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Why is my computer so slow at downloading?
So I got a macbook air a few months ago and it is SO slow at downloading things from the internet. I tried to download a microsoft office trial the first day i got it, but it said it was going to take over 24 hours so I gave up. It took around 9 hours to download an update, and now it says its going to take 8 hours to download a 843mb program. I just did a speed test and it says I should be downloading at 1.12 mbps which I know isnt super fast but its way faster than the speeds I'm getting.
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What kind of processor do you have? From what I've heard about macbook air is that it doesn't have high quality processors or video cards. My laptop has a quadcore processor that usually downloads at around 1GB/sec(fast), so if your macbook has a low GHz dualcore you might not be able to download much faster than this. My only recommendation in this case would be to buy and install a better processor(assuming macs are scale-able, I've never owned a mac).
Also, your ISP may have set a max download/upload speed for their customers, in which case the only way to download faster(legally) is to change to an ISP that doesn't limit those speeds.
Another thing that might be happening is your computer needs to "warm up" the download in a sense. A lot of computers start downloads slowly, but quickly speed up. In this case, the Estimated Time of Completion will lag behind a little bit and take up to a couple minutes to show the actual speed.
So, try downloading something. If it doesn't speed up, check what kind of processor you have. If it is a low-speed processor, upgrade it if possible. If that isn't the problem, check your ISP regulations and your home router speed.
I hope this helped.
Good luck,
~TheWittedPanda
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