Mouse pointer freezes, slows down or disappears (solution)

I had similar problems with my home HP laptop a while back. What do they have in common? The Synaptics pointer driver. I uninstalled it on my new Dell Precision 5510, and all is well again.

You lose gestures and have a basic mouse, but it's far better than dealing with the annoyance. Maybe Dell has the clout to get the driver fixed finally?

In the meantime, I'm happy to be gesture free.