No airdrop???  Any ideas??

I just bought a brand new iMac from the Apple Store and there is no AirDrop listed under Go in Finder.......  Help???

OS X 10.6 is NOT Lion, that version is Snow Leopard. Air Drop was introduced in Lion which begins with V10.7.0, at the moment the most up-to-date version of Lion is 10.7.1.
I would recommend going to System Preferences - Software Update and check the boxes that say Check for Updates & Download Updates Automatically. That way you will ensure your iMac stays up-to-date.

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