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Problem solved

Hey guys,

today I phoned Apple support and lo and behold, the technician found a solution to my problem! I simply had to create a new user and the laggy scrolling was all gone.

Now all I have to do is copy all documents and settings, backups of apps and stuff to /Users/Shared and move them to the new account.

I had no AirDisplay or DisplayPad installed, so that was not my problem.

Hope this helps.

vex
 
Bizarrely this is disk permission issue. Something to do with Java. Simply run a repair disk permissions operation and the choppiness should be resolved.
 
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