MacBook Pro Retina 15" Models - which is the latest?

My rMBP model number is MC975X/A. There is a model on Amazon advertised as being the 'newest' which has the serial of MC975LL/A.
I can't find a list of rMBP models - thought I might see if anyone in the community knew more about this. I will probably ask to see a new model in store and decide if I want bother swapping.
I just it and I'm happy with it, even though I have detected slight ghosting (which I might never have noticed unless prompted by forum threads) and the bottom plate is slightly sqeaky (why I got on the forum to take a look in the first place). I can live with those things although I'd prefer
When I bought it, I checked with the Apple store person if it was the latest. He said yes - probably not realising I was asking about the occasional silent upgrades models get. I wanted to know because the retina was a groundbreaking new product with a new interior design, and I thought that after six or so months this might ahve been improved. 

The MC975 is the most recent model. The letters at the end indicate the country or region where the MBP is marketed.
Introduced     June 2012
Discontinued     --
Model Identifier     MacBookPro10,1
Model Number     A1398
Order Number     MC975LL/A (2.3 GHz) MC976LL/A (2.6 GHz)

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