Sluggish mouse on Mac Mini

I have a Mac mini 2,7 Ghz i7 and a Mac bluetooth magic mouse and it is very sluggish, it sometimes swims around like it's not connected to my hand movements.
I work fast, and I often have all my applications open (8Gb ram) - I used to work on a iMac 27" until recently - same workspace, same work surface, same environment, same work pattern - but noo way did this mouse swim around like that.
Anyone with the same experience?
Could it be that the Mac mini simply isn't fast enough to handle it, or could it be a faulty motherboard??

Reset your PRAM.
Shut the Mac down completely.
Holding the Cmd+Opt+P+R keys, press the power button.
Listen for the "Startup chime" to sound three (3) times, and release the keys.
It should work after that.

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