Upgrade possible?

Hi,
Im quite new in the Mac world, so i appologies already now for any "stupid" questions.
i have a MacBook with OS 10.6.8 - 1.83Ghz Intel Core 2 Duo and 1 GB 667 MHz RAM, -
am i able to upgrade to Mountain Lion without any performance issues?
As it is never ever sure on the Windows World that an upgrade is always better, i thougt before trying it with my Mac, just ask before.
i know that the requirements for Mountain Lion is just to have 10.6.8 or higher, well i have it, but is then the hardware still enough to runn smoothly the MAC (just for Internet, Email, FaceTime, Photo Viewer) nothing to heavy.
thx a lot guys

thx to all of you
im happy that i posted the question regarding the upgrade.
And thanks as well for the many usfull hints, where to find what kind of info for the future.
cheers to all and thx again from Switzerland.
cheers

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