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Re:Why iCloud won't beat Dropbox and the failure of Airdrop by Hoff on Sunday January 15, 2012 @07:31PM (#3468805)
AirDrop is a Mac-to-Mac connection, and works only between specific and supported WiFi-connected Mac systems. The connection is directly between Mac systems, and not via WiFi router nor AP.

Older WiFi devices don't support the necessary transfer mode.

Read the summary and features here:

  http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4783
If you want to venture off the trail:

  http://www.macworld.com/article/162407/2011/09/airdrop_any_mac.html
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