Can I upgrade my Macbook Pro from 2007?

I have a Macbook Pro bought June 2007 (I thought late June so should be the mid-2007 model) but am not sure it can be upgraded to Mountain Lion.  I checked the tech specs and my processor looks like the late 2006 model, i.e. 2.33 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo.  Does anyone know what makes the 2006 model incompatible for Mountain Lion? 

10.6.8 is the best for operating system performance on that machine anyway.
If you want 10.8, buy a new machine is the better choice.
OS X 10.4/10.5 need to upgrade, 10.6.8 ok still

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    Upgrade Paths to Snow Leopard, Lion, Mountain Lion, or Mavericks
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           Macs that can be upgraded to OS X Mountain Lion
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             2. MacBook (Late 2008 Aluminum, or Early 2009 or newer) —
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             3. MacBook Pro (Mid/Late 2007 or newer) — Model Identifier 3,1 or later
             4. MacBook Air (Late 2008 or newer) — Model Identifier 2,1 or later
             5. Mac mini (Early 2009 or newer) — Model Identifier 3,1 or later
             6. Mac Pro (Early 2008 or newer) — Model Identifier 3,1 or later
             7. Xserve (Early 2009) — Model Identifier 3,1 or later
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             See App Compatibility Table — RoaringApps.
         For a complete How-To introduction from Apple see Upgrade to OS X Mountain Lion.

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    May be required to clean notebook cooling system.
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    I can't update my macbook pro late 2011 from lion 10.7.5 to mavericks, what I do?

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