Slow download speed on Macbook and Macbook Pro

So I'm running download and upload speed tests today because I just switched ISP's and got a faster pla
The results are puzzling: I get 20 Mbps on my iMac when it's plugged in via ethernet, I get about 16Mbps when it's on wifi, My Macbook just got 7Mbps via wifi, and my Macbook pro got 4Mbps on wifi.  Why the huge difference? My little Nexus 7 tablet got 20Mbps on the same wifi from the same location.  How come the Macs are so slow?
These results are typical and averaged over the last few hours.
Is there something in the settings I need to change?

I'm very unhappy with the last 12 Mac Computers i5's we have put into production. There Download performance is terrible it starts of fast and then stalls out. The Snow Leopard Mac's 10.6.3 and 10.6.4 have cost me many hours of support and network trouble shooting! Here's the Deal, We have a 20/20 mb fiber line coming into our office, Can watch the graph in and out! not maxed out by any means. Even tried it after hours no better. we have about 50 other mac's in the same office running 10.5.x..... No issue downloads and uploads are fast and steady. Windows XP and 7 pc's run at the same pace no issues great download and great up. The problem has happened in these new snowleopard macs 10.6.3. example Just got a MacBookPro 15inch in today took it out of the box hooked it up loaded the screen got it up and running.... FRESH From Apple! started downloads took off good. 4 hrs later i was at 261.1 mb completed this was at 1:58 pm it is now 4 p.m. 2 hrs late and im at 274.7 MB less than 14mb. nothing is wrong with the network all other computers MAC or PC are working fine but all the MAC's we have put into place in the last 4 months are having the same issue! I tested it out i have my PC, my G5 (10.5.x), my IMac i5, and my MAC Pro i7 all sitting at desk all on a gigibit network connection piped into my 20mb line nothing else going on this switch. 500mb file download from the internet from another remote location... Started the Imac and the Mac Pro first. then my g5 and my Pc (HP 8710p). G5 and the PC, took right around 15 min to download the other two "NEW" computers are still going 4 and a 1/2 hours later they say they have 20 min remaining if you have a Fix for this apple please let me know! Fyi in my trouble shooting... if you go bop around on the slow Mac's on the internet for a bit it seem's to speed up the process a bit !?!?!?!?

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