B-Line

This issue may have more to do with reception.
Have you tried opening the laptop in the same
room with the desktop and time them both to see
how long each connects?

My macBook pro takes a couple of seconds
to find my network but that delay varies at
times and doesn't seem to be a big deal.

BTW don't forget Apple discussions
may be helpful in answering these questions.
http://74.125.113.132/search?q=cache...&client=safari

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