You're right !!! I am the owner of a MacBook Air 11'' Late 2010 and I am 100% sure that Late 2010 MB Airs were supported by PowerNap until yesterday, f...k you Apple !!!
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Apple Releases Firmware to Activate PowerNap on 2011 MacBook Airs
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You're right !!! I am the owner of a MacBook Air 11'' Late 2010 and I am 100% sure that Late 2010 MB Airs were supported by PowerNap until yesterday, f...k you Apple !!!
1. It was said earlier in this thread that this feature needs on board flash memory to work, which my laptop has.
2. The "preparation" can easily been done with a firmware update.
3. I find it hard to believe the largest company in the world would have trouble finding engineers, plus whether or not there are engineers isn't my problem, it's Apple's responsibility to ensure they are properly staffed.
The "power nap" feature only really allows software update/email checking when the lid is closed, I find it hard to believe this feature is so power draining that my laptop can't have it. Anyway as I said I couldn't really care about the feature anyway, I was just making the point I can't see a valid reason, especially since Apple originally said this feature would be available in 2010 MBA's initially.
I just used the new Safari/iCloud tabs feature to open a tab to the download on my MBAir only to find that I actually have a late 2010 model. Oh well!
The people who said was working are wrong. I have an 2011 MBA and I had the option through all the devleoper previews, however it didn't actually start working untill I got the SMC upgrade last night. It never worked, it only showed the option in the engergy saver pref.
I have a 2010 11" Air sitting here which received the required firmware update via software update about one week ago. I also have the 2011 and 2012 models, those two only received the update last night, while my Retina MacBook has yet to get it.
I wonder if somebody could make a patch to enable it on non-Apple SSD machines. Kinda like Trim Enabler.
Wrong, this statement is from Apple's support document,
The "fat" MacBook Pros have always been called mid 2011, early 2009 etc with that being no different for the "fat" Mid 2012 MBP. The comma between retina and mid 2012 is there for a reason.
"PowerNap" is just a small evolution for me. I like the idea, but I'm not upset that my old 2009 MBP doesn't support it. Its kind of an oh-gee-whiz-not-a-big-deal kinda feature IMHO.
I'm a little more upset about the fact that I can't do AirPlay mirroring, but suspect there will be alternatives. I just wanted to play around with it, not really needed tbh. I can still use iTunes or my iPad to stream movies to my HDTV.
I'm a little more upset about the fact that I can't do AirPlay mirroring, but suspect there will be alternatives. I just wanted to play around with it, not really needed tbh. I can still use iTunes or my iPad to stream movies to my HDTV.
This is really cool. Honestly, wouldn't have thought Apple would release a firmware update for such a feature for my nearly 1 year old MacBook.
AirParrot. http://airparrot.com
It's not free but you can download the trial version which is limited to 20 minutes of streaming. I haven't tried it yet, but it supports 1080p and audio as well, like AirPlay.
It may not be as smooth and may not deliver as good quality as AirPlay, but it's worth trying.
The changes listed with firmware described adding support for PowerNap and after I installed the option appeared in energy saver preferences. I've tested it by running Time Machine backups overnight with lid closed. The update for the 2010 machine looked just like yesterday's 2011/2012 update.
Incorrect. The Retina MacBook Pro is called MacBook Pro (Retina, Mid 2012). Want proof?
More proof here: http://support.apple.com/manuals/#macbookpro
Here you go, screen grabs of all that stuff https://dl.dropbox.com/u/1043974/Images/MacBook Air Screens.zip
Thanks! But this is frustrating. I have the exact same setup as you, down to the SMC version number, but no Power Nap settings.
It's not just updates. Backups while sleeping is the number one thing I'm most excited about, followed by mail downloads.
You can turn off the automatic software updates if you want. I agree this is a concern.
2009 was a great year for me. I wanna stay!!!
2009 was fun, and when people actually cared about Apple products instead of just being another product in the shelf.
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AirParrot. http://airparrot.com
It's not free but you can download the trial version which is limited to 20 minutes of streaming. I haven't tried it yet, but it supports 1080p and audio as well, like AirPlay.
It may not be as smooth and may not deliver as good quality as AirPlay, but it's worth trying.
I use it on my 2010 MBA, it actually works fine for what it does, I am still able to play Hulu on my TV...and it was only $10.