Does any external CD drive work with a MacBook Pro?

If you go with Apple's SuperDrive, plug it straight into the Mac. It doesn't get enough power through most hubs or docks and just won't spin.

Pretty much any USB one works, macOS reads CDs and DVDs without drivers. The things that actually matter: - the connector. Your MacBook only has USB-C, so either get a drive with a USB-C cable or use an adapter - power. Some cheap bus-powered drives spin up and stop because they want more power than they get, especially through a hub. Plug straight into the Mac if that happens - Apple's own SuperDrive works fine too with the adapter, it's just pricier Audio CDs import through the Music app and DVDs play in the built-in DVD Player. Blu-ray movies are the one thing that won't play without extra software.