[blindemboss]

I know earlier PB's had poor AirPort reception. Has the current models improved to at least to be on par with the iBooks or is this impossible given the materials used?

[fisherKing]

not in my house...
my 12" pb revC gets 3 bars where my iBook G3 sees 4...
and the ibook finds more networks (not that that matters)

regardless, the pb works fine; well worth it!

[audvidsvs]

Same here .I can have the iBook and PB next to each other and have full strength on the iBook and 2 bars less on the PB.
Even with this and worse Battery life I am sticking with the PB. It just feels so much nicer.

[MilkmanDan]

Much better reception on the iBook. Which is too bad. My poor poor 12in Powerbook.

[benwhanlee]

i don't own an ibook to compare to, but the reception on my titanium is better than the reception on my aluminum...

[NYCFarmboy]

short answer: NO

my 12" 1.3 g4 powerbook's airport reception is awful compared to my 500 mhz ibook.

[SEkker]

Originally posted by benwhanlee:
i don't own an ibook to compare to, but the reception on my titanium is better than the reception on my aluminum...

If your PBAl receptin is WORSE than a TiPB, something is wrong with your antennae in the Al PB.

The clamshell iBooks have a better reception than the newer iBooks. What I'd like to see is a comparison of a recent iBook with a recent PB using Airport Express.

[MrForgetable]

iBook would be full strength to 3 bars, and PB is 3 bars to 2 bars.

[iREZ]

It's all to do with the houseing of said book. Sometimes I wish I still had my Pismo.

[fisherKing]

Originally posted by iREZ:
It's all to do with the houseing of said book. Sometimes I wish I still had my Pismo.

i loved my pismo, but...why would anyone go backwards?
would not give up the speed/size/vram/brightscreen etc etc etc of the alBook for one more bar of airport reception...


( just a thought )

[iREZ]

Cuz I used be able to go all over the place and not worry about my wireless reception. I'm not saying I'd go back for my normal use, just wish I still had it to surf around the house. Point taken though.

[benwhanlee]

Originally posted by SEkker:
If your PBAl receptin is WORSE than a TiPB, something is wrong with your antennae in the Al PB.

The clamshell iBooks have a better reception than the newer iBooks. What I'd like to see is a comparison of a recent iBook with a recent PB using Airport Express.

that's what i thought - about my Al PB, but i took it in to the genius bar three different times, making sure to get helped by three different people, and they told me that it was 'within spec'. i haven't sent it in because it hasn't really been an actual problem. i still get a signal everywhere in my house (it's pretty small) that i can use. but if you ever compare the signal between the two powerbooks, the titanium's is always better.

[SEkker]

The signal reception of some mac laptops is the following in my experience:

iBook [clamshell] > Pismo > AlPB17 >> TiPB

In many cases, I see two more bars with my AlPB17 than with my old TiPB.

Not sure what the Apple 'geniuses' told you, but if I were you, I'd ask to borrow one of their demo models to directly compare with your machine.

[pat++]

I would add that I get 4 bars on the DUAL USB iBook (G3) and 3 bars on iBook G4. Not sure if this is because the Airport drivers are not the same (Aiport vs Airport Extreme)

[benwhanlee]

Originally posted by SEkker:
The signal reception of some mac laptops is the following in my experience:

iBook [clamshell] > Pismo > AlPB17 >> TiPB

In many cases, I see two more bars with my AlPB17 than with my old TiPB.

Not sure what the Apple 'geniuses' told you, but if I were you, I'd ask to borrow one of their demo models to directly compare with your machine.

yeah, maybe it's time i went back and did a side by side comparison with one of their demos...