2g Touch's Wifi signal strength

Ok, about a week ago i posted about getting strange behaviour with my 2g Ipod touch's wifi signal meter: http://discussions.apple.com/message.jspa?messageID=8098190#8098190
I finally downloaded Wifinder (which measures the signal strenght) and find im getting really low readings in comparison to my Imac's wifi. Standing right infront of the router i get a reading of 60 (the scale being from 1 to 100) and in the next room i get a reading of 35-45 where my imac gets around 75. Im not having problems connecting or surfing (the routers if tested are all WEP) but I am concerned with the signal strength. Can anyone give me any reference of the signal with Wifinder on their Ipod Touch? Is the touch's wifi reception significantly lower than other wifi devices?
I might just go back to the apple store tomorrow, still thinking about it though (i hate having to prove to the guys at the store that my unit has an issue).
Thanks in advance
Adrian D

I haven't actually used that app, so I can't speak to its reliability. However, I can tell you that when I visit my parents' house (they live in suburban NJ - tons of houses about a driveway apart from each other) my Toshiba notebook picked up on a bunch of networks, my MacBook picks up on a few less networks, and my iPod touch finds only the one I created with my AirPort base station. So the iPod touch's Wi Fi antenna is certainly not as strong as what one would find in a computer.
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