Magic Mouse Tracking Question

I'm on my second Magic Mouse. Returned the first because the tracking was really bad. This second is better, but not as good as my old Mighty Mouse.
I've noticed that the Mighty has a red light next to the optical sensor and the Magic doesn't have this. Wondering if this might be a cause for the worse tracking. Is it true that the Magic Mouse does not have that red light that the Mighty had???
I'm digging the Magic Mouse but not sure what to do if I can't find a way to improve the tracking.

My system's Magic Mouse has been acting up since I got the machine as well. My old wireless Mighty Mouse is fine. After doing some researching online and testing of my own, it would seem that there are two causes.
1) Magic Mouse transmitter placement and power level are less than optimal. Maybe the multi-touch surface results in a poorer signal, maybe it's just not as powerful as the Wireless Mighty Mouse, but the result is the same.
2) Mac Pro bluetooth antenna placement doesn't afford the best possible reception, especially on machines configured with wifi (since the wifi antenna may interfere with bluetooth reception).
Individually, each of the two are very minor issues. However, combine the two and you get poor reception and tracking (mouse appears to skip across the screen or lose signal for periods of time). In some cases, simply moving the machine can reduce or eliminate the problem (even only a few inches). In others, I've seen DIY solutions ranging from going inside the machine and moving the antenna to rigging up an external antenna wire. Still others have suggested getting an inexpensive bluetooth dongle (available from a lot of outlets online for under $20) and plugging it into the Mac Pro.
Dongle's (inexpensive Belkin adapter) been working well for me, I've had no signal or tracking issues since.

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