Now as high school graduation is only a couple weeks away, I'm looking to choose a laptop for college as my graduation present. My parents basically have left me with an open budget, but I respect the fact that they are willing to spend money on me so I am trying to be wise with what I am having them spend their money on. As I am building my laptop of choice, I came across the option of having a blu ray drive installed. This sounded great to me because I already have blu ray players in my house so I would be able to enjoy my hi-def movies on my computer. The problem is the cost. It costs an additional $500. My question to everybody here is: Would this purchase be worth it? I don't want to be outdated for a while, but I'm not sure if blu ray will be utilized in more ways than than just movies (i.e., data, software, etc.). So there you have it. Is that extra $500 worth it? Or if i save that money, will I end up regretting it later on? Tell me what you guys think. Thanks in advance.