I want to upgrade my macbook 2008 for audio recording

I want to upgrade my macbook cause im starting to record audio and need more space and a faster computer what should i do and for what approx. cost !
I will use program as Cubase / Photoshop / Illustrator ! And is there any way to add more USB slot ?
I have a Macbook
13 pouces, Aluminium fin 2008
Processeur 2 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
Mémoire 2 Go 1067 MHz DDR3
Graphisme NVIDIA GeForce 9400M 256 Mo
Thank You
Bine

Don't know your location but two vendors that I highly recommend are
OWC http://eshop.macsales.com
And Crucial http://www.crucial.com
I would most certainly purchase any ram from either of them and search for the best deal I could find for a hard drive! but I'm not sure your confident enough to do that on your own. If that's the case both have excellent customer service and will help you make the right choices.

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hey guys.
i've tried reading up a little but i was hoping someone (or a few people) could give me some straight up answers.
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