12 year old notebook and poor WiFi; can an internet USB-adapter be of help here?

[kiddingguy]

My dad has an old Asus laptop of 12 years or so (Windows 10 installed). It 1 of 2 he's got, the other one is 2 years old.

The old one is not the fastest, but is doing its work in the attic (mainly some household finances, writing a mail, printing a document once in a while etc). It's connected via WiFi with the modem/router 2 floors down.

 

The internet connection on it isn't that great. The WiFi signal om Windows is just one 1 dot (not the signal-icons).

 

Can this be related to the build-in WiFi adapter - which is also 12+ more years old. And can a Dual-Band Wireless-AC600 Wi-Fi adapter (USB) be of help here, like e.g. Asus USB-AC51 for a better, more stable and faster internet speed?

In that case doesn't have to buy a new laptop to do this temp work on this machine.

[adrynalyne]

2 hours ago, kiddingguy said:

My dad has an old Asus laptop of 12 years or so (Windows 10 installed). It 1 of 2 he's got, the other one is 2 years old.

The old one is not the fastest, but is doing its work in the attic (mainly some household finances, writing a mail, printing a document once in a while etc). It's connected via WiFi with the modem/router 2 floors down.

 

The internet connection on it isn't that great. The WiFi signal om Windows is just one 1 dot (not the signal-icons).

 

Can this be related to the build-in WiFi adapter - which is also 12+ more years old. And can a Dual-Band Wireless-AC600 Wi-Fi adapter (USB) be of help here, like e.g. Asus USB-AC51 for a better, more stable and faster internet speed?

In that case doesn't have to buy a new laptop to do this temp work on this machine.

Possibly, best thing to do is try it and return if it does not. 

[goretsky Supervisor]

Hello,

 

You might want to look for an adapter with a larger antenna.  If this makes the machine unwieldy to use, you may be able to mount it on the back some place by using a short USB extension cord and some electrical tape.

 

Regards,

 

Aryeh Goretsky