Found this information in discussion with Apple Advisors (and wasted a lot of time doing so) only to find a clear disconnect between KB articles.The current basic article clearly states that any Mac newer than 2012 can use AirDrop:
In order to transfer files between a Mac and and an iPhone, iPad or iPod touch
- your iOS device needs to include a lightning connector
- your iOS device needs iOS 7 or later installed
- your Mac needs to be a 2012 or later model with OS X Yosemite installed
- Your Mac and iOS device both need bluetooth and Wi-Fi turned on. You do not have to be connected to a specific Wi-Fi network.
Perhaps that should be (amended to) read, "... current production model Mac needs to be..." Simply saying that the MacPro line ended. Or simply delete the article in favor of the correct one? In either case though, it seems a bad idea that a computer which can run the latest OS cannot use all of the features of the latest OS, including the features that are described as being available a wide range of models of Mac machines in current production. (insert Sad Apple face here).
More definitively this article should receive wider distribution than it has... :
AirDrop
AirDrop between Mac computers and iOS devices is supported by the following Mac models:
- MacBook Air (2012 or newer)
- MacBook Pro (2012 or newer)
- iMac (2012 or newer)
- Mac mini (2012 or newer)
- Mac Pro (Late 2013)
Possible workarounds include using iCloud Drive, Photo Stream sharing.
Mac Pro, OS X Yosemite (10.10), MacPro 5,1 3.2GHz QuadCore, 16GB RAM
