My new Mac Mini suddenly losing Internet connection periodically.

It just seems like "out of the blue" I'm suddenly losing the Internet connection (when browsing) then eventually it returns only to lose connection again. Have not had this problem before, now suddenly happening all the time. My iPad never has this problem (it's on the same wifi network), so it's got me wondering is the problem "in" the Mac Mini? Thanks for any information you might be able to supply.

I have had similar troubles with my Mac Mini for several months now and have tried all of the above plus more (including taking the thing apart to make sure the antenna wire had not come unmoored). I can set the MacBook Pro on the same desk with the Mini and its Airport connection will remain strong and steady while the Mini waffles and stalls, on and off.
I have pretty much concluded that the fault lies with Mini's Airport, the card itself most likely but perhaps some other factor. The past few weeks I have been keeping the Mini online by sharing the MBP's Airport connection via ethernet. This works well (and further points to Mini's Airport as the culprit) but is is rather cumbersome since I am constantly disconnecting the MBP for road work.
At this point I am thinking that the better solution would be to add an Airport Express to the network, connecting the Mini to wifi via ethernet. At this point I am certain, based on experience, that no amount of permission repairing, user account switching, new network creating or network rebooting in whole or in part will fix the problem.

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The mic works absolutely fine with other recording applications I have on the mac at the moment - albeit non-adobe ones (tested it on the EasyAudioRecorder - and it lives up to its name. it's easy)
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