Apple has released MacBook Air and MacBook Pro Update 2.0 for all laptop models introduced in June 2012: both 13- and 15-inch sizes of the MacBook Pro, the MacBook Pro with Retina Display, and both the 11- and 13-inch versions of the MacBook Air. The minimal release notes say that this release “includes graphics performance and reliability enhancements and improves compatibility with some USB devices.” Requiring OS X 10.8.2 Mountain Lion, the update should appear in the App Store’s Updates screen for affected models, or you can download it directly from Apple’s Web site. If you have one of these models still running 10.7 Lion, it would seem that an upgrade to Mountain Lion would be the only way to take advantage of the update. (Free, 127.07 MB)
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I just downloaded the update and just at the end after using up 130 Megabytes of my limited satellite allowance I received an error message and have to start all over. This is not the first time this has happened. I am so tired of Apples slow error prone servers.
This may have been my fault, if you downloaded from Apple's site rather than using the App Store app. I accidentally used the URL from the 1.0 version of this update. The link is correct now, pointing at:
http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1609
Sorry!
http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1609
Sorry!
The Update is gone!
After clicking Download on the Apple page http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1609 I receive an error.
After clicking Download on the Apple page http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1609 I receive an error.
Confirmed. /DL1609 is gone.
Apple has pulled it.
I tried Software Update (a.k.a. MAS) on my new MacBook Air, and there is no sign of it there either.
I've opened a case to find out what happened to it.
Apple has pulled it.
I tried Software Update (a.k.a. MAS) on my new MacBook Air, and there is no sign of it there either.
I've opened a case to find out what happened to it.
Thanks, David... I'll put a note in the article with your confirmation.
Is there some way to tell if I have the update already?
Not that I can think of offhand, sorry! But I expect that if you don't remember installing it, you didn't. And either way, Apple will certainly release it again soon enough.