Contrary to the initial opinion it's as little as without drive without Windows. Both else do you need in order to communicate with the environment can. Outside a Windows world happens to be dominant and CD's are now one standard. I would have again requested a MacBook Pro with built-in drive, but here you have verzichtet.Das in favor of design on expediency same applies übrigends for the missing network connection. I have decided, despite the steep price for the original drive that is detected as usual at Apple without problems and also so far worked quite well. For the not thought not to end concept, the drive can not.