Minimum specs for Mavericks?

Apple says "If your computer can run Mountain Lion, it can run Mavericks".
Anybody with older machines have any horror stories before I decide to take the leap?
My specs:
Mid-2010 MacBook
2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
4 GB RAM

Requirements here > OS X Mavericks: System Requirements
Your MacBook can definitely run Mavericks Sarah ..
MacBook (13-inch Aluminum, Late 2008), (13-inch, Early 2009 or later)
I'm running Mavericks on a 2008 iMac with minimum requirements.
Good read before installing Mavericks > Get your Mac ready for Mavericks (OS X 10.9) | Macworld

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Are you sure?
Upgrading to Mavericks
You can upgrade to Mavericks from Lion or directly from Snow Leopard. Mavericks can be downloaded from the Mac App Store for FREE.
A. Upgrading to Mavericks
To upgrade to Mavericks you must have Snow Leopard 10.6.8 or Lion installed. Download Mavericks from the App Store. Sign in using your Apple ID. Mavericks is free. The file is quite large, over 5 GBs, so allow some time to download. It would be preferable to use Ethernet because it is nearly four times faster than wireless.
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HT201364 I have most of the requirements for mavericks, however, can I still upgrade to mavericks with 1GB of ram??

I was wondering If I can upgrade to Mavericks if I have MOST of the requirements available..... The only thing I need to do is upgrade the ram. I currently have 1GB of Ram
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