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From what I can find, the "S" just denotes So-Dimm. It would be different if it was F or R or U (F and R are registered memory, not compatible, U I'm not sure if it denotes desktop size, not sure. ). SO the S in this case is just denoting the form factor. 

 

Where you have to be careful, is if they have letters in other places. You can get low power and ultra low power dimms, but these are usually denoted as PC3L or PC3U or sometimes DDR3L or DDR3U. These run at different voltages, and may not be compatible with the chipset. So when in doubt, stick to the same type.

 

From what I can find, you might be compatible with DDR3L, but I wouldn't swear to it. It seems you can put in up to 16GB, in two 8GB sticks, and I think they must be done in pairs. It won't work with just one stick, from what I read. 

 

Its always tricky getting compatible ram. It would be nice if Apple were like motherboard manufacturers, and gave compatibility lists, but hey, Apple! Good Luck. 

 

https://www.crucial.com/compatible-upgrade-for/apple/macbook-pro-(13-inch--late-2011)

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Hello.

I have a macbook pro late 2011 13 inch model and I want to upgrade its ram.

In this site it said I have to buy a 1333 MHz PC3-10600 DDR3 SDRAM ram and I find a 1333MHZ PC3-10600s DDR3 ram.

Is there a different between that 10600 and 10600s model?

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From what I can find, the "S" just denotes So-Dimm. It would be different if it was F or R or U (F and R are registered memory, not compatible, U I'm not sure if it denotes desktop size, not sure. ). SO the S in this case is just denoting the form factor. 

 

Where you have to be careful, is if they have letters in other places. You can get low power and ultra low power dimms, but these are usually denoted as PC3L or PC3U or sometimes DDR3L or DDR3U. These run at different voltages, and may not be compatible with the chipset. So when in doubt, stick to the same type.

 

From what I can find, you might be compatible with DDR3L, but I wouldn't swear to it. It seems you can put in up to 16GB, in two 8GB sticks, and I think they must be done in pairs. It won't work with just one stick, from what I read. 

 

Its always tricky getting compatible ram. It would be nice if Apple were like motherboard manufacturers, and gave compatibility lists, but hey, Apple! Good Luck. 

 

https://www.crucial.com/compatible-upgrade-for/apple/macbook-pro-(13-inch--late-2011)

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11 minutes ago, Ero said:

Hello.

I have a macbook pro late 2011 13 inch model and I want to upgrade its ram.

In this site it said I have to buy a 1333 MHz PC3-10600 DDR3 SDRAM ram and I find a 1333MHZ PC3-10600s DDR3 ram.

Is there a different between that 10600 and 10600s model?

My guess is that the 10600 non "s" is a mistype as 10600s is just for SoDIMM, meaning laptop version, which is the proper denotation for it.

If you're not sure exactly what to get, this is the supported upgrade. Crucial is also a good place to look for compatible memory. 
https://pcpartpicker.com/product/Vf6BD3/corsair-memory-cmsa16gx3m2a1333c9

Fine you want the PSU tier list? Have the PSU tier list: https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/1116640-psu-tier-list-40-rev-103/

 

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1 minute ago, BrinkGG said:

My guess is that the 10600 non "s" is a mistype as 10600s is just for SoDIMM, meaning laptop version, which is the proper denotation for it.

If you're not sure exactly what to get, this is the supported upgrade. Crucial is also a good place to look for compatible memory. 
https://pcpartpicker.com/product/Vf6BD3/corsair-memory-cmsa16gx3m2a1333c9

Its a samsung dim.

Couldn't find it in samsung site but this is its picture:

3rnc1ytr_thumb3.jpg

The only 8gb 10600 ram available in my country.

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6 minutes ago, Ero said:

Its a samsung dim.

Couldn't find it in samsung site but this is its picture:

3rnc1ytr_thumb3.jpg

The only 8gb 10600 ram available in my country.

That model number (M471B5273DH0-CH9) only shows me a 2x4GB kit when searched on Amazon, Ebay, or even google. I believe this is either an edited photo or not really that memory (Swapped stick or something similar). The rest of the specs do check out though: 1333MHz, CAS 9, 1.5v DDR3L memory. 

Fine you want the PSU tier list? Have the PSU tier list: https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/1116640-psu-tier-list-40-rev-103/

 

Stille (Desktop)

Ryzen 9 3900XT@4.5Ghz - Cryorig H7 Ultimate - 16GB Vengeance LPX 3000Mhz- MSI RTX 3080 Ti Ventus 3x OC - SanDisk Plus 480GB - Crucial MX500 500GB - Intel 660P 1TB SSD - (2x) WD Red 2TB - EVGA G3 650w - Corsair 760T

Evoo Gaming 15"
i7-9750H - 16GB DDR4 - GTX 1660Ti - 480GB SSD M.2 - 1TB 2.5" BX500 SSD 

VM + NAS Server (ProxMox 6.3)

1x Xeon E5-2690 v2  - 92GB ECC DDR3 - Quadro 4000 - Dell H310 HBA (Flashed with IT firmware) -500GB Crucial MX500 (Proxmox Host) Kingston 128GB SSD (FreeNAS dev/ID passthrough) - 8x4TB Toshiba N300 HDD

Toys: Ender 3 Pro, Oculus Rift CV1, Oculus Quest 2, about half a dozen raspberry Pis (2b to 4), Arduino Uno, Arduino Mega, Arduino nano (x3), Arduino nano pro, Atomic Pi. 

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16 minutes ago, BrinkGG said:

That model number (M471B5273DH0-CH9) only shows me a 2x4GB kit when searched on Amazon, Ebay, or even google. I believe this is either an edited photo or not really that memory (Swapped stick or something similar). The rest of the specs do check out though: 1333MHz, CAS 9, 1.5v DDR3L memory. 

They most be too lazy to upload a new image, it happens a lot in here.

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