Optical Mouse - PS/2 or USB?

[iMartin]

I just upgraded from the old, ball mouse, to an optical mouse, but which should I plug it in to? On the box it says 2x Fast Optical (Using USB). Should I use the PS/2 adapter to plug it into the PS/2 port? Or would it be overall better to use the USB port?

[tesco]

Use the USB port...
in the ps/2 you need it hooked up when the computer starts.
With USB you can go without a mouse then after a while plug it in..
little things like that make USB so much better :P

plus USB is just new tech. why attach an adaptor to use the old technology. :huh:

[DarthInsinuate]

USB is supposedly slightly less responsive

i have my mouse plugged into PS/2 because there's nothing else to plug into there, it really pisses me off having a socket i'd never use

[vivitron 15]

always used ps2, using one of them adapters - same for my keyboard...i cant imagine needing any better :)

[Virtualbody1234]

My opinion... Plug it into the PS/2.

[Samurai]

Mouse: PS/2
Keybord: USB

[vivitron 15]

why so usb for the keyboard? mine types faster than i can...

[Formula1]

I have a logitect optical connected to the USB of one of my old pc and start up i get a ps/2 error message that there is missing device and asks me to press esc to continue. After that my pc recognizes the mouse and the mouse still works perfect. I'd recommend USB because some times i'd have problems with the mouse connected to the ps/2 , for example the mouse icon freezes and i have to unplug and plug back in the ps/2 port.

[erRor67]

If your mouse connects via PS/2 use PS/2. If it connects via USB use USB. Theres no point in using an adapter to convert. Just use the kind they give you.

[Ariel_001]

I just use the ps/2 port. That is what it is there for. Free up a USB port for something else that can make more use of it. Like a digi cam..

[Storm]

plus USB is just new tech. why attach an adaptor to use the old technology. :huh:

because USB uses ALOT of CPU resources.........

if you can attach someting another way, do that........ you might not notice any difference, but why use your CPU more than nessisary?

and i really fail to see why its a bad thing to need to have your mouse pluged in @ boot......... ur gonna have that thing attached to ur pc all the time anyway, and if not, you might as well attach it 45 seconds earlier.......