How do I upgrade my Macbook pro to OS 10.7

how do I upgrade my Macbook pro to OS 10.7

You need to buy 10.7 Lion.. it costs you 29.99 . But, 10.8 Mountain Lion is releasing in this month. It costs you 19.99.
Apple has noted that users can upgrade to 10.8 directly from 10.6.x. So, I would suggest you to wait till 10.8 is released and buy it for 19.99 and do and upgrade

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    You can upgrade to Mountain Lion or Mavericks from Lion or directly from Snow Leopard. Mountain Lion can be downloaded from the Mac App Store for $19.99. To access the App Store you must have Snow Leopard 10.6.6 or later installed.
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    You can purchase Snow Leopard through the Apple Store: Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard — Apple Store (U.S.). The price is $19.99 plus tax. You will be sent physical media by mail after placing your order.
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         Snow Leopard General Requirements
           1. Mac computer with an Intel processor
           2. 1GB of memory
           3. 5GB of available disk space
           4. DVD drive for installation
           5. Some features require a compatible Internet service provider;
               fees may apply.
           6. Some features require Apple’s iCloud services; fees and
               terms apply.
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         2 GB 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM
         L2 Cache 3 MB
         Bus Speed 800 MHZ
    OSX 10.5.8
    HD 186 GB (137 used)
    I back up Time Machine to WD My Passport 1TB
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      Chipset Model:          GeForce 8600M GT
      Type:          Display
      Bus:          PCIe
      PCIe Lane Width:          x4
      VRAM (Total):          256 MB
      Vendor:          NVIDIA (0x10de)
      Device ID:          0x0407
      Revision ID:          0x00a1
      ROM Revision:          3212
    Intel ICH8-M AHCI:
      Vendor:          Intel
      Product:          ICH8-M AHCI
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      Description:          AHCI Version 1.10 Supported
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      Host Controller Location:          Built In USB
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      PCI Revision ID:          0x0003
      PCI Vendor ID:          0x8086
      Bus Number:          0x1a
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      Product ID:          0x4500
      Vendor ID:          0x0a5c  (Broadcom Corp.)
      Version:          1.00
      Speed:          Up to 12 Mb/sec
      Manufacturer:          Apple Inc.
      Location ID:          0x1a100000
      Current Available (mA):          500
      Current Required (mA):          0
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      PCI Revision ID:          0x0003
      PCI Vendor ID:          0x8086
      Bus Number:          0x1a
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      Speed:          Up to 12 Mb/sec
      Location ID:          0x1a200000
      Current Available (mA):          500
      Current Required (mA):          0
    BRCM2046 Hub:
      Product ID:          0x4500
      Vendor ID:          0x0a5c  (Broadcom Corp.)
      Version:          1.00
      Speed:          Up to 12 Mb/sec
      Manufacturer:          Apple Inc.
      Location ID:          0x1a100000
      Current Available (mA):          500
      Current Required (mA):          0
    Bluetooth USB Host Controller:
      Product ID:          0x820f
      Vendor ID:          0x05ac  (Apple Inc.)
      Version:          1.80
      Serial Number:          001EC28C27BA
      Speed:          Up to 12 Mb/sec
      Manufacturer:          Apple Inc.
      Location ID:          0x1a110000
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      Current Required (mA):          0
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      Vendor ID:          0x0451  (Texas Instruments)
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      Speed:          Up to 12 Mb/sec
      Location ID:          0x1a200000
      Current Available (mA):          500
      Current Required (mA):          0
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      Product ID:          0x4500
      Vendor ID:          0x0a5c  (Broadcom Corp.)
      Version:          1.00
      Speed:          Up to 12 Mb/sec
      Manufacturer:          Apple Inc.
      Location ID:          0x1a100000
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      Current Required (mA):          0
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      Product ID:          0x820f
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      Serial Number:          001EC28C27BA
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      Location ID:          0x1a110000
      Current Available (mA):          500
      Current Required (mA):          0
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      Product ID:          0x820f
      Vendor ID:          0x05ac  (Apple Inc.)
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      Serial Number:          001EC28C27BA
      Speed:          Up to 12 Mb/sec
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      Current Required (mA):          0
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      PCI Device ID:          0x2830
      PCI Revision ID:          0x0003
      PCI Vendor ID:          0x8086
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      Host Controller Location:          Built In USB
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      PCI Revision ID:          0x0003
      PCI Vendor ID:          0x8086
      Bus Number:          0x3d
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      Host Controller Driver:          AppleUSBUHCI
      PCI Device ID:          0x2835
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      PCI Vendor ID:          0x8086
      Bus Number:          0x3a
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      PCI Device ID:          0x2832
      PCI Revision ID:          0x0003
      PCI Vendor ID:          0x8086
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      Vendor ID:          0x05ac  (Apple Inc.)
      Version:          0.70
      Speed:          Up to 12 Mb/sec
      Manufacturer:          Apple, Inc.
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      Current Available (mA):          500
      Current Required (mA):          40
    IR Receiver:
      Product ID:          0x8242
      Vendor ID:          0x05ac  (Apple Inc.)
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      Speed:          Up to 1.5 Mb/sec
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      Location ID:          0x5d100000
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      Current Required (mA):          100
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      Product ID:          0x0230
      Vendor ID:          0x05ac  (Apple Inc.)
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      Speed:          Up to 12 Mb/sec
      Manufacturer:          Apple, Inc.
      Location ID:          0x5d200000
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      Current Required (mA):          40
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      Product ID:          0x8242
      Vendor ID:          0x05ac  (Apple Inc.)
      Version:          0.16
      Speed:          Up to 1.5 Mb/sec
      Manufacturer:          Apple Computer, Inc.
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      Current Required (mA):          100
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      PCI Device ID:          0x2836
      PCI Revision ID:          0x0003
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      Product ID:          0x8502
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      Serial Number:          8T82D00GB0003L00
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      Product ID:          0x8502
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