What should my download and upgrade speed be for my macbook pro?

I have done alot of research on this but i can not figure out what the avery download and upgarde speed should be for my macbook pro???????????? My mac is 2 months old and has alot of memory space and is fully upragded. Please help me!

You posted in the OS 9 forum instead of the MacBook Pro forum. To get answers to your question, next time post in the proper forum. See https://discussions.apple.com/index.jspa  I'll request that Apple relocate your post.
 Cheers, Tom

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