Better to buy refurb or use education discount for new?

I have a 4 year old 15 inch macbook pro, and would like to sell it and get a new one.
I can get the education pricing, as I teach at a university. So, I am comparing 2 options:
New (July 2014) 15 in Macbook pro, 2.5 GHz quad-core i7, 16 GB RAM, NVIDIA 2 GB card, 1 TB flash drive - $3199 new, but $2949 with education pricing (Canadian dollars), and also get $110 Apple gift card (so essentially costing $2839)
or there is an Oct. 2013 15 inch model w/ these specs: 2.6 GHz quad-core i7, 16 GB RAM, NVIDIA 2 GB card, 1 TB flash drive - $2719 Canadian
so the refurbished model is $120 less, and slightly faster processor.
But are there any advantages to the new one? Eg. is the processor different (and better)? Is the battery life better on the newer one?
I gather the case, and the components are mostly the same, but for the little extra cost, should I get the new one?
Would the newer one have better resale value 4-5 years down the road?

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Kontakt is also cross platform and works with any audio software so if you ever switch from Logic you'll still be able to use those samples. I know some guys are huge EXS fans but for me going Kontakt would be a no brainer.
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