My first mac book pro

Question

I plan to get a mac book pro this month. I plan to use programs such as photoshop, illustrator, indesign, and dreamweaver on a daily basis.
I do not know if I should get the high end model :
2.6GHz Quad-core Intel Core i7, Turbo Boost up to 3.6GHz
8GB 1600MHz DDR3 SDRAM - 2x4GB
750GB Serial ATA Drive @ 5400 rpm
SuperDrive 8x (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW)
MacBook Pro 15-inch Glossy Widescreen Display
I can always get an anti glare enclosue of film for the screen.
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The lower end model custom built:
2.3GHz Quad-core Intel Core i7, Turbo Boost up to 3.3GHz
8GB 1600MHz DDR3 SDRAM - 2x4GB
1TB Serial ATA Drive @ 5400 rpm
SuperDrive 8x (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW)
MacBook Pro 15-inch Hi-Res Antiglare Widescreen Display
I guess my concern is the dedicated graphics card as well as the speed of the programs, I do not want a year to pass and my computer is slower than ever.
Is the 2.6ghz really more noticable than the 2.3ghz. Does the graphics card 1GB difere from the 512 in terms of performance.
I tend to have two to three programs open.
I did not plan on exceed $2500 including apple care.

Answer 1

To keep you under or at the $2500 budget,
Go with the 2.3GHz one.
It has the screen you want so you don't have to buy an anti glare film/enclosure (extra expense)
I suggest you go with the 750GB Hard Drive at 7200RPM instead of the 1TB for speed purposes.
You really won't see that much of a speed difference.
As for the graphics part, unless your into graphic intensive games, you're fine with the 512MB video.  Remember, some people are playing games with their 13' MB Pro that has built in graphics.
Makes sense?