Wired vs wireless Mighty Mouse tracking

Has anyone else found that the wireless Mighty Mouse has different tracking or acceleration compared to the wired version? It feels as if it has some acceleration applied that I can't dial out using USB Overdrive, or that it has a slight dead zone or something when making very slow or small movements.

Yes I did install the software. I'm pretty sure I'm only using one finger. I can't see any perceptible difference between the way I'm using the wired and the wireless versions. Maybe the wired version is less sensitive. Also there is big difference in the weight of the two. The wireless is heavier (due to the batteries I imagine) and the wired seems downright feather light compared to it.
But thanks for the feedback

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