Will my mid 2010  macbook pro work with a dell monitor

I need to buy an external display for my MacBook Pro (mid 2010).  I'm considering a dell UltraSharp U2412M 24-inch.  Will this be compatitble?  I tried a ViewSonic and couldn't get my Mac to play nice re: resolution.  Will I have any better luck with the Dell?  (And yes, if I could afford it, I'd replace my Apple Cinema display in a heartbeat, but that stays at work and I must go...)  thankyou!

I think it will work.  You would need a mini displayport to (single link) DVI adapter to hook up that monitor.
Not sure what kind of problems you had with the ViewSonic but I'm guessing the Dell is probably a better monitor anyhow.

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    10K549
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    Darwin Kernel Version 10.8.0: Tue Jun  7 16:33:36 PDT 2011; root:xnu-1504.15.3~1/RELEASE_I386
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    Etre Check report below:
    Problem description:
    Mid 2010 MBP with i7 processor and anti-glare screen running 10.85.
    Mac occasionally crashes, goes black screen, then reboots with seemingly no identifiable actions causing this to happen by the user (ie. can’t identify similarities).
    EtreCheck version: 2.0.11 (98)
    Report generated 4 November 2014 9:22:11 AM AEDT
    Hardware Information: ℹ️
      MacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2010) (Verified)
      MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro6,2
      1 2.66 GHz Intel Core i7 CPU: 2-core
      4 GB RAM
      BANK 0/DIMM0
      2 GB DDR3 1067 MHz ok
      BANK 1/DIMM0
      2 GB DDR3 1067 MHz ok
      Bluetooth: Old - Handoff/Airdrop2 not supported
      Wireless:  en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n
    Video Information: ℹ️
      Intel HD Graphics - VRAM: 288 MB
      NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M - VRAM: 512 MB
      Color LCD 1680 x 1050
    System Software: ℹ️
      OS X 10.8.5 (12F45) - Uptime: 0:14:28
    Disk Information: ℹ️
      ST9500420ASG disk0 : (500.11 GB)
      S.M.A.R.T. Status: Verified
      disk0s1 (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
      Macintosh HD (disk0s2) /  [Startup]: 499.25 GB (335.34 GB free)
      Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>  [Recovery]: 650 MB
      MATSHITADVD-R   UJ-898 
    USB Information: ℹ️
      Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
      Apple Inc. BRCM2070 Hub
      Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
      Apple Internal Memory Card Reader
      Apple Inc. Built-in iSight
      Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
    Gatekeeper: ℹ️
      Mac App Store and identified developers
    Kernel Extensions: ℹ️
      /System/Library/Extensions
      [loaded] com.Cycling74.driver.Soundflower (1.5.1) Support
      [not loaded] com.wacom.kext.wacomtablet (6.3.4 - SDK 10.8) Support
    Launch Agents: ℹ️
      [not loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist Support
      [running] com.adobe.AdobeCreativeCloud.plist Support
      [loaded] com.citrix.AuthManager_Mac.plist Support
      [running] com.citrix.ReceiverHelper.plist Support
      [running] com.citrix.ServiceRecords.plist Support
      [invalid?] com.maintain.LogOut.plist Support
      [invalid?] com.maintain.PurgeInactiveMemory.plist Support
      [invalid?] com.maintain.Restart.plist Support
      [invalid?] com.maintain.ShutDown.plist Support
      [invalid?] com.maintain.Sleep.plist Support
      [running] com.maintain.SystemEvents.plist Support
      [loaded] com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist Support
      [running] com.wacom.wacomtablet.plist Support
    Launch Daemons: ℹ️
      [loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist Support
      [invalid?] com.adobe.SwitchBoard.plist Support
      [loaded] com.google.keystone.daemon.plist Support
      [loaded] com.macpaw.CleanMyMac2.Agent.plist Support
      [invalid?] com.maintain.AutoLoginUserScreenLocked.plist Support
      [not loaded] com.maintain.CocktailScheduler.plist Support
      [invalid?] com.maintain.HideSpotlightMenuBarIcon.plist Support
      [loaded] com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool.plist Support
    User Launch Agents: ℹ️
      [loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist Support
      [loaded] com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist Support
      [loaded] com.macpaw.CleanMyMac2Helper.diskSpaceWatcher.plist Support
      [loaded] com.macpaw.CleanMyMac2Helper.scheduledScan.plist Support
      [loaded] com.macpaw.CleanMyMac2Helper.trashWatcher.plist Support
    User Login Items: ℹ️
      Adobe Bridge CC ApplicationHidden (/Applications/Adobe Bridge CC/Adobe Bridge CC.app)
    Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
      o1dbrowserplugin: Version: 4.0.1.13525 Support
      WacomNetscape: Version: 2.1.0-1 - SDK 10.8 Support
      WacomTabletPlugin: Version: WacomTabletPlugin 2.1.0.2 Support
      AdobeAAMDetect: Version: AdobeAAMDetect 2.0.0.0 - SDK 10.7 Support
      FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 15.0.0.189 - SDK 10.6 Support
      AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: Version: 11.0.09 - SDK 10.6 Support
      Silverlight: Version: 4.0.60531.0 Support
      Flash Player: Version: 15.0.0.189 - SDK 10.6 Support
      iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0
      CitrixICAClientPlugIn: Version: 11.8.0 - SDK 10.7 Support
      npgtpo3dautoplugin: Version: 0.1.44.29 - SDK 10.5 Support
      AdobePDFViewer: Version: 11.0.09 - SDK 10.6 Support
      googletalkbrowserplugin: Version: 4.0.1.13525 Support
      QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.1
      EPPEX Plugin: Version: 3.0.5.0 Support
      JavaAppletPlugin: Version: Java 7 Update 45 Check version
    Safari Extensions: ℹ️
      feedly
      Twitter for Safari
    3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️
      Flash Player  Support
      Java  Support
      WacomTablet  Support
    Time Machine: ℹ️
      Skip System Files: NO
      Mobile backups: OFF
      Auto backup: NO - Auto backup turned off
      Destinations:
      GLAM WD750 [Local]
      Total size: 749.78 GB
      Total number of backups: 16
      Oldest backup: 2012-12-23 08:10:51 +0000
      Last backup: 2014-10-28 10:33:13 +0000
      Size of backup disk: Excellent
      Backup size 749.78 GB > (Disk size 0 B X 3)
    Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️
          3% WindowServer
          1% AppleIDAuthAgent
          0% fontd
          0% Creative Cloud
          0% mds
    Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️
      245 MB WebProcess
      86 MB Safari
      64 MB Finder
      57 MB mds
      56 MB PluginProcess
    Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️
      1.88 GB Free RAM
      1.23 GB Active RAM
      215 MB Inactive RAM
      832 MB Wired RAM
      433 MB Page-ins
      0 B Page-outs

    Hi Ogelthorpe,
    Thank you for such a speedy response, suspected as much. Here is the report below, does this mean a trip to the Apple Genius Bar is in order?
    Hoping they can take pity on me…..
    panic(cpu 2 caller 0xffffff7f8bc85f1a): "GPU Panic: [<None>] 3 3 7f 0 0 0 0 3 : NVRM[0/1:0:0]: Read Error 0x00000100: CFG 0xffffffff 0xffffffff 0xffffffff, BAR0 0xd2000000 0xffffff808627d000 0x0a5480a2, D0, P2/4\n"@/SourceCache/AppleGraphicsControl/AppleGraphicsControl-3.4.5/src/AppleM uxControl/kext/GPUPanic.cpp:127
    Backtrace (CPU 2), Frame : Return Address
    0xffffff8085383190 : 0xffffff8009a1d636
    0xffffff8085383200 : 0xffffff7f8bc85f1a
    0xffffff80853832d0 : 0xffffff7f8a1bd88c
    0xffffff8085383390 : 0xffffff7f8a29085a
    0xffffff80853833d0 : 0xffffff7f8a2908b8
    0xffffff8085383440 : 0xffffff7f8a556280
    0xffffff8085383570 : 0xffffff7f8a2b9345
    0xffffff8085383590 : 0xffffff7f8a1c465f
    0xffffff8085383640 : 0xffffff7f8a1c20f6
    0xffffff8085383840 : 0xffffff7f8a1c303e
    0xffffff8085383920 : 0xffffff7f8b19cfc0
    0xffffff8085383960 : 0xffffff7f8b1acdf7
    0xffffff8085383980 : 0xffffff7f8b1dbe1f
    0xffffff80853839c0 : 0xffffff7f8b1dbe7d
    0xffffff8085383a00 : 0xffffff7f8b1b2bcf
    0xffffff8085383a50 : 0xffffff7f8b17d022
    0xffffff8085383ae0 : 0xffffff7f8b178dba
    0xffffff8085383b10 : 0xffffff7f8b17697b
    0xffffff8085383b40 : 0xffffff8009e6ec83
    0xffffff8085383bc0 : 0xffffff8009e70d13
    0xffffff8085383c20 : 0xffffff8009e6e74f
    0xffffff8085383d70 : 0xffffff8009a98c21
    0xffffff8085383e80 : 0xffffff8009a20b4d
    0xffffff8085383eb0 : 0xffffff8009a10448
    0xffffff8085383f00 : 0xffffff8009a1961b
    0xffffff8085383f70 : 0xffffff8009aa6546
    0xffffff8085383fb0 : 0xffffff8009acf473
          Kernel Extensions in backtrace:
             com.apple.driver.AppleMuxControl(3.4.5)[49FEF732-D7A3-327B-A7AA-6AC5A6E3DCFF]@0 xffffff7f8bc78000->0xffffff7f8bc8afff
                dependency: com.apple.driver.AppleBacklightExpert(1.0.4)[B5B1F368-132E-3509-9ED5-93270E3ABB DD]@0xffffff7f8bc73000
                dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.8)[2FAEA49C-EA4C-39C6-9203-FC022277A43C]@0xffffff 7f8a0c2000
                dependency: com.apple.driver.AppleGraphicsControl(3.4.5)[4A2C8548-7EF1-38A9-8817-E8CB34B8DC A6]@0xffffff7f8bc5f000
                dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOACPIFamily(1.4)[A35915E8-C1B0-3C0F-81DF-5515BC9002FC]@0xfffff f7f8a040000
                dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(2.3.7)[F16E015E-1ABE-3C40-AC71-BC54F4BE442E]@0xff ffff7f8a148000
                dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.3.7)[9928306E-3508-3DBC-80A4-D8F1D87650D7]@0 xffffff7f8a105000
             com.apple.NVDAResman(8.1.6)[39D35403-42FB-3F08-999C-9866938D6B3A]@0xffffff7f8a1 5c000->0xffffff7f8a3fffff
                dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.8)[2FAEA49C-EA4C-39C6-9203-FC022277A43C]@0xffffff 7f8a0c2000
                dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(2.3.7)[F16E015E-1ABE-3C40-AC71-BC54F4BE442E]@0xff ffff7f8a148000
                dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.3.7)[9928306E-3508-3DBC-80A4-D8F1D87650D7]@0 xffffff7f8a105000
             com.apple.nvidia.nv50hal(8.1.6)[BF3CC142-4112-3E23-BCE2-CDCFD5811DDA]@0xffffff7 f8a40b000->0xffffff7f8a6defff
                dependency: com.apple.NVDAResman(8.1.6)[39D35403-42FB-3F08-999C-9866938D6B3A]@0xffffff7f8a1 5c000
                dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.8)[2FAEA49C-EA4C-39C6-9203-FC022277A43C]@0xffffff 7f8a0c2000
             com.apple.GeForce(8.1.6)[8D728212-9DE5-349D-ABF3-7989F0C4BC29]@0xffffff7f8b15a0 00->0xffffff7f8b227fff
                dependency: com.apple.NVDAResman(8.1.6)[39D35403-42FB-3F08-999C-9866938D6B3A]@0xffffff7f8a1 5c000
                dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(2.3.7)[F16E015E-1ABE-3C40-AC71-BC54F4BE442E]@0xff ffff7f8a148000
                dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.8)[2FAEA49C-EA4C-39C6-9203-FC022277A43C]@0xffffff 7f8a0c2000
                dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.3.7)[9928306E-3508-3DBC-80A4-D8F1D87650D7]@0 xffffff7f8a105000
    BSD process name corresponding to current thread: WindowServer
    Mac OS version:
    12F45
    Kernel version:
    Darwin Kernel Version 12.5.0: Sun Sep 29 13:33:47 PDT 2013; root:xnu-2050.48.12~1/RELEASE_X86_64
    Kernel UUID: EA38B02E-2B88-309F-BA68-1DE29F605DD8
    Kernel slide:     0x0000000009800000
    Kernel text base: 0xffffff8009a00000
    System model name: MacBookPro6,2 (Mac-F22586C8)
    System uptime in nanoseconds: 26462820966363
    last loaded kext at 26236101947216: com.apple.driver.IOBluetoothHIDDriver 4.1.7f2 (addr 0xffffff7f8bd97000, size 73728)
    last unloaded kext at 24681820713714: com.apple.driver.IOBluetoothHIDDriver 4.1.7f2 (addr 0xffffff7f8bd97000, size 73728)
    loaded kexts:
    com.Cycling74.driver.Soundflower 1.5.1
    com.apple.driver.AppleIntelProfile 119
    com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothSerialManager 4.1.7f2
    com.apple.driver.AppleHWSensor 1.9.5d0
    com.apple.filesystems.autofs 3.0
    com.apple.driver.AGPM 100.13.14
    com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyHIDDriver 124
    com.apple.iokit.BroadcomBluetoothHostControllerUSBTransport 4.1.7f4
    com.apple.driver.AppleHDA 2.4.7fc4
    com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyDriver 2.4.7fc4
    com.apple.driver.AudioAUUC 1.60
    com.apple.driver.AppleSMCLMU 2.0.3d0
    com.apple.GeForce 8.1.6
    com.apple.driver.AppleSMCPDRC 1.0.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusPCI 1.0.11d1
    com.apple.driver.AppleIntelHDGraphics 8.1.6
    com.apple.driver.AppleIntelHDGraphicsFB 8.1.6
    com.apple.iokit.IOUserEthernet 1.0.0d1
    com.apple.Dont_Steal_Mac_OS_X 7.0.0
    com.apple.driver.ApplePolicyControl 3.4.5
    com.apple.driver.AppleLPC 1.6.3
    com.apple.driver.AppleUpstreamUserClient 3.5.12
    com.apple.driver.AppleMuxControl 3.4.5
    com.apple.driver.AppleMCCSControl 1.1.11
    com.apple.driver.ACPI_SMC_PlatformPlugin 1.0.0
    com.apple.driver.SMCMotionSensor 3.0.3d1
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCButtons 237.1
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBCardReader 3.3.1
    com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeDataless 1.0.0d1
    com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeZlib 1.0.0d1
    com.apple.BootCache 34
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCKeyboard 237.1
    com.apple.driver.AppleIRController 320.15
    com.apple.iokit.SCSITaskUserClient 3.5.6
    com.apple.driver.XsanFilter 404
    com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIBlockStorage 2.3.5
    com.apple.driver.AppleAHCIPort 2.6.6
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBHub 635.4.0
    com.apple.driver.AirPort.Brcm4331 615.20.17
    com.apple.driver.AppleFWOHCI 4.9.9
    com.apple.iokit.AppleBCM5701Ethernet 3.6.2b4
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBEHCI 621.4.6
    com.apple.driver.AppleSmartBatteryManager 161.0.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleACPIButtons 1.8
    com.apple.driver.AppleRTC 1.5
    com.apple.driver.AppleHPET 1.8
    com.apple.driver.AppleSMBIOS 1.9
    com.apple.driver.AppleACPIEC 1.8
    com.apple.driver.AppleAPIC 1.7
    com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagementClient 214.0.0
    com.apple.nke.applicationfirewall 4.0.39
    com.apple.security.quarantine 2.1
    com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement 214.0.0
    com.apple.driver.IOBluetoothHIDDriver 4.1.7f2
    com.apple.driver.AppleProfileTimestampAction 119
    com.apple.driver.AppleProfileThreadInfoAction 119
    com.apple.driver.AppleProfileRegisterStateAction 119
    com.apple.driver.AppleProfileReadCounterAction 119
    com.apple.driver.AppleProfileKEventAction 119
    com.apple.driver.AppleProfileCallstackAction 119
    com.apple.iokit.AppleProfileFamily 119
    com.apple.iokit.IOSerialFamily 10.0.6
    com.apple.kext.triggers 1.0
    com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireIP 2.2.5
    com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothHostControllerUSBTransport 4.1.7f2
    com.apple.driver.DspFuncLib 2.4.7fc4
    com.apple.iokit.IOAudioFamily 1.9.2fc7
    com.apple.kext.OSvKernDSPLib 1.12
    com.apple.iokit.IOSurface 86.0.4
    com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothFamily 4.1.7f2
    com.apple.nvidia.nv50hal 8.1.6
    com.apple.NVDAResman 8.1.6
    com.apple.driver.AppleGraphicsControl 3.4.5
    com.apple.driver.AppleBacklightExpert 1.0.4
    com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport 2.3.7
    com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusController 1.0.11d1
    com.apple.driver.AppleHDAController 2.4.7fc4
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    com.apple.iokit.IOHDAFamily 2.4.7fc4
    com.apple.driver.IOPlatformPluginLegacy 1.0.0
    com.apple.driver.IOPlatformPluginFamily 5.4.1d13
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    com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIBlockCommandsDevice 3.5.6
    com.apple.iokit.IOUSBMassStorageClass 3.5.2
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBMultitouch 237.3
    com.apple.iokit.IOUSBHIDDriver 623.4.0
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    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBComposite 621.4.0
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    com.apple.iokit.IOBDStorageFamily 1.7
    com.apple.iokit.IODVDStorageFamily 1.7.1
    com.apple.iokit.IOCDStorageFamily 1.7.1
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    com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIFamily 2.5.1
    com.apple.iokit.IO80211Family 530.5
    com.apple.iokit.IOUSBUserClient 630.4.4
    com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireFamily 4.5.5
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    com.apple.iokit.IONetworkingFamily 3.0
    com.apple.iokit.IOUSBFamily 635.4.0
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    com.apple.security.sandbox 220.3
    com.apple.kext.AppleMatch 1.0.0d1
    com.apple.security.TMSafetyNet 7
    com.apple.driver.DiskImages 345
    com.apple.iokit.IOStorageFamily 1.8
    com.apple.driver.AppleKeyStore 28.21
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    com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily 2.8
    com.apple.iokit.IOACPIFamily 1.4
    com.apple.kec.corecrypto 1.0
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    Model: MacBookPro6,2, BootROM MBP61.0057.B0F, 2 processors, Intel Core i7, 2.66 GHz, 4 GB, SMC 1.58f17
    Graphics: Intel HD Graphics, Intel HD Graphics, Built-In, 288 MB
    Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M, NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M, PCIe, 512 MB
    Memory Module: BANK 0/DIMM0, 2 GB, DDR3, 1067 MHz, 0x802C, 0x31364A53463235363634485A2D3147314631
    Memory Module: BANK 1/DIMM0, 2 GB, DDR3, 1067 MHz, 0x802C, 0x31364A53463235363634485A2D3147314631
    AirPort: spairport_wireless_card_type_airport_extreme (0x14E4, 0x93), Broadcom BCM43xx 1.0 (5.106.98.100.17)
    Bluetooth: Version 4.1.7f2 12718, 3 service, 21 devices, 3 incoming serial ports
    Network Service: AirPort, AirPort, en1
    Serial ATA Device: ST9500420ASG, 500.11 GB
    Serial ATA Device: MATSHITADVD-R   UJ-898
    USB Device: hub_device, 0x0424  (SMSC), 0x2514, 0xfa100000 / 2
    USB Device: Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad, apple_vendor_id, 0x0236, 0xfa120000 / 5
    USB Device: BRCM2070 Hub, 0x0a5c  (Broadcom Corp.), 0x4500, 0xfa110000 / 4
    USB Device: Bluetooth USB Host Controller, apple_vendor_id, 0x8218, 0xfa113000 / 7
    USB Device: Internal Memory Card Reader, apple_vendor_id, 0x8403, 0xfa130000 / 3
    USB Device: hub_device, 0x0424  (SMSC), 0x2514, 0xfd100000 / 2
    USB Device: Built-in iSight, apple_vendor_id, 0x8507, 0xfd110000 / 4
    USB Device: IR Receiver, apple_vendor_id, 0x8242, 0xfd120000 / 3

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    http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1509
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