External optical drive for macbook3.1

Hello Users...
I am using macbook3.1 - 2007 later version, I got the problemwith its optical drive (DVD reader only). Now it's too expensive to replace theoptical drive. So I would like to buy an external optical drive. And myquestions are-
1)Can I use an external Blu-ray drive for thesame MacBook? Does it support the current OS/hardware?
2)If it’ssupport, what is the best external optical (DVD/ Blu-ray) drive for themacbook3.1?
Your suggestions are very helpful for me..

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