Which MacBook Pro is the right one for me?

Hello
At the moment I'm using a MacBook Pro 15" early 2011, 2.0 i7, 8GB Ram, AMD 6490M and an SSD. The most used applications are ArchiCAD, Adobe Suite, Rhinoceros, Cinema 4D. Half of the time the MacBook Pro is connected to a Thunderbold Display.
My question is, is the Iris Pro good enough for these applications? Or should I take the bigger one with the 750m?
May there will be an update für the MacBook Pros at the WWDC?
Thank,
Stefan

If they follow the same path as last year (2013) it would stand to reason that there won't be a new machine until October of this year, since there were early and late models of the MacBook Pro last year. However, Apple usually follows a twice-a-year release so that would make this the mid-year state. I don't see them doing that (I may be wrong, of course) but there's simply no new technology beyond that which was released in the Late 2013 models.
Just wait and in a couple of weeks, we'll both know!
Clinton

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> I am trying to decide if CF is the right language for a
side project I am
> beginning. I am not a beginner to web design but am far
from advanced. I
have
> made stuff in the past and have a knowledge of html. I
also use to write
> software in VB6 (nothing to crazy just small side
stuff). I am embarking
on a
> project to write some intranet workbench software for my
company. I want
it to
> serve as a salesmen ordering/tracking system as well as
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management
> system. Obviously it is a big task and I am going to
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> pieces to work on over time and continue to expand and
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>
> I have seen CF before and know people who swear by it. I
have used it
briefly
> so I have some understanding.
>
> My question would be as to the correct way to move
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>
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> that would be a learning curve.
>
> It is not expected to be hit by a tremendous amount of
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> we have 29 and I was going to use an access database so
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>
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