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I've got a Microsoft laser mouse that I've had for maybe 15 years. It has always worked well.

But I've been using a Macbook Pro for a couple years, and although I find the trackpad a bit uncomfortable, my mouse doesn't work well with it, either.

The main problem I see is speed: even with the tracking speed at maximum in System Preferences, the cursor moves slowly.

I'm wondering if this is a software issue or a hardware one. Is OSX just not letting me "turn it up to 11" like I want, or is it that the laser mouse has a resolution, where every inch maps roughly to a number of pixels moved, and my current screen has a lot more pixels than those of years ago?

Do I need to change a setting or change my mouse?

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  • Do you use a mousepad, or do you mouse directly on a table surface?
    – LPChip
    May 28, 2015 at 19:41
  • @LPChip table surface, which is wood with visible grain. May 28, 2015 at 21:23
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    I'd treat yourself to a new mouse, in 15 years the technology has definitely gotten better.
    – mdpc
    May 28, 2015 at 21:27
  • @NathanLong Try using a mousemat. I bet it will drastically improve your mousing.
    – LPChip
    May 28, 2015 at 22:36

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Based on this article: http://computer.howstuffworks.com/question631.htm I would say that your second suggestion is roughly correct.

There may be software you can download that further "speeds up" the mouse, or you could purchase a new one if the trackpad still isn't cutting it for you.

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It was the mouse

I just got a new laser mouse (the Evoluent VerticalMouse 4). It has a hardware setting for tracking speed, and at higher settings, it tracks much faster than my old laser mouse.

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