Lion run OK on iMac w/ early core 2 duo?

Question

I'm considering upgrading my mom's late 2006 iMac 1.83 core 2 duo from 10.5 to 10.7 so she can use iCloud. 
I ran a search, but all I found were answers regarding system requirements.  I don't need to know if it runs but how well it runs.
I just don't want to make it worse.
Thanks
DLS

Answer 1

DLScreative wrote:
Just got possession of the computer, and i was wrong about the specs.  It's the 2.0 with 128mb VRAM and expandable to 3GB RAM.  I think I'm going to do a mirror back up, upgrade to 3GB RAM and give Lion a shot.  I also think I'm going to Upgrade from 10.5 to 10.6 before upgrading to 10.7 because I can and because it's  recommended.
It's my understanding that she can't use iCloud unless at least one device on her account has the latest OS
DLS
Message was edited by: DLScreative
I have an old (?) 2.16Ghz 2007 model running Lion without a hitch, although I still keep Snow Leopard on a seperate partition on it for a bit of fun. I find with the older machines, though, that Snow Leopard runs that bit snappier, presumable it doesn't put so much of a drain on the CPU and the memory (I run the max 3GB). I believe that there are certain features of iCloud that will work fine with Snow Leopard, although this would be something that you would have to search for in the iCloud or Snow Leopard Forums. The upcoming Mountain Lion will not be able to be run on these MBPs though, so you need to decide where to stop, Lion or Snow Leopard, or run both on seperate partitions.
Good Luck
Pete