One laptop will pick up internet signal and one won't

We are traveling. My daughter with her newer MacBook can pick up linksys an internet signal. My older Powerbook can't pick up any signal. Both have Ethernet. My daughter says since her computer is newer she probably has a stronger Ethernet. Is she right?

Computers with a plastic case like the MacBook and iBook will pick up wireless signals better than a computer with an aluminum case like a PowerBook or a MacBookPro. The aluminum case will shield the antenna to a degree so the signal will be harder to pick up. There could be other factors, but the case is definitely one of them.

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