific details?

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This procedure is a diagnostic test. It won’t solve your problem. Don’t be disappointed when you find that nothing has changed after you complete it.
Third-party system modifications are a common cause of usability problems. By a “system modification,” I mean software that affects the operation of other software -- potentially for the worse. The following procedure will help identify which such modifications you've installed. Don’t be alarmed by the complexity of these instructions -- they’re easy to carry out and won’t change anything on your Mac.
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Below are four lines of text in monospaced type, which are UNIX shell commands. They’re harmless, but they must be entered exactly as given in order to work. If you have doubts about the safety of running these commands, search this site for other discussions in which they’ve been used without any report of ill effects.
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jmsuijkerbuijk wrote:
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