Three models make me mad (scheme)

[Ultra AleM]

Hello guys. I am going to buy a MacBook this week but I'm going mad.
I had a MacBook Air but I sold it because it was not so powerful and I could not upgrade my 4GB of RAM (I do some video editing and stuff). I need it for college and my stuff, too. So both light and heavy things.

I was indecise between three models of MacBook Pro.

MacBook Pro 13 Retina (1.624€)
MacBook Pro 15 (1.719€)
MacBook Pro 15 Retina (2.050€)

I make a tab with pro and cons of the models so you can help me. And I'd like to ask you if there is something different (improvements) between the 2012 rMBP and the 2013 one.

MacBook Pro Retina 13

PROs:

1. - The price
2. - Portability (so light and small)
3. - Fantastic Retina display with no glares (I can get up to 1680x1050 space in a 13")
4. - SSD and 8GB of RAM
5. - Newest design

CONs:

1. - Dual-core CPU
2. - Small storage (256GB)
3. - No dedicated side stereo
4. - No dedicated graphics card

MacBook Pro 15

PROs:

1. - I can upgrade it myself
2. - It has dedicated graphics
3. - It has dedicated stereo
4. - Quad-core CPU
5. - DVD
6. - Lot of storage (I can install Windows on a 128GB partition for games)

CONs:

1. - Old design
2. - Crap display with tons of glare
3. - Slow HDD I guess
4. - Heavy as hell compared to the other two
5. - Old MegSafe

MacBook Pro 15 Retina

PROs:

1. - Fantastic Display
2. - Quad-core / 8GB / SSD / dedicated graphics
3. - Dedicated stereo
4. - Newest design

CONs:

1. - OMFG price
2. - Little storage (no Windows)
3. - Cannot upgrade RAM
4. - No portability

I cannot just decide. I like the 15 Retina but it's expensive and has some CONs I listed. I like the normal Pro (for the storage among all) but it's full of CONs. I like the 13 Retina but it's only dual, no dedicated graphics.

Help me, thanks a lot. Appreciate it.

 

[glenthompson]

You can get the older 15" with the hi-res anti-glare screen.

It's always a tradeoff between power and portability. You have to decide which is more important to you. I have a 15" and find it a comfortable trade between weight and power. I used to have a 17" and loved the screen but the size and weight was an issue. When I've tried a 13" I find the screen just a little too small for my aging eyes.

Another advantage to the cMBP is that you can always remove the HDD and replace it with a SSD for significantly less cost than getting it from Apple. You then have the removed drive for backup.

 

[CultHero]

how is a 15 inch rMBP not portable?

I used to travel for work a ton and carried my Powerbook everywhere I went.....