Mac Mini Pre 2009 Wireless Question

I have 3 ways of accessing my wireless network. My wife's new macbook (5,1), my iPhone 3G and my pre 2009 Mac Mini. All worked in our old house. We just moved and wireless router is located further away from my mac mini.
Wife's computer and my iPhone get "full bar" reception but my Mac Mini cant even get through password phase to new network and has sporadic reception. If I move Mac Mini next to router seems to work fine...
Is it really possible that the wireless reception on Mac Mini is so much weaker than other 2 Mac's; or do I have another problem?
Thanks

Have you tried moving the new location of the wireless router to see if that makes a difference? In my house, for example, when I have the wireless router on the desk I don't get as good a signal coverage as when I place the router at the top of a tall bookshelf, just under the ceiling.
If that doesn't help, you might want to post this in the mini discussions at http://discussions.apple.com/category.jspa?categoryID=158

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