Laser mice being choppy

[switchg3ar]

Hi, I seem to be having problems with my laser mouse. It’s been an on going process. I find that the mouse is not as smooth as the LED based ones and I am wondering if this is normal. When I move the mouse left and right I find that it seems like the cursor is a bit jumpy compared to the LED. I have tried a variety of laser mice, different settings ( dpi and polling), and different mouse pads in conjunction with different computers. Is there a way to reduce this effect? I have tried Logitech MX mouse and the razor copper head.

On aside note I do have a Logitech VX laptop laser mouse and it seems to be fine for some reason. I would appreciate any help.

 

[silent-circuit]

It's mostly surface related. I've seen a lot of people complain about this, but never noticed the effect all that much. Been perfectly happy with my Logitech MX Revolution and Razer Copperhead, and they're both laser, so...

Turn mouse speed down in Windows? List what surfaces/pads you've tried? Or just sell it, buy a traditional optical, and don't worry about it anymore. Whichever.

 

[switchg3ar]

What I have tried is a standard cloth mouse pad, razer's mantis mouse pad, and on the wood desk top. I figured as much it would be the dust or fibers of the mouse pad but they all seemed to performed similarly.

At the time it was hype to buy a laser mouse that was like two years ago when i bought it. The other day my friend bought one and was like it seems choppy. That's how this all started again.