It is not clear what you are trying to do, but RAM for a 2011 will be dirt cheap and easy to install, you can max is out very affordably. You may have 2 slots or 4 slots, 8 GB in each will be real nice if supported. (check everymac.com). Source: 9 months ago

I use the everymac.com website to compare the relative computing power of Macs. The Geekbench 5 section tells you the multicore scores to show you how much work they can do. The M1 mini is comparable to the 2020 iMac 27 with the i7-10700k CPU. Source: 11 months ago

Everymac.com is a far better resource for figuring out classic Apple product lines than Wikipedia. Source: 11 months ago

The CPU's are held on by thermal paste, just carefully twist and seperate them. Clean themup both sides with de-natured alchohol, I use Methalated spirits, and wipe of the residue. They should just slot into place. Place the heat sinks over, locating diagonal corners, and tighten lightly using diagonal screws. There used to be two types of processor about, with and without lid. A lot od older threads show the lids... Source: 12 months ago

EveryMac is the place to find out what specs your apple has and what it is worth. Source: almost 1 year ago

Not OP, and they said what they use (Red Pocket) but I also pay $5/mo for service from Tello ( https://tello.com/ ). 500MB/mo, data only, calls through Google Voice via data. (100 minutes of voice $1/mo extra.) Lots of choice in building your own plan. - Source: Hacker News / 7 months ago

Happy with Tello: https://tello.com/. - Source: Hacker News / 8 months ago

Https://tello.com/ Unlimited on tello is 25gb of data. Source: 11 months ago

I'm on Mint and happy with it, live in Arlington VA and work in Downtown DC. As of last year you could sign up for Visible for a month and cancel. If you don't need fully unlimited data, i.e. Where you are staying will provide internet, a provider like tello.com might be good where you can customize your minutes and data (US Mobile has similar). Source: about 1 year ago

For US calling, if you have a supported phone, you can also sign up for a cheap US provider like Tello and pay $8/month for unlimited US calls and texts on a secondary SIM. Turn on wi-fi calling on the US SIM and make calls using your Canadian data. When you go to the US, add a gig of data for the cost of 2 Rogers US minutes. That's one of many similar US providers discussed in depth here. Source: about 1 year ago