Will this Superdrive work in Macbook Core Duo 1.83GHz?

Found on eBay and can't tell if it will work in my Macbook (White) 1.83 Core Duo. Plan to do the replacement myself. Can you say for sure that this will work in this machine? Any tips on replacement process? Thanks.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&item=2703 03130080
It says in the ad:
--13" 15" or 17" MacBook and MacBook Pro
--1.83, 2 or 2.16 GHz 15" MacBook Pros 1.83 or 2 or 2.33 GHz
--Apple Part Numbers: Super 857CA 678-0542E (Replaces UJ-857-C 678-0525A 678-0543A CW-8221 CW-8221A CW-8221-C HL-Data GWA-4080M GWA-4080MA )
--Your current drive must be 9.5mm in height
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