MacBook Pro Retina 13 in or MacBook Pro without Retina 15 in? What would be better?

I have the rMBP 13 in now and I have until saturday to decide if I want to keep it or return it and get the previous MBP 15 in. I would get the one with 8 gb ram. I like that I can add an SSD later this summer, and upgrade it to 16 gb of ram when I want, but I love the feel of the rMBP and the screen. What should I do?

Yes I was going to get a 13 inch air and got to looking at a standard 13 inch pro, I compared the two to the retina and fell in love with the screen. It's the perfect size and weight it gets from the air with the power of the pro.

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