Single strength of wireless on G4 Laptop with Leopard loaded

I have an Imac Dual Core and a G4 Lap top both loaded without a problem with Leopard. However, the wireless single strength monitor on the G4 is only at the second bar vs. 4 bars for the Imac Dual Core even though the single strength read in the Apple Express Advanced window shows it at 61 compared to 63 for the Imac.
I've talked to some other people with the two different generations of computers and they have similar experience with their G4 laptops reading two bars as opposed to the four bars on the Imac Dual Core.
Is their a fix for this, is Apple aware of it, and is it a real problem or something we just accept?

I'd say he could run Leopard; minimum requirements are found here: http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=30496.
Might want to upgrade the RAM, if possible. 2 gig RAM would be better.
Doc

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