Mouse pointer lag (trackpad and mouse)

Hi all,
I recently purchased a MacBookPro 13 inch for my work. It's the i7 version wth 8 gig of ram with mountain lion installed.
I have some major problems with both my mouse and my trackpad. The cursor has a lot of lag, it kind of make stutter and jumps. I tried multipe input devices and also on different computers. First I thought it was the mouse, but even the trackpad has the same problem! Should I bring back my laptop? I can't work like this.
I figured out that whenever there is some IO happening, the lagging will get worse. I tried a wireless mouse, wired mouse . . . nothing helped.
Anyone here got a solution?
Thanks

I have the same problem on my iMac using a usb wired mouse. The mouse worked fine with Lion, but the pointer is "sticky" with Mountain Lion. Seems to work fine for a while after a reboot or unplug/plug cycle of the mouse, but after a day or so the problem returns. I have been searching here for a solution, but have found none yet. Sounds like a software issue that Apple needs to find and fix.
Otherwise, have to treat my Mac like a Windows machine and do a daily preventive reboot...

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