Magic Mouse a bit sluggish when moved diagonally?

Hi,
I just connected a Magic Mouse to my Macbook Pro, it appears to me that the tracking is a bit sluggish when moved diagonally, that is, when i move the mouse diagonally it appears to object to the notion and instead move either vertically or horizontally for a moment and then kick in moving vertically. This is more apparent when moving short distances than long ones.
Is it possible my magic mouse is defective? or that it requires additional setup/calibration?
Thank you.

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