MacBook Pro 17" Cursor and Trackpad Issues

I'm a long time Mac user. I bought a new MBP 17" last December and I have had continual issues with the cursor and track pad. Issues like:
1. Selection accuracy. I place the cursor on top of the link or text I want to select and it doesn't select. I move the cursor off the target a little and it works.
2. Cursor "submarining". I move the cursor and it disappears for a bit then reappears. This happens all the time when I'm inputting data into forms.
3. Bad "tactiles". Moving the cursor using the trackpad does not have the same tactile sensation of my older 15". It feels jumpier, not as smooth, not nearly as accurate.
4. Cursor jitters. Sometimes the cursor will shake like it has the jitters.
Anybody else experiencing this? Is it bad hardware? Bad OS. Or just bad juju?

I have a workaround. I bought the Logitech VX Nano mouse and it works perfectly. Big difference using it and the trackpad. Seems to me that with the 17" at 1920 X 1200 resolution the trackpad doesn't have enough granularity to navigate that amount of territory. Is this a design/engineering flaw with the 17" in 1920x1200 resolution? Anyways this ***** - now I have to haul a mouse with me.

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