Slow Microsoft Remote Desktop Connection client

Hi Everyone,
I was wondering whether one of you, know of a better client of the Microsoft 'Desktop Remote Connection' client for Mac OS X.
It's because I have an Intel iMac, and remotes my company laptop, but the DRC application are a bit slow in screenupdates and key strokes compared to the Windows client. I am guessing that it as to do with the Rostatta layer, which slows the application.
Any suggestion?

It is like that on my first gen G5 iMac as well. It is just part of how the program operates and has nothing to do with Rosetta.
It also works slow like that - but less so - when I try to use RDC to control a PC I have set up as a file server from my other PC.

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I work at home on my Mac at work on Windows 7. I also have a work laptop, running Windows 7, that comes home with me. My goal is to RDC my Mac to the laptop running Windows 7 to reduce desktop clutter, and easily work between machines.
So this is in local lan.. the PC laptop running win7 and the Mac loaded with RDC software. If this is local lan then the issue is nothing to do with TC.
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<http://www.microsoft.com/mac/products/remote-desktop/default.mspx>
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