It is possible to upgrade an old white MacBook to 10.6.7?

I have an old white MacBook 4,1 currently with mac os x 10.6. I want to install Quickbooks for Mac 2012 which requires 10.6.7. It is possible to upgrade it?

Yes, it is. Check the link below for info on upgrading to Snow Leopard (10.6)
http://store.apple.com/us/product/MC573/mac-os-x-106-snow-leopard

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