Upgrade MacBook Pro4,1 2.5 GH2 Intel Core 2 Duo

As a novice, I am trying to find out if I can upgrade my memory and gain speed.  I have a 2.5 GH2 Intel Core 2 Duo processor and memory of 2GB 667MHz /ddr2/Sdram
Any suggestions?

The MBP 4,1 can use up to 6GB of RAM (one 4GB & one 2GB module), although Apple only supports 4GB (two 2GB modules). Your computer's performance will improve somewhat if you actually need more RAM for your work than you have now. If the 2GB you have now are sufficient for your needs, adding more won't speed anything up. If you're going to upgrade to Lion, you'll almost certainly want more.

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