Upgrade to Lion on Macbook Pro

I purchased my Macbook Pro in April, 2007.  Still runs very well.  I have OS X 10.6.8.  Want to upgrade to Lion.  My processor is 2.16 Ghz. Memory 1 GB.  Need 2 GB at least for Lion, so need to purchase more memory.  On Apple web site they sell 2 GB and 4 GB memory, but for 2.2 Ghz and up.  They do not note 2.16. Does this matter or do I need to also update my Intel Core Duo to 2.2 or higher?  Or can I purchase 2GB or 4GB memory and install and things will be fine? Thanks.  Mark.

You ought to purchase your RAM at OWC or DMEM where you will find it's much less expensive than what Apple charges. You can purchase any RAM just so long as it meets the specifications for your model.
I also suggest you get more than 2 GBs if you plan to upgrade to Lion. At least 4 GBs would be my suggestion.

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        455 MB    Inactive RAM
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        Feb 3, 2015, 09:44:33 PM    /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/com.apple.WebKit.WebContent_20 15-02-03-214433_[redacted].crash
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