Slow speeds on HP BeatsAudio

[vygon]

i have two laptops an old HP EliteBook s1 and a 2year old HP BeatsAudio. Broadband speed of of 200Mbps on the EliteBook i get over 200Mbps fantastic, but on the other HP BeatsAudio i get less than 40Mbps. What could be possibly if anything be wrong with the BeatsAudio and is there a way i can get the same speed out of the BeatsAudio laptop both are using Wi-Fi

[newapollo · Accepted solution]

Hi @vygon 

A quick google search shows the HP BeatsAudio laptops only have a 10/100 card. The best wired speed you would get is around 100, but wireless around 40.

You should be able to get a Black Friday deal  by investing in a USB WiFi adapter. These plug into a laptop or desktop USB port, overriding the computer’s in-built wireless function, and can increase speed and stability of the connection, especially for older computers that might not support newer WiFi standards. 

Make sure you get one that's 10/100/1000

[Roger_Gooner]

I believe that the laptop supports 802.11n (aka WiFi 4) and the best speed should be much more 40Mbps even if a single antenna is used. I suggest an uninstall and reinstall of the wireless adapter driver for starters.

[Adduxi]

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@Roger_Gooner wrote:

I believe that the laptop supports 802.11n (aka WiFi 4) and the best speed should be much more 40Mbps even if a single antenna is used. I suggest an uninstall and reinstall of the wireless adapter driver for starters.

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Providing the rest of the hardware is up to the job.  Could just be the old laptop is underpowered and the expectations are too high ?

[vygon]

Hi There newapollo,

thanks for your help i now get speeds of more that 210Mbps as suggested i got a black Friday deal on a  USB WiFi adapter works perfectly.

Thank you Vygon