Lack of Internal Drive on New MacBookPro..

I find the lack of an internal drive on the new line up of MacBookPros (apart from the basic 13 inch model) to be a real shortcoming.. every time I want to watch a DVD movie, to create a DVD or to download new software from a DVD, I have to plug in an external drive. And ever tried watching a move on your lap with a an external drive??.. not mentioning the drain on your battery of such a drive....
This is particularly an issue for creative types who now can't easily (or affordably) download work onto DVDs for clients.
Any solutions/thoughts/feedback please?

The Apple SuperDrive, which works with Retina and Air models, is lightweight and, although higher priced than some other external optical drives, works extremely well with Apple products. I send everything to my printer on CD's/data DVDs... so an optical drive is a must for me (plus the fact that I use it for archiving old jobs and data). Apple did away with the optical drives for a multitude of purposes, I suppose, but I am glad that they offer a very lightweight drive that can be shoved into a backpack with little effort.
When my Late 2011 gives up the ghost I suppose that I'll be forced to buy a totally closed, 'missing' optical drive Retina machine (although I am seriously considering a Sager 'gaming' laptop because of the powerful video available - plus a Thunderbolt port!).
Spend the extra $$$ and get the Apple SuperDrive -> http://store.apple.com/us/product/MD564ZM/A/apple-usb-superdrive?fnode=5f.
Good luck,
Clinton

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