Does USB Superdrive work now?

Recently picked up a MackBook Pro, and too my dismay... No disc drive. The USB superdrive has a ton of very bad reviews on the Apple website so I'm extremely skeptical to try it for the rather steep price of $90.00. I did notice though that a lot of the reviews were from around 2012 or so. Just wondering if anyone knows whether or not Apple has made any modifications to the product since then to make it more compatible?
Thanks.

Mine only lasted for 2 weeks. And I had to bring it to a Genius Bar to get someone to eject the DVD that was stuck inside it. Also keep in mind, that the SuperDrive worked well in conjunction with iDVD. Unfortunately, Apple discontinued that software and if you attempt to get an old copy via eBay or Amazon, you may have installation errors. Apple has made it clear that they want their customers to stay away from optical drives (and from customizing their laptops by soldering the RAM onto their motherboards, but that's another discussion). The Apple Store in San Francisco doesn't even have the SuperDrive on their floor as a featured item. Despite it showing online as available for pickup, I had to ask one of the representatives to "get one from the back storage room". The fact that it's not even shown off as a display item on the floor (in the San Francisco store of all places), is a telling sign.

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