Handoff won't work MacBook Air: software or hardware

I can get my iPad Air and iPhone 6 to do handoff- but not my MacBook Air. I am running all of the most updated OS X and iOS versions on a MacBookAir Late 2010. Below are some instructions I found on another site, but even though I am running the latest Bluetooth, there seems to be other issues - are these software or hardware issues?
There seems to be a few places to check: APPLE>About This Mac>System Report>Select Blue Tooth from the Left column > Look for: 1) 4th from the top and item saying HANDOFF Supported - mine says no! Even though I have Bluetooth 4.3 software. There is apparently another item called the LMP version which has to be 0x6 - mine in 0x4. Then go into SYSTEM PREFERENCES>GENERAL>...there is supposed to be a checkbox right near the bottom just below the RECENT ITEMS count selector drop down that says ALLOW HANDOFF BETWEEN THIS MAC AND OTHER ICLOUD DEVICES - I do not have this on mine - again assuming it is because of the afore mentioned shortfalls.

Continuity and Handoff require a mid-2012 or newer Mac, per http://support.apple.com/kb/HT6337 so it is a hardware issue.

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