Is your USB port slowing down your Wi-Fi adapter? Here's the answer

When you purchase through links in our articles, we may earn a small commission. Is your USB port slowing down your Wi-Fi adapter? Wi-Fi USB dongles promise high speeds, but can your USB port keep up? A Wi-Fi USB dongle is the easiest way to add new Wi-Fi hardware to a computer. Wi-Fi 7 and Wi-Fi 6 adapters promise data rates of well over one gigabyte per second.