Final decision on what Macbook pro to buy?

Ok, so lots of Photoshop, Creative Suite, FCPX work. Not a big budget... Opinions? Alternatives?
Help? Decision?
Choice  one:
Refurbished 15.4-inch MacBook Pro 2.0GHz Quad-core Intel i7 with Retina Display
$1,699.00
Originally released October 2013
15.4-inch (diagonal) Retina display; 2880-by-1800 resolution at 220 pixels per inch

8GB of 1600MHz DDR3L SDRAM
256GB Flash Storage1
720p FaceTime HD camera
Intel Iris Pro Graphics
Choice two:
Refurbished 15.4-inch MacBook Pro 2.4GHz Quad-core Intel i7 with Retina Display
$1,659.00
Originally released February 2013
15.4-inch (diagonal) Retina display; 2880-by-1800 resolution at 220 pixels per inch
8GB of 1600MHz DDR3L SDRAM
256GB Flash Storage
720p FaceTime HD Camera
NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M with 1GB of GDDR5 memory

Sorry but if you could pay particular attention to graphocs, integrated vs stand alone, also the performance update from model releases.

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