MBP vs MBP Retina for long term value?

I'm looking to upgrade from my current MBP to a higher performing one. I bought my current mid-2011 13" for basic use, word processing, internet, etc. I now work at an internet marketing and design agency though and it's not performing well enough for my needs.
I run a fair number of programs (evernote, skype, ical, excel, word, itunes, firefox, and chrome with a bunch of tabs open at once) at the same time and my RAM (currently 4gb) is always maxed out right now. My current computer also won't handle photoshop, which I need to be able to use (not all day, everyday, but I do need to be able to use it). I'd like to be able to run Boot Camp or Parallels as well.
I spent a few hours today researching and got it down to roughly 2 options. My main issue between the two is long term value, which one will work the longest/be worth the most in 3-4 years when I want to upgrade.
Option 1. Buy a 15" MBP 2.6ghz Retina with 16GM Ram upgrade. I know this is more than enough for my needs, I would mainly be buying this with the hope it would last a long time and so be worth it. My main problem with the Retina is the inability to upgrade so I feel like I have to make sure I get everything on the front end. (Cost $3k)
Option 2. Buy a standard 15" MBP knowing that I could upgrade to a SSD and add more RAM when I need it. My thinking is that RAM and SSDs are only going to get cheaper  so why not just hold out for if/when I need it.
So which option do you think I should choose? If I go with option 2, is it worth it to upgrade to the 2.6ghz processor? I would get the 8gb RAM either way so it would effectively be a $300 upgrade.
Thanks for your replies.

If I were you I would go for MBP with retina display. And if the price matters for you you can get the base model with 2.3ghz + 16G RAM. This one works like the 2.6ghz for you and you and I couldn't see the differences on our regular daily usage. With the money that you can save you can buy an external HD with thunderbolt support (7200rpm or even go for RAID). Probably after few years it would be no difference between 2.3ghz and 2.6ghz and both of them will be old and no one cares about 0.3ghz more or less. The only problem is in storage (which software are getting bigger every day) which I heard you can upgrade the MBPr storage in the future.
Upgradeable it's just a term. What you want to upgrade after 3-4 years in standard MBP? Let me see there is only two things for upgrade storage and memory. Not CPU nor Graphic card or anything else. I heard they can change the storage on MBPr not at the moment but maybe in future. For the RAM part I see a lot of people want to buy 8G RAM not even 16G because 8G is clearly enough for few years. But you can go with the 16G and make sure you can have a high end machine for years. (But honestly, most of the people go with the new machines after few years and they don't upgrade that much.)
So non-upgradeable is not an issue in MBPr for a lot of people except some people. The only thing you should be worried about is being repairable (1/10 score from iFixit) which you can buy AppleCare with the money you saved (from 2.6ghz to 2.3ghz) and be happy at least for 3 years.
iIt was my opinion and of course you should do what ever works for you.
good luck

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    Loquat - That's not a good analogy.  Let me help you with your bank analogy:
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    * 3 phones have been out of contract and eligible for upgrade for many months.
    * 1 phone is not out of contract until March.
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    Loquat - That's not a good analogy.  Let me help you with your bank analogy:
    * You pay your mortgage payment on time faithfully for 24.5 years, and you want to REFINANCE your mortgage with your existing bank; however, your existing bank wants to charge you closing costs on your new loan AND a termination fee for the old loan.
    * HOWEVER, to solicit new business, your bank is telling other customers that they will pay the termination fees on their old mortgages if they do their refinance with the bank.  So why would the bank pay to get someone else's customer but not pay the same (OR EVEN MUCH LESS) to retain the customer that they already have?
    * By the way, thanks for the banking analogy.  As a 20+ year banker, I can tell you that a bank would never treat new, unproven customers better than their existing, long-time customers. 
    Thanks all for the lively debate, but nobody has been able to tell me how Verizon is better off by taking $130 now and letting $7,000 go to someone else.  That would be the equivalent of a 1.8% discount to make an existing customer feel like Verizon values their business.  But they would gladly give $600 ($150 per phone) to a new customer for bringing them the same business. 
    Loquat - by the way, that is not a "Special Privilege"!  That is the same privilege that they are offering to others that are not current customers!!  How is that "special privilege"?  And yes, it does sound fair.

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