here's a thought...buy the DVD drive now instead of P7. DVD burners are now under $40, so its not a big investment.
Buy P7 when they have the first sale a week after release for $79.99 .. 

You will miss out on the spy stuff and the 6 months free passport, but all will be well.

 

Humankind has not woven the web of life. We are but one thread within it.
Whatever we do to the web, we do to ourselves. All things are bound together.
All things connect......Chief Seattle, 1854