New Dell Inspiron 13" 7000 - Slow wifi speed

[french_guy]

I purchased a new laptop at BesBuy 2 weeks ago: Dell Inspiron 13 7000 – I7368-0027 (6th generation i5, 8Gb DDR4 Ram and 256 Gb SSD)
Got it at a good price ($500)
I took it on vacation, and found the wifi speed not impressive. But I thought it was because of the wifi from the hotel

But now I’m back home, and when I do a Speed test (with Speedtest.net), I have bad results (10 Mpbs…the best I can get was this morning with 30 Mpbs)
With my Android tablet, I have up to 60 Mbps, and with my previous laptop (5 years old with an Intel 7260 wifi card) I was measuring a consistent 85/90 Mbps
After verification, the wifi card in the Dell is a Dual band Intel 3165….so slower than the 7260

My question is: is it normal to have “only” 30 Mbps with that card, or should I still be able to get the 90 Mbps I was having with my 7260?
But right now, I find it slow……When I surf the CNN website for example, I find it slow. It’s frustrating for a new laptop

So if the 3165 card is the limiting factor, I will have to return it to BestBuy (even though the 14 days limit has just passed.....but just by 1 day for now)

 

[webworkings]

It actually should allow for faster speeds that that. Check out this link for some info... http/www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/wireless-products/dual-band-wireless-ac-3165-brief.html

If that is the case, then something else is going on, and although the return on it may be only 14 days with the store, it should still be under warranty. If you are not getting the right speeds, then there is something not functioning correctly.

 

[french_guy]

been working with Dell support...Apparently, the battery saver option is causing trouble. With the option set as "power saving", internet pages load slowly, and I have a crackling noise in the speakers with online music (Youtube)
When power option is on "balanced", it works just fine
Is there a way to optimize the battery better than that without degrading the wifi connection that much????
Thanks

 

[webworkings]

It shouldn't degrade it like that. Sounds like a flaw in their setup to me.

You can change the options for individual area/items... when you go into "Control Panel" then "Power Options", you should see a "Change Plan Settings" link next to each plan type. When you click on that (for the plan you are using), the next screen will have a "Change Advanced Power Settings" link. Click that and it will bring up a list of all items you can adjust for that setup. Actually, you should be able to change all "Plan Settings" from this screen (there should be a drop down with the "Plan Settings" at the top of this window.

From here you can change other things to not drain your power while not effecting the WiFi.

I would also suggest you check what programs are running on the computer. The more running, the faster the battery drains. And some programs drain it way faster. I have heard (as I don't use it myself) that chrome tends to drain things faster. You could try a different browser and see if that helps as well.