Non-Retina v.s. Retina.

Hi i bet there is bunch of questions like this, so sorry for asking.
i'm travling to USA in a few days and I thought of buying a portable laptop, in that case a macbook pro. but the problem is that i can't decide if i'm going to for a retina or a non-retina desplay. My travel in USA would just for 9 months and would be living on a budget. So the the whole thing has somthing to do with what i could afford. but on the other hand it is very likely that i'm going to study and work more with photography next year. Investing in a decent computer could be a good investment.
i'm going to use it mostly for photograpy, lightroom and photoshop but also for som writing and some futher adventures, so it need to be suitable for travels.
Is the Retina display worth the price of not having the option to upgrade?
Alternatives.
1.Non-retina $2,348.00
macbook pro 15"
2.3GHz Quad-core Intel Core i7, Turbo Boost up to 3.3GHz
8GB 1600MHz DDR3 SDRAM - 2x4GB
500GB Serial ATA Drive @ 5400 rpm
SuperDrive 8x (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW)
MacBook Pro 15-inch Hi-Res Antiglare Widescreen Display
Backlit Keyboard (English) & User's Guide (English)
AppleCare Protection Plan for MacBook Pro - Auto-enroll
2.Non-retina $2,648.00
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 Hi-Res Antiglare Widescreen Display
Backlit Keyboard (English) & User's Guide (English)
AppleCare Protection Plan for MacBook Pro - Auto-enroll
3. Retina $2,648.00
2.6GHz Quad-core Intel Core i7, Turbo Boost up to 3.6GHz
8GB 1600MHz DDR3L SDRAM
256GB Flash Storage
Backlit Keyboard (English) & User's Guide (English)
AppleCare Protection Plan for MacBook Pro - Auto-enroll
Thank you

Get the first one in your list.
I own a Retina Macbook Pro and let me tell you, Photoshop is much better in the non Retina Screen - kinda blurry since Photoshop doesn't have Retina support and i'm not sure when Adobe is going to release an update to support the Retina Screen. Don't get me wrong - it's a nice screen for viewing pictures and watching movies - totally different when you're editing pictures.
Also remember that once you decide to upgrade the RAM, you can't do that in the Retina.
1 and 2 will do the job just fine - if you're on a budget as you mentioned - 1 will do just fine for you.
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