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Are you using the wifi dongle in both cases? If so, that means you're not CPU/chipset limited which is great news. That said, you definitely need a new home router, and the TP-Link mentioned above is hard to beat in terms of price/performance.

It is when your laptop is a (forgive my bluntness here) subar, underpowered budget model. Even in its heyday, the A8 was a bit slow, and I suspect that is your main problem. WiFi really depends on a good CPU and a good wifi chipset. Unfortunately, the laptop you're using has neither so wired...

Mesh systems are very nice for older homes that have brick or plaster walls, or strangely shaped homes that are quite long and thin. I personally use two access points in my house, these are dedicated Wi-Fi devices connected by a hard wire back to my router / firewall. I did spend about $600 for...

Looks like yours has a slot for an LTE (WWAN) card which is what the extra cables are for.

Mike's laptop only has a single antenna - so he's also precluded from using any 2x2 wireless cards from Intel unfortunately. If you're technically inclined, building your own router can certainly be worth it. In my case, despite being an uber-nerd who uses Linux daily, I decided to go with an...

HTF is actually pretty fast as forums go. Particularly if you're a premium member without any ads. Unfortunately, we have bills to pay and have to deal with that factor, which is very frustrating as we can't get at networks to be as concerned about performance as we are. HTF is certainly much...

Yes, more or less.

USB is never going to be that fast, because it's serial - that means it can also only do one thing at a time. I would say that if you upgrade the internal card you'll probably get closer to 75ish mbps, but you really will need a faster/better laptop to see speeds like your wife is getting. I...

Even so there's a big difference between the low end Vostro/XPS and Latitude models, and the two or three higher end Latitude and Precision models that they exclusively sell to enterprise customers. My day job is overseeing an IT department so I have ordered thousands of laptops in the last...

Dell and HP both have great products on the enterprise side, but you're right the consumer products are awful. I generally steer folks towards Apple or Microsoft laptops, as their products are very reliable and well-designed. I personally use a gigabyte laptop with an OLED screen. Funny enough...

Mike, unfortunately the included wireless adapter in your laptop is called a 1x1 adapter. This means it can only receive or transmit, not both at the same time. This severely limits the maximum throughput and speed of your wireless. I found a post about your laptop on the HP support forums, as...

Mike, More than likely, your laptop's wireless card IS the issue. Depending on how old your laptop is, it could also be the CPU. I've seen slower/older CPU's severely limit wireless throughput. John's suggestion of a USB dongle is a good one, but if that isn't any better, you are definitely...