I hate to say it but....Lion...I am a little disappointed...

Hello All:
I am running a 2006 Macbook, black, 2 GHx Intel Core 2 Duo with 2 GB 667 Mhz of Ram. 13" and I just installed Lion last week. For some reason, I cannot seem to do all the things that apple says I can do.
Is this a hardware issue, meaning, I need to upgrade to do the cool things like AirDrop or use the trackpad to launch mission control? I know it's only $30 bucks but part of me feels gipped in a way with this last OS updrade.
When I got SL last year I was like wow, this is way cool. with Lion, not so much the same feeling.
Any thoughts or advice on this would be great,
Paul

OK, your Mac is about the minimum for Lion so maximise what you have
More Ram is a must, 2G is where you start, I think your Mac can use 4G so do.
Get a faster hard drive (bigger while you are at it)
You won't get Airdrop and might not get all of the new gestures, hardware limitations.
You have to decide but these suggestions are the most bang for the buck, except for going back to SL

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