What model superdrive is best for macbook pro A1260

My macbook pro has a busted DVDRW - it was a replacement for a previously busted drive - so I don't know how correct it is for my machine.
2.4 Gig A1260 - with the old square battery, running OSX 10.6.8.
Oh - and what HDD - that's really noisy now...and the NVIDA 8600M GT runs real hot...
Your help is greatly appreciated.

Hi Melophage,
Thanks for your helpful reply
I bought a new MacBook 13.3 / MacBook Pro 15-inch Superdrive 9.5mm 8x
Part No. : 661-4279
For hard drives, I have a choice of:
1)   W. Digital Scorpio Blue SATA 3GB/s   5,400rpm   8MB   2.5"  500GB
2)   W. Digital WD7500PPVX  SATA111   5,400rpm   8MB   2.5"   6GB/s   750MB
3)   W. Digital Black  9.5mm   7200rpm   16MB   SATA   6gb/s
Will any, or all of these be  installed and function easily in my A1260 Macbook Pro?
Again, thank you for your help,
Tim (fridgemagnett)

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