Using an external drive is very definitely a drag on speed.
As to internet speed that is dependent on your ISP, the level of service you are paying for, the type of connection, the traffic load on your network,
etc. Performance is best measured by comparing the same network over time.
For example I am using Charter Cable with a cable internet connection to my router and 802.11 ac WiFi to my computer and my current speeds are:
- Ping: 14 ms
- Download: 59.9 Mbps
- Upload: 5.1 Mbps
Last Sunday….
- Ping: 10 ms
- Download: 64.7 Mbps
- Upload: 5.68 Mbps
So I am ~8% slower today than I was last Sunday. I would attribute that to less internet traffic on Sundays which is common.
Those reading are in contrast to my network speed at a Starbucks last Saturday…
- Ping: 26 ms
- Download: 5.28 Mbps
- Upload: 5.65 Mbps
