Terrible wifi on mini mac 2010

So, I have just purchased a new Mac Mini (2010) and like many people here I am having problems with wifi. Initially it wouldn't even hold a connection, so I etherneted up and did an OS update and at least it maintains a connection now, but man is it slow compared to my other wireless devices.
I've read other people suggesting it's cause the antenna is on the bottom and maybe to turn to upside down and yeah - this helps. But even then it is still about 50% slower than my 2 Macbook Pros and an Imac I bring home from work on occasions (also - how dumb a design does this make it that I can't have it sitting like it was designed to sit?).
Not sure why I am bothering to post this cause I don't think it is faulty - unfortunately I think that it is just badly engineered for this particular (and most basic) task.
I still love my apple products but this has been a big disappointment.
If anyone has ever had this problem and managed to come up with a reliable fix let me know but I'm not expecting a solution - just wanted to vent..

The houses in my development are on 1 acre lots. My unibody 2010 Mini picks up a minimum of seven of my neighbors' networks, four of which always have 2 bars or more. When I use my Mini wirelessly I always get a reliable, fast connection despite the Mini and Airport Extreme both being close to wireless phones. That doesn't sound like the Mini has antenna design problem to me.
There are Mac wifi troubleshooting articles here and here. If none of those ideas work you might want to try Snow Leopard's Getting Online and Networking forum or calling Apple.
Venting on Discussions is pretty pointless as it is a user-to-user forum. You can leave feedback for Apple on their Feedback Page.

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