Placed PDF file prints jagged

My company recently upgraded from Adobe Suite CS2 to CS4. We also purchased a new printer. I am still figuring out things but I haven't found a solution to my problem yet. I am not sure if it is the program or the printer (Ikon Business Pro 560c - has post script - new drivers)
Problem:
Our company logo was created in Illustrator CS4 and saved as both .AI and .PDF
I placed the PDF file into Indesign CS4 along with other graphics and text. When I printed from Indesign the logo appeared jagged.
I replaced the file with the .AI version. It did clean up the edges some but not completely. They are still a bit wavery if you look close.
The regular person would not notice, but my boss is very detailed oriented and pressuring me to fix this. I don't understand why a vector image that is supposed to retain quality no matter the size (large or small) would look blurry.
This has also happened with text that has been converted to outlines. (usually small text)
Let me know if you need more information. I did not get my degree in graphic design, and am self taught so I am hoping this is something that can be easily fixed. Thanks for any input.

I Placed both of these, blew them up to 300%, turned them sideways on letter-size paper and printed them on my HP Laserjet. They look fine.
I can make these look pretty bad if I choose Print > Graphics > Send Data: Proxy. You've got it set for All, or Optimized Subsampling, right?
It might also help to set your printer for Postscript only. Sometimes PCL printers do some funny things with vectors.
And I'd be willing to bet Peter's suggestion of going to PDF and printing that fixes it, even in PCL.
Ken

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