Airport very slow with Mac mini

I have a Powerbook and a Mac Mini. Both have airport wireless internet.
When I put them side-by-side, the Powerbook gets a strong internet connection, the Mac mini is very weak and often loses the internet altogether.
Both the Powerbook and Mini have 1 GB Ram.
Seems like they should get identical or at least very similar reception.
Help!

Yes, I would expect them to have roughly similar reception.
The Mac mini is certainly still under warranty. The Airport card inside your Mac mini is not considered to be a user-serviceable part. Therefore best solution - take your Mac mini to your Apple dealer, explain the problem, and get them to fix it.

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