Can i add a solid state drive to my late 2006 macbook

Got a dumb amateur question. I have a 120g hard drive in my late 2006 macbook and two 2 one gig memory cards upgraded from apple when purchased. Can i upgrade to a SSD and more memory on this mac? Can it be done on a amateur level. Is it worth it?

You should be able to upgrade the memory to as much as 3GB by installing
one 2-GB RAM, and one 1-GB RAM for that grand total combined amount.
If your computer is really a MacBook Pro model, the numbers will vary.
This is a little bit more than the 2GB total officially recognized; some users
had installed two 2-GB RAM chips, but seldom evidence the extra 1GB.
•MacBook: How to remove or install memory - Apple Support
A place to check on slower style SSD upgrade parts for older Macs may be
OWC macsales.com, as they have some that are about the data rate of
the older early MacBook computers. Faster ones would be a waste, though
some are backward compatible to slow computer data transfer rates.
Also check the OWC for memory. They have RAM based on the correct identify
of the computer in question and have a good reputation among Apple users.
There are instructions in their site (free/video) on how to install an SSD. To use
an external HD enclosure is a suggested method to get the SSD ready, prior to
attempt to install; then it can be less troublesome. Back up your original HDD
and system content. If desired, you may be able to use a clone or disk image.
The iFixit.com repair guides (specific to various models) can be a helpful way
to look into steps on how to replace and upgrade Mac computers. They're free.
{There were no replies here when I started... or I wouldn't have bothered}
Good luck & happy computing!

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