Printing presets question

I am trying to figure if what I am about to discuss is normal or a bug. So I go to print a picture, I configure the settings the way I want for an 8x10 (as an example). Among the settings I select the printer (my color printer) and the paper size (8x10). Before actually clicking on the print button I save the preset and call it "8x10". After saving it, I continue with the printing process without issues.
Let's say at some point in the future I want to print another 8x10. So off I go to print. I open the print screen and select the "8x10" preset saved from the previous session. Well, the printer displayed is the one defined as the default printer in "System Preferences" (in my case a black and white laserjet) and the paper size is the default 8 1/2 x 11. Is this the way it is suppose to be? I mean, if as part of a print process I define a printer and the paper should it not be stored as part of the preset?
So is what I am experiencing a bug or is this the way Aperture is configured to work? I find it annoying having to change the printer and the paper size every time (it is a mistake waiting to happen). I could set my color printer as the default in System Preferences but then every time I print out of any other program I will have to change the printer setting in that program.
Thanks in advance.
P.S. Using Aperture 3.0.1
Message was edited by: Coqui-

Thanks for your reply. When using 3.0 non of the settings I saved when creating a preset would be there if I tried to use the preset again (there were times when the saved preset would just disappear).
With 3.0.1 some of the settings are saved, like image size, crop to fill, and watermark. But the printer and paper size always bounce back to my laserjet and letter size.

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