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Here are my hardware specs:

Plus a 500gb hard drive. 

Here's the info on my computer's wi-fi card, and my wi-fi network itself. Router is a Linksys E1000 (which is ancient, I know, but I can't afford a 5.0GHz router right now and that seems like the only worthwhile upgrade).

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MacBook Pro, OS X Yosemite (10.10.1)

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