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Would most people use Wi-fi?
That assumes you are connecting to a backup or restore on a NAS or USB drive attached to router.
Maybe other are using using this differently, something for me to learn.
I think it depends on how fast one's WiFi is, Ken. I have 50 mbps so it isn't all that bad to back up my laptops. However, my desktop is hard wired to my router, so things go as fast as possible. I know this is slow compared to some, but it works for me. One thing in my favor is that as a retiree, I can get online and wait if things are slow. I generally don't do any heavy lifting WiFi wise from 6:00 to 10:00 PM.
BTW, my router is on top of my (real) desk right behind my dual monitors and the farthest I'm away from it is maybe 15 or 20 feet when I use a Lappy in my living room.
I tried backing up my wife's with N-class and it took forever. Went to AC dongle, still takes a long time. (backup and verify)
Synology DS918+ NAS so no limitation there.