Mouse, use ps/2 or USB connector?

[lb]

I just acquired an MS intellimouse which has both a ps/2 and USB
connectors. Which would be the better to use for everyday and gaming?

One more concern, I have USB currently disable as I have no other USB
devices installed. This is to free up resources, but I am not hurting
in that area, just trying to keep it simple and efficient.

Thanks

 

[Will Dormann]

I just acquired an MS intellimouse which has both a ps/2 and USB
connectors. Which would be the better to use for everyday and gaming?

PS/2, without a doubt. USB requires more CPU overhead and doesn't
support the high sample rates that a PS/2 port can. (up to 200Hz with
the proper driver)


-WD

 

[Sruples4Nuples]

I just acquired an MS intellimouse which has both a ps/2 and USB
connectors. Which would be the better to use for everyday and gaming?

One more concern, I have USB currently disable as I have no other USB
devices installed. This is to free up resources, but I am not hurting
in that area, just trying to keep it simple and efficient.

I was going to ask a similar question. I just got an MS Intellimouse
optical that's only USB, but came with a PS/2 adapter. Is it better to hook
it up directly to USB 2.0, or use the PS/2 converter?

 

[RedBack]

I was going to ask a similar question. I just got an MS Intellimouse
optical that's only USB, but came with a PS/2 adapter. Is it better to hook
it up directly to USB 2.0, or use the PS/2 converter?

My preference would be stick with the PS/2 why waste a good port on
the mobo which can not be use by anything else.....keep the USB free
for printers scanner and pendrives etc.

less problems loading PS/2 mouse/keyboard drivers in DOS when you need
to boot from floppy or some other OS for troubleshooting or to update
BIOS etc.


RedBack

 

[Phil]

I just acquired an MS intellimouse which has both a ps/2 and USB

connectors. Which would be the better to use for everyday and gaming?

One more concern, I have USB currently disable as I have no other USB
devices installed. This is to free up resources, but I am not hurting
in that area, just trying to keep it simple and efficient.

Thanks

Ok,

What kind of connector you used for your old mouse to use for everyday
and gaming? If it was ok then why don't just use the same kind of
connector for the new mouse.

Why use a USB mouse and waste a USB port for something else - or free
up resource/irq if you don't have any other USB devices. Beside,
PS/2 connector is built-on the motherboard so it's free and it worked
perfectly fine many years before the USB mouse/keyboard hype. I
don't really see the benefit of using USB for the mouse or keyboard

So keep it "simple and efficient" by using the PS/2 connector and free
up the USB port.

 

[Walt]

Go with PS/2.

I have both a PS/2 attached "pointing device" on my keyboard, and a
USB attached Intellimouse. I use the Intellimouse 99% of the time.
The other 1%, are those times when the CPU is very busy and the USB
Intellimouse can't move the mouse pointer on the screen. However,
at those same times, my PS/2 "pointing device" still works. So,
I have to use that.

Based on that, I would say that a PS/2 connection is better.