Boot Camp users: Which Windows do you prefer?

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Marc said:
Which proves what I said about 64bit OS being pretty irrelevant to most users.

Unfortunately, the shitty TLB behaviour is present in all versions of Leopard.

 

[BCI]

I hate Mac, because the mouse is way harder to point than on Windows. Exact movement seems impossible on the Mini I'm sitting right now. Both an Apple mouse, and a Saitek Optical are horrible unexact. It's almost as bad as when I went from ball-mouse to optical.

 

[David cgc]

Sounds like your sensitivity is out of whack. Go to the System Preferences, then Keyboard & Mouse, and dial down the sensitivity under the Mouse tab until its at a less jittery setting.

 

[BCI]

Do you use a mac? There is no sensitivity option.

 

[Irishman]

Sounds like you have a bad Mini.

How long you had it? If it's under warranty or return policy, I'd see about getting a replacement. Apple's pretty good about working with you.

This is coming from a long-time Mac user (since 1994 I've owned 3 Macs, the oldest of which is 10 years old, and I'm still using now for Adobe Illustrator).

 

[Marc]

BCI said:
I hate Mac, because the mouse is way harder to point than on Windows. Exact movement seems impossible on the Mini I'm sitting right now. Both an Apple mouse, and a Saitek Optical are horrible unexact. It's almost as bad as when I went from ball-mouse to optical.

Can't say I've ever had that problem - either on my own mini with an MS Wireless keyboard (used daily) or a client's iMac using the the Apple mouse.

 

[David cgc]

BCI said:
Do you use a mac? There is no sensitivity option.

It's written "Tracking Speed," but it's pronounced "Sensitivity."

 

[BCI]

There are three options for the mouse: pointer speed, wheel speed, double-click speed.

Pointer speed controls whether the mouse moves slow and imprecise, or fast and imprecise. That's not what you mean, is it? Hitting the dot of an iis outright impossible on this machine...

 

[The Doctor]

BCI said:
There are three options for the mouse: pointer speed, wheel speed, double-click speed.

Pointer speed controls whether the mouse moves slow and imprecise, or fast and imprecise. That's not what you mean, is it? Hitting the dot of an iis outright impossible on this machine...

I'm really not sure what you mean. I'm running OS X on my notebook and my desktop and haven't really noticed any difference in mouse sensitivity between it and Windows. I typically use the trackpad when I'm on the notebook and a Logitech MX1000 Laser when I'm on the desktop.

I am not a fan of Logitech's software for their mice, however. Most mice with a trackwheel allow it to click and scroll, but not Logitech for some infuriating reason.

 

[BCI]

The mouse moves erratic and jumpy and it is impossible to aim for a certain pixel or just to move it with one speed. The slower the mouse, the worse it gets. It was like this out of the box... I thought it was just crappy Apple, but maybe this Mac is really broken? On Windows the mouse works perfectly.

 

[TK421]

I run vista, but only because it's the only thing I have sitting around. Maybe sp1 might improve it, but I shudder every time I have to boot into the thing. It's just there for all my old games.

 

[David cgc]

BCI said:
There are three options for the mouse: pointer speed, wheel speed, double-click speed.

Pointer speed controls whether the mouse moves slow and imprecise, or fast and imprecise. That's not what you mean, is it? Hitting the dot of an iis outright impossible on this machine...

Okay, that's weird. Both that the phrasing is different in your preferences, and that it isn't the sensitivity. The mouse is fine, since it works on other computers. You're happy with how the mice work on Windows, so it isn't an unrealistic expectation of accuracy from something as intrinsically clumsy as a mouse. Saitek doesn't make Mac drivers, so it can't be some sort of conflict that comes from that.

I'm stumped.

 

[Captain Intrepid]

BCI said:
The mouse moves erratic and jumpy and it is impossible to aim for a certain pixel or just to move it with one speed. The slower the mouse, the worse it gets. It was like this out of the box... I thought it was just crappy Apple, but maybe this Mac is really broken? On Windows the mouse works perfectly.

What surface are you on? That's the only thing I can think of that could cause what you're talking about.

 

[BCI]

Surface is a black pad, but I tried grey, I tried the table. My guess now would be the machine simply is defect. Alright.

If this thing would allow Bootcamp (it's PPC), I'd install XP. Always use the previous version, just like NASA uses 386 processores in space. The more mature choice.