New iMacs have no disc drive, will I have to pay to install software I already own?

So i´ve been on a mission all day trying to find somewhere that has a 2011 iMac in stock, with no success, it appears apple rules over every store in the uk and all 'old' imacs are now discontinued. The main reason I want an old one is because of the fact they have a disc drive (and the slight possibility I could have saved some cash) and I own logic pro 9 on disc. It´s annoying to think that I may have to resort to paying out 80 quid for an optical drive for the new imac or resorting to buying logic again from the app store when in reality i´ve paid for this software and I should be able to install it.
I personally think a solution should be set in place for this, if you have the software on disc and have a valid serial for it you should be able to re download it on the new imacs via the app store. I dont want to mess around with time machine as my mac is clogged up to the max, I simply want a brand spanking new machine, logic pro 9, my project backups and sample library, no more, no less.
If anyone has a solution to my issue please let me know

It's just Apple dragging us kicking and screaming into the future.
See if your Apple online Store has any refurbished iMacs for sale. At present a very limited selection exists in the US store. Their inventory changes frequently.
You should probably be able to continue to use another Mac or PC with a shared optical drive. I have tried it and it works exactly as if the drive were physically installed in your Mac:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5287
http://support.apple.com/kb/DL112
Presumably you will still be able to use an external Superdrive:
http://store.apple.com/uk/product/MD564ZM/A/apple-usb-superdrive

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