Help: Need to upgrade my macbook pro

I purchased my macbook pro in 2006. I need help upgrading memory and possible hard disk. I understnd i also need to upgrade the OS.
The specs are:
Mac OS X 10.5.8
Processor 2GHz intel core Duo
Memory 1 GB 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM
Please help.

Based on what your wrote there are a few things.
Operating System:
Since your system is a Core Duo system, the latest version of OS X that you can upgrade to is 10.6 Snow Leopard. The OS is for sale at the Apple Online store for $19.00 USD.
http://store.apple.com/us/product/MC573/mac-os-x-106-snow-leopard
RAM Upgrade:
When it comes to RAM upgrades, I usually recommend Other World Computing (also known as OWC) as the vendor. Their tech and sales support from my experience (and others over the web) is good, and they offer a lifetime warranty for their RAM modules. You can find compatible RAM modules in the link below.
http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/memory/Apple_MacBook_MacBook_Pro/Upgrade
Depending on which MacBook Pro model you have, you can upgrade up to 2 GB of memory to 6 GB of memory. You can find your model at the bottom of the page.
HDD Upgrade:
The 2006 MacBook Pros support up to 1 Terrabyte of HDD space. Again, I recommend OWC as the vendor for the HDD for the same reasons I explained above.
http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/memory/MacBook/Pro/DDR2/
I hope you find this information helpful!

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