MBA Superdrive - Is it worth it?

Folks,
About to invest in a MBA tomorrow, just thinking about the external disk drive aka MBA Superdrive - is it worth getting one?
At this moment, I've no idea how much I might need one / not use it. But was working on the old cliche, it's better to have it and not need it, rather than need it and not have it.
I'm going for a high spec 11" MBA, so suspect that it might very soon take over the 13" MBP I already have, but then without the Superdrive, I'd be stuck for loading data / applications etc?
Any thoughts?
TIA

You asked whether it was worth it. This could be taken one of two ways. Either you are asking if the Apple branded product is worth the extra money, over another brand of external DVD drive, or you are asking whether it is worth having an external DVD drive at all.
I have a MBP 13 and a MBA 11. When I had occasion to install software (office 2011) on my MBA, I used the Remote Disk capabilities of my Macs to load the software onto the MBA from my MBP. So, if you have that, you don't really need another DVD drive at all.
I later found that my Toshiba external DVD drive that I had bought for one of my PC Netbooks worked just fine on the MBA. I could even watch DVD movies and burn DVD's. So, if cost is a consideration, you can get an external DVD drive that would be a lot less money than the Apple Superdrive.
I later bought the Superdrive. Why? Because I was impressed with the matching unibody case, and I am an Apple Nerd. Yes, it's completely emotional reasoning, but it was worth it for me.
One distinct downside of the Superdrive, aside from the cost, is the really lousy cord implementation Apple used. First, it's awfully short. Don't even think you can use the device other than right next to the port you are using on the Air. Second, it's non-removable. The cord juts out perpendicular to the drive, and you'll likely damage the cord if you case it in anything that doesn't allow the cord plenty of room to hang freely away from the drive. You can't fold the cord alongside or around the drive. I found that the only workable storage solution for the Superdrive is to use the original box it came in.

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