Please Help Me To Upgrade My Macbook Pro

Hi everyone,
I'll get straight to the point. I have my Macbook Pro about 18 months. It's a 13" model with the highest spec from that time; 2.9GHz i7 processor, 8GB RAM and 750GB Hard Drive. Basically, the problem I'm having is that I want a faster computer. The way I see it, I have these options:
1. Upgrade the 750GB HD to a 256 or 512 Solid-State drive
2. Buy a retina-display model (late 2013), with built-in SSD and newer processor. Although the specs are lower on the new processors (e.g. 2.4GHz i5, 2.6GHz i5), they are the 4th generation whereas I think mine is 3rd, so I really don't know how they perform next to my 2.9GHz i7?
3. Your suggestions?
I run Adobe Photoshop and InDesign daily, use Google Chrome extensively daily and also use music making software like Logic Pro & Garageband on a regular basis. I need more power/speed than I currently have to handle multiple programmes at the same time. At the moment, I find the laptop stalls and stutters too much for my liking.
If anyone could offer any help or guidance I'd really appreciate it.

The resource intensive applications you are using require good GPU performance, hence my recommendations. For any thing less, there will be a performance price.
If possible, switch from Google Chrome to another browser. It has a history of compatibility issues with Mac OSX and is a relative resoure glutton.
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