Hardware :: Unable To Get Smooth Mouse While Moving Fast?

This problem is quite difficult to explain and it was hard to think of any terms that I could use for a search.

If I want the cursor to move a certain distance on the screen, I can either do that by moving the mouse fast or by doing it slowly.

If I do it rather slowly, the way my mouse has to make on the desk is much longer than if I moved it fast.

Example: I want to move the cursor from the left edge of the screen to the right. If I do it in a very quick movement, I only have to move the mouse for, like, 5 centimeters.

However, if I do it in a really slow sweep, the same distance on the screen takes up to more than 50 centimeters with the mouse.

By the way, the trackpad obviously does the same thing, as does the mouse wheel. I want the cursor to move the distances independently from how fast I move the mouse.

My hardware is a brand-new macbook and a USB Logitech optical pilot wheel mouse. I previously used the latter on my PC, where this problem never occurred.

I also tried a different mouse on the mac and the problem was the same.