Yes, the iBooks have better wireless reception than PowerBooks, because the plastic shell doesn't interfere as much as the metal shell. The current aluminum powerbooks get better reception than the original titanium models, but still not quite as good as the iBooks. On 7/26/05 12:38 PM, revDAVE <coolcat at hostalive.com> wrote: > I heard a rumor that the wireless reception on Apple PowerBooks was not as > good as iBooks ( older ones - not the new release today)... > > Does anyone know if this is true or not ... And if so ... Is it still true > for the newer PowerBooks as opposed to last year's model?