Printing document takes forever.Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

Using OS 10.6.4, each time I print a document, I have to wait and wait for the printer to print.
I'm using HP LaserJet M1319F. Driver version: 1.3.0.261
Is this normal?
The first document, I have to wait a couple of seconds before the printer respond, but if I try to send a second document right away before the other one is print, it take forever. I just did a test and the second document to be print 42 secondes of waiting.

Try repairing permissions and then restarting your computer. It just may speed up your printing.
Go to HP troubleshooting website and make sure you have all the latest drivers for Snow Leopard.
Check Apple's website for updated Snow Leopard drivers -
http://support.apple.com/kb/DL911
http://support.apple.com/kb/DL907
http://support.apple.com/kb/DL339

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She's essentially printing with the default settings, she just centers her print, instead of the default layout.
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I have only worked doing layout for one business in my past. In that job our department would sometimes experience slowdown in printing from time to time. However, we began to see extreme slowdowns over a month period. It was finally tracked down to two things. One was something about the RAID array going bonkers. The other was some of the CAT cabling going bad. It only affected large print jobs and copying large files through the network. Even so, it was not 100% of the time. Sometimes things went along smoothly.
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