Can I move a superdrive from my old Powerbook G4 to Macbook Pro 2008?

Having a Powerbook Pro early 2008 (A1260) with a broken superdrive I am wondering if I could take the working superdrive from my good old Powerbook Alu G4 (A1106) to put it in the Powerbook? Does it fit?
Thanks for any help!

Sad to hear that Time to look arround on ebay for a cheap one then. Don't want to spend much money on this old machine.
Thanks for the answer.

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