MidnightHawk

So many variables involved. First, what wireless router do you have? Is it wireless G, N, AC? Does it support 2.4Ghz and 5Ghz channels? How far away from the wireless router is the desktop? It'll probably be better to get a USB Wifi Adapter that matches up with the specs of your router. 2.4Ghz will have longer range but slower speeds, and 5Ghz will offer higher speeds but shorter range. I have a netgear r7000 nighthawk router running dd-wrt firmware (more stable in my opinion) and it puts out both 2.4 and 5Ghz channels. I have my newer devices connecting to the 5Ghz and older devices connecting to the 2.4Ghz. I added a Netgear NightHawk AC!900 USB 3.0 adapter to a desktop a couple rooms away from the router and it gets 150Mb download over the 5Ghz signal. Its an older desktop running windows 7, I think it would get even higher speeds if it was a newer computer. My Internet speed is 200Mb down.

Hi, you can call me Hawk. I'm looking to extend the life of my lenovo y510p. The wireless N card in it has always been terrible and I'm hoping to be able to swap it out with a newer AC card. I'll browse the forums and offer advice where I can. Thanks!