I've had a MacBook Pro for over a year and I've used the optical drive less than 5 times, actually I can't even remember the last time I used it. If they secret

I've had a MacBook Pro for over a year and I've used the optical drive less than 5 times, actually I can't even remember the last time I used it. If they secretly removed it without telling me, I don't think I would even know. I'd love a 13" MacBook with its own GPU (like my 12" PowerBook). I'm hoping the HDD is easily replaced like the current MB.