I definitely won't be buying an Apple anything.  I can't afford them.  Dmidecode tells me the DIMMS are 4096 MB, 1600 MT/s and made by Hynix/Hyundai. That makes it easy to figure out what I need.  Thanks to you and Todd Cole for replying.  I On 1/14/21 8:01 PM, Michael Butash via PLUG-discuss wrote: > Memory hasn't been as finicky in years than I found it 10-20 years or > more now, most seem fairly tolerant as long as you match up specs. > > If using windoze, install cpu-z and just match the specs, speed, > unbuffered, ddr-class, etc.  Likewise using dmidecode under linux, > just match spec what is there now.  If using a mac, just pay whatever > overpriced ram apple wants to sell you because you or your sponsor can > obviously afford it.  Probably a better way under mac, I'm sure google > knows most sticks are probably compatible there too realistically. > > I do miss when there used to be the technology swap meets over in Mesa > here to find old/dated hardware for stuff like this, I think that all > moved to Craigslist, now Letgo and others, always ebay if nothing > else.  I always buy used ram, particularly when talking the more > pricey large ECC server stuff, really haven't had complaints > personally doing so. Last time I put 128gb in my desktop, I did so for > around a grand from ebay getting old server dimms from a retired cisco > ucs box, same memory, which from dell would have been some $8k of > absurdity. > > -mb > > > On Thu, Jan 14, 2021 at 4:11 PM Jim via PLUG-discuss > > wrote: > > Recently I bought a Dell Optiplex 7010.  Today I started looking for > some more memory (2 4GB DIMMs) to put in it.  Some said it was for > the > Dell while others didn't claim to be for a specific model.   I did > notice that the ones claiming to be for a Dell were about twice > the cost > of those that didn't and I don't want to pay the extra if I can avoid > it. I'm sending links to a couple of the choices.  Can someone > tell me > if there's any difference between the two? Thanks. > > https://tinyurl.com/y69nepup > > https://tinyurl.com/y54gjnfz > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss