Is Lion recommended for mini 1.83 GHz Core 2 Duo 2GB?

pros and cons, please.

You're at pretty much the minimum for Lion.  It should work, but that model didn't have a dedicated graphics chip, so some of the Lion eye candy may run slower for you.  (i.e.: Launchpad, Mission Control.)
If you did want to run Lion, I'd recommend more RAM.  That model is limited to 3GB of RAM max, but if you plan to have more than just Mail and Safari open, you'll need more than 2GB of RAM.
I'm running Lion on a 2009 Mini C2D 2.0GHz, but I upgraded to 8GB of RAM.  My model also has a dedicated graphics chip, and even with that, HD video podcast playback in iTunes has a slight stutter.
So I think that Lion on your model is possible, just barely.  I'd stick with Leopard or Snow Leopard (which ever you had) and upgrade to Lion only if I really needed iCloud.

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