Slow notebook

[Tinkerpuss]

I bought an Acer Aspire One 722 notebook while on holiday in the US over Christmas.
When I returned, I switched to a fibre-optic service and am getting a pretty constant 30Mbps wirelessly on my main computer. My notebook however struggles to reach 7Mbps, even if I use the wireless adapter from my PC.
Both are using Windows 7 Home Premium but my PC is 32 bit and my notebook 64 bit.
Is it common for notebooks to run slower or do I not have the correct settings for my network connection?
Any advice greatly appreciated.

[Tinkerpuss]

I meant to say I have 40mb of memory on my notebook and only 20 on my PC.

[Tinkerpuss]

Sorry again, I think it may be 4gb and 2gb ram - I am a bit of a dope with the technical stuff!

[daffy654]

Do you mean 4gb and 2gb of memory (RAM), the amounts you posted don't exist in terms of RAM, you would be unable to even boot up with that.

A 7mbps connection to the internet is pretty good really, unless you are playing online graphic intense games you won't need to be quicker.