I've read numerous reports of the MX1000 having erratic movement though I had never experienced it myself until recently. Initially (for about a year and a half), I was extremely happy with the mouse, it exhibited precision movement and no erratic behavior whatsoever. For the last few months though, it's been driving me completly nuts.
I dont recall making any changes in SetPoint or Windows Mouse Properties settings of any kind prior to this problem (hardware has not changed either). My screen res is 1920x1200 (this res amplifies the problem when trying to click on the smaller buttons).
Symptoms:
- Large fast movements are generally acceptable. Minute movements are very jerky and unpredictable. When editing text, landing the pointer between two particular letters is nearly impossible.
- When near my pointer destination and moving slowly, the pointer jumps backwards a quarter inch or so very frequently. The end result being a much farther physical mouse movement than if I had been moving the mouse at a faster speed. (I did some quick and dirty testing using my mouse pad as a guage. I noted the distance the pointer traveled while moving from the bottom to the top of the mouse pad during a quick smooth movement and then compared it to the same physical mouse movement while moving slowly. During the slow move the pointer consistantly moved about two thirds of the distance of the fast movement. (can anyone explain this?)
- When trying to follow a straight line with the pointer (vertical or horizontal) the pointer jumps either side to side or up and down respectively. The faster the movement, the more precise. Extremely slow movements result in a ridiculous amount of erratic pointer movement.
- Randomly, the pointer becomes completely sluggish. While writing the last few lines, I noticed that it took 3 passes across the mouse pad just to get the cursor halfway across the screen. Now it is only taking about 2" of movement to cross the entire screen. (why the difference?)
Any ideas? Suggestions?
Personally, I think it's time for a G5 but my budget does not allow. I need to make this thing work like it used to.......
I dont recall making any changes in SetPoint or Windows Mouse Properties settings of any kind prior to this problem (hardware has not changed either). My screen res is 1920x1200 (this res amplifies the problem when trying to click on the smaller buttons).
Symptoms:
- Large fast movements are generally acceptable. Minute movements are very jerky and unpredictable. When editing text, landing the pointer between two particular letters is nearly impossible.
- When near my pointer destination and moving slowly, the pointer jumps backwards a quarter inch or so very frequently. The end result being a much farther physical mouse movement than if I had been moving the mouse at a faster speed. (I did some quick and dirty testing using my mouse pad as a guage. I noted the distance the pointer traveled while moving from the bottom to the top of the mouse pad during a quick smooth movement and then compared it to the same physical mouse movement while moving slowly. During the slow move the pointer consistantly moved about two thirds of the distance of the fast movement. (can anyone explain this?)
- When trying to follow a straight line with the pointer (vertical or horizontal) the pointer jumps either side to side or up and down respectively. The faster the movement, the more precise. Extremely slow movements result in a ridiculous amount of erratic pointer movement.
- Randomly, the pointer becomes completely sluggish. While writing the last few lines, I noticed that it took 3 passes across the mouse pad just to get the cursor halfway across the screen. Now it is only taking about 2" of movement to cross the entire screen. (why the difference?)
Any ideas? Suggestions?
Personally, I think it's time for a G5 but my budget does not allow. I need to make this thing work like it used to.......
