Why is my old PC laptop better at picking up wifi than my shiny new iMac?

I have a HP laptop (3 years old) linked to my Virgin broadband (cable modem at least 5 years old) via a Netgear wireless router (4 years old).
Why doesn't my new iMac and iPad link to the internet as well as the old PC? Is it a Safari issue? Is it my Netgear router?
I need help as right now my wife wants to return the Apple products as "they're not as good" !!

There can be many reasons for a bad connection. I had a similar issue several years ago and was able to fix it easily by changing the DNS settings on the iMac. Macworld did an article about this some time ago, here is the article. It will explain how to change the DNS settings and what settings to use.
It also could be you are running into channel conflict interference. If you live in an area where there are lots of wi-fi networks that can create a problem if many of the networks are competing for the same band. For example I live in Silicon Valley and have no less than 15 wi-fi networks in range of my machine! You can download and use iStumbler to see who is in the area and what channels they're on, if you see a conflict simply use the settings on your Netgear to change the channel.
It just takes a little trouble shooting but the answer is out there.
Regards,
Roger

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I can't get Pro Tools LE to open a session on my brand new iMac.
Detail
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I've tried uninstalling/reinstalling, stripping the computer of anything that says "digidesign," etc... it doesn't work.
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_*The Kit*_
_The Troubled Computer_
iMac
Version: OS X 10.6.1 Snow Leopard
Processor: 2.66 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
Memory: 4 GB 1067 MHz DDR3
Startup Disk: Macintosh HD
_The Untroubled Computer_
MacBook Pro
Version: OS X 10.6.1 Snow Leopard
Processor: 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
Memory: 2GB 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM
(the previous model - all aluminium)
_The Digidesign Interface_
MBox2 / USB connection
_The External Hard Drives_
iMac: Maxtor One Touch 4 Plus 600GB / FW800 > FW400 with a converter
MacBook Pro: Maxtor One Touch 4 Plus 750GB / FW400 > FW400
_The Pro Tools LE Software_
Pro Tools LE 8.0.3
I know what you're thinking... Snow Leopard is the problem. Right?
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As for LE on the iMac... At first it was 8.0.1 but now it is 8.0.3.
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