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* Mac Pro (Early 2009 with AirPort Extreme card, or Mid 2010) |
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AirDrop is also available on [[OSx86|Hackintoshes]] (generic PCs which have had MacOS X Lion installed on them) and which have AirDrop-supported WiFi cards, such as Broadcom's 4322/94322. |
AirDrop is also available on [[OSx86|Hackintoshes]] (generic PCs which have had MacOS X Lion installed on them) and which have AirDrop-supported WiFi cards, such as Broadcom's 4322/94322. Despite Apple's claimed restrictions, hackers have found that Airdrop can be enabled on any Mac running OS X Lion, and will work over ethernet as well. It can be enabled with a shell command.<ref>http://osxdaily.com/2011/09/16/enable-airdrop-ethernet-and-unsupported-macs/</ref> |
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Revision as of 15:14, 3 December 2011
AirDrop is a Wi-Fi ad-hoc service in Apple's "Mac OS X Lion".
AirDrop is limited to these models and newer:
- MacBook Pro (Late 2008 or newer)
- The MacBook Pro (17-Inch Late 2008) and the white MacBook (Late 2008) do not support AirDrop.
- MacBook Air (Late 2010 or newer)
- MacBook (Late 2008 or newer)*
- iMac (Early 2009 or newer)
- Mac Mini (Mid 2010 or newer)
- Mac Pro (Early 2009 with AirPort Extreme card, or Mid 2010)
AirDrop is also available on Hackintoshes (generic PCs which have had MacOS X Lion installed on them) and which have AirDrop-supported WiFi cards, such as Broadcom's 4322/94322. Despite Apple's claimed restrictions, hackers have found that Airdrop can be enabled on any Mac running OS X Lion, and will work over ethernet as well. It can be enabled with a shell command.[1]
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