Macs that support AirDrop ( must have OS X Lion):

  • MacBook Pro (Late 2008 or newer)*
  • 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)
    • The MacBook Pro (17-Inch Late 2008) and the white MacBook (Late 2008) do not support AirDrop.



My early 2008 Macbook pro does not but….

defaults write com.apple.NetworkBrowser BrowseAllInterfaces 1
killall Finder && open /System/Library/CoreServices/Finder.app

and:

Airdrop_early_2008_mbp

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