Is my Mac mini too old for Mavericks?

How do I know if my Mac mini is too old to upgrade to Mavericks from 10.6.8?

Thank you, C F, but I read all that in the intro and I am still unsure of how to tell what date catagory my Mac mini falls into as I purchased it used a couple of years ago. System Profiler shows >>>
Hardware Overview:
Model Name:          Mac mini
Model Identifier:          Macmini1,1
Processor Name:          Intel Core Duo
Processor Speed:          1.66 GHz
Number Of Processors:          1
Total Number Of Cores:          2
L2 Cache:          2 MB
Memory:          2 GB
Bus Speed:          667 MHz
Boot ROM Version:          MM11.0055.B08
SMC Version (system):          1.3f4
I do't know the year of mfg. I am running 10.6.8 Mountain Lion now but have been prompted to upgrade because Safari is not working well with Vimeo play.
Oh, wait. I will gocheck my SN as you have suggested and let you know here. Thanks.
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