In Windows XP, you can easily change the sensitivity of your mouse. Simply go to Control Panel, and open Mouse Properties. In the Window that comes up, there are many options about your mouse configurations, and on the Pointer Opions tab, there is a slider which allows you to change the pointer speed. If you reallywant precision and speed, I recomend getting an actual mouse.
I find the mouse to be more convenient, but really it just depends on how fast you are moving the cursor. either one can be slower than a snail, or fast enough to whiz acrossthe screen. you just have less room to do that on a touchpad.
One advantage of using a mouse when working with a laptop is that it is much faster. It is also easier to use than the touch pad.
You Plug a USB mouse into a USB Drive in the laptop, and now you can use your usb mouse with your laptop for anything.
There is a USB slot on the side of the laptop, but the mouse USB in there.
Mouse
A wireless Microsoft mouse is a good mouse to use for a laptop. A wireless mouse is recommended because it is easier to use without wires getting in the way.
Why would you use a cordless mouse on top of your laptop? That's kind of a weird idea...
You can buy an external mouse and hook it up to your laptop, they can go as cheap as $5-$10 dollars for a mouse. Or if you dont want to haul around an external mouse, you can unscrew your laptop and buy a replacement mouse trackpad, the whole repair is about $50.00-$60.00
you might need a mouse to play faster but you kill monsters and other plays on this site www.runescape.com
A laptop IS a computer
If you have a working usb port on your laptop, you can buy a wireless mouse for it. Most wireless mice work with a usb connecter which needs to stay plugged into your laptop.
USB mouse should go into most laptops.
One can tell if a laptop mouse is compatible to a Mac computer by simply checking the slot of the mouse itself. If the slot of the mouse matches exactly with the slot of the Mac computer, the mouse will be compatible.