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> The monitor is the biggest issue for me, followed by the mouse. That's interesting, because the mouse is one of the biggest turnoffs for me when it comes to

> The monitor is the biggest issue for me, followed by the mouse. That's interesting, because the mouse is one of the biggest turnoffs for me when it comes to OS X. I never could get used to the acceleration curve[0], despite installing 3rd party software[1] to modify it. There's also the issue of not having a pointing stick on Macs, but that's another subject entirely. 0: http://tidbits.com/article/8893 http://tidbits.com/article/8893 1: http://triq.net/mac/mouse-acceleration-preference-pane-mac-os-x http://triq.net/mac/mouse-acceleration-preference-pane-mac-o...

hayksaakian 14y ago
Its not hard to turn it off altogether. http://osxdaily.com/2010/08/25/mouse-acceleration/ http://osxdaily.com/2010/08/25/mouse-acceleration/
- w1ntermute 14y ago
  I mentioned the 3rd party software in your link ("Mouse Acceleration Preference Pane") in my initial post as something I'd tried. In any case, it was a work machine and I'm no longer there, so it's not particularly important anymore.
ricardobeat 14y ago
Mouse acceleration is something you get used to pretty quickly, a full day of usage is enough to not even notice it anymore. I use both OSX (trackpad), windows with a 1600dpi mouse, and play games with acceleration disabled. For work I prefer OSX's acceleration, it feels more precise/natural.
- w1ntermute 14y ago
  I used a Mac for work for months and never got used to it, but obviously YMMV.
  - moe 14y ago
    I've noticed the curve seems to strangely vary between different Macs and different mice. On some of my Macs I had to install software to fix it, on some it just felt right from the start. I never kept track to make out a pattern, but it may be worth trying out a different mouse.
  - to3m 14y ago
    I never got used to the OS X mouse curve either. The mouse acceleration on the Mac has always been a bit leaden at low speeds, and too fast at higher speeds, even with Mac OS. It's odd, because the trackpad acceleration is very well done. The best solution I've found is to buy a Microsoft mouse. As with most Microsoft hardware, they're good value. You can then use the supplied Intellipoint for Mac OS X software, which, along with a bunch of pointless junk, lets you activate a Windows-style acceleration curve. It might sound daft, but this utterly transformed my experience of OS X.
javert 14y ago
There's also the issue of not having a pointing stick on Macs Isn't it the case that the Dell ultrabook also does not have a pointing stick? Hopefully someone can chime in and confirm/deny this. I looked on the site, and it appears not to have one.
notJim 14y ago
This drives me crazy on the Mac as well. My solution is to just use the trackpad.

hayksaakian 14y ago

Its not hard to turn it off altogether. http://osxdaily.com/2010/08/25/mouse-acceleration/ http://osxdaily.com/2010/08/25/mouse-acceleration/

w1ntermute 14y ago
I mentioned the 3rd party software in your link ("Mouse Acceleration Preference Pane") in my initial post as something I'd tried. In any case, it was a work machine and I'm no longer there, so it's not particularly important anymore.

ricardobeat 14y ago

Mouse acceleration is something you get used to pretty quickly, a full day of usage is enough to not even notice it anymore. I use both OSX (trackpad), windows with a 1600dpi mouse, and play games with acceleration disabled. For work I prefer OSX's acceleration, it feels more precise/natural.

w1ntermute 14y ago
I used a Mac for work for months and never got used to it, but obviously YMMV.
- moe 14y ago
  I've noticed the curve seems to strangely vary between different Macs and different mice. On some of my Macs I had to install software to fix it, on some it just felt right from the start. I never kept track to make out a pattern, but it may be worth trying out a different mouse.
- to3m 14y ago
  I never got used to the OS X mouse curve either. The mouse acceleration on the Mac has always been a bit leaden at low speeds, and too fast at higher speeds, even with Mac OS. It's odd, because the trackpad acceleration is very well done. The best solution I've found is to buy a Microsoft mouse. As with most Microsoft hardware, they're good value. You can then use the supplied Intellipoint for Mac OS X software, which, along with a bunch of pointless junk, lets you activate a Windows-style acceleration curve. It might sound daft, but this utterly transformed my experience of OS X.

javert 14y ago

There's also the issue of not having a pointing stick on Macs Isn't it the case that the Dell ultrabook also does not have a pointing stick? Hopefully someone can chime in and confirm/deny this. I looked on the site, and it appears not to have one.

notJim 14y ago

This drives me crazy on the Mac as well. My solution is to just use the trackpad.