Print Layout and Printing Speed

Hello,

If I have more than one image selected for printing, say two images on 8" of 17" wide roll paper, when I select "print" one image shows instantly, but the other takes several, if not many, minutes before it shows up and I make adjustments to the layout, etc. Then once this is done, the printing itself takes longer than it seems it should—not as bad as loading the image to the print layout box.

15" MBP, 4GB, 2.53 GHz. Plenty of free ram as reported by Activity Monitor during the whole process.

Any thoughts?

Thanks!

Michael Morrison