Is something worng with my brand new iMac?

Ok so let me try to explain this. When connecting to the internet it seems like my mac works better wireless than it does hardwired which dosnet make sense. When its wired i have problems loading pages and and its slower. Wireless its perfect.. I also did a speed test and wireless came back at 21.06 and wired was 11.45. I think something is wrong with my mac ethernet port because of this. Now is this normal for a mac to work better wireless than wired??? I have a linksys router wrt160n if that helps. I like it wireless because of less clutter so i dont mind that, but i just want to make sure i dont have to bring my mac in for repair. Oh its also the new imac 2.93ghz

It should definitely work better hardwired. Check out the following points. They're all I can think of at the moment:
1. Have you tried hard-wiring from the mac to the router (not to the modem)? There may be some settings issues between the mac and modem.
2. Are you sure you're using your wireless network when wireless? Maybe you're using someone else's internet which has a better router/etc.
3. Turn off airport when you're wired.
4. Your Ethernet network settings may be messed up. Go to the network system preference, make a new location, (which resets all of your network settings for that location) apply and try again.
5. In the network system preference, make sure Ethernet is at the top. Your computer always attempts to use those higher in the list first.
6. Try a different ethernet cable.
7. Take a look at the ethernet ports on your mac and whatever else you plug it into. Make sure the pins aren't bent/corroded/etc.
8. Take your imac to a different location and try internet wired. If it's slow there too, there's an issue with your system which is likely software related (reinstall mac os), but may be hardware related (take the mac back and get a replacement).

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