Airport problems with 10.5.3

I bought a macbook for the first time in october last year after the release of leopard after using windows for 10 years. I can honestly say that this thing is the biggest piece of junk i ever purchased.
I have had internet problems since day one. It took me buying 3 different routers to finally get one that worked with the macbook. Then 10.5.2 came out and my internet drop outs started again. I switched back to 10.5.1 and it worked agian. Once i accidentally downloaded 10.5.2 again and guess what? Yep Drop out problems.
Now since 10.5.3 came out to supposedly fix the airport bug, i install it just for my internet not to work at all. I'm so freaking sick of this i'm about to go back to windows and never take apple serious again. I have read post after post of people experiencing the same problems.
I really want to give apple a fair shake and try to get this resolved so i can enjoy this laptop. I have to have 10.5.3 to run protools as its not compatible with previous leopard releases.
what the heck do i do? Take it in to a genius bar and demand a new aiport card?
Please advise, i'm at my wits end.

You are right that there are a lot of reports about dropped wireless connections regarding the Macbook. I am not very versant technically (especially regarding wireless) but I have a few observations.... Do you use Bootcamp XP? XP has brilliant wireless software. My Macbook is the first Apple I have purchased also. Prior I always relied on XP to find and keep signals wherever I went and at home. I used NetGear DLink routers at home (various strengths of each). I always ran into trouble when I tried secured or encrypted signals - so number one I always leave them unconfigured (I just plug them in right out of the box.) Secured wireless is way too much work and too much of a mystery to bother with. Second, I must say I never notice dropped signals unless I am downloading something that takes a long time (updates). I guess if you are playing games online, a dropped signal is unacceptable, but I don't do games, so again - not bothered. In any case, with my Macbook I got to compare Apple to MS by using Bootcamp and I think XP is better than Tiger. This is fun because it is the same hardware - the software is an issue somehow - BUT - a big "but" - the routers are more often the problem. (Have you ever noticed how many new firmware updates some routers need? - that is never a good sign...) I too, purchased more and more routers (always "on sale") to improve speed and connectivity, but was never happy. Over time I finally upgraded from Tiger to Leopard and with it I also decided to "go Apple" by actually getting Airport Express (my first "N" router). That was a month ago and now I have speed and tremendous connectivity. Success. One last tip. I have noticed with Apple that if you have a fresh install of OS X - and if it works well without updates then just LEAVE it! On more than one occassion I loaded the updates and saw a performance drop. My answer was to Erase/re-install and leave it. Never mess with a working setup. Don't be afraid to use your warranty and get satisfaction. In spite of what you feel and read in forums, most Macs work really well.

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