The Genius Bar told her to increase ram, and that because of the plastic case, it would never be as strong as the Dell with a metal case...hmmmmm. Don't think my TiBook gets as good a signal as the iBook, and it's metal. Pat On Jul 9, 2006, at 10:59 PM, Angus Wallace wrote: > Hi Pat, > > 1. Ibooks are known for excellent wireless reception. I don't think > you can > compare the 'number of bars' between Mac and Windows, and make a > conclusion > about which one is getting better reception. If you *really* care, > then try > downloading a large file (say 100mb) and see which one does it faster. > (Of > course, download one from your local network, so that the network is > the > limiting speed factor! ;-) (personally, I'd be betting on the iBook)