A:AnswerThis not a gaming laptop. Yes you can play game by installing windows on parallel., but it won't be even close to any cheaper gaming laptop in 1000 - 1200$ range. But the user experience and quality is by far better than any windows laptop. I use it for all my development and not having any over heating problem. The overall experience of this machine is way better than any windows laptop.
A:AnswerYes to both your questions. As a video editor myself, I can tell you that it handles editing as well as rendering in 4K quite excellent. You’ll be very pleased with this machine’s performance. It really is lightening fast.
A:AnswerAt a discount right now, here @ Best Buy it’s a savings of $700
You can save even more if you look around for a brand new Max 1 - 32/32/1TB
Very few deals to be had on the new M2 Max MBP - @$3500, that’s a significant chunk of change. Save 700 now and sell it for the new M6 four years from now for 70% of the price you paid vs 70% of retail.
The two are extremely powerful computers and depending what you’re doing, it’s a limited field you’ll see any difference between them.