Looking for opinions on new laptop buy

[dmag]

(Getting weird forum messages, so will lay this message in on multiple edits)

Hi,

For the video work and livestream work I do, I'm looking at upgrading to a new laptop. Not sure if that's an Air or MBP. I'm currently using a dual-core i7, mid-2012 MBP, so whatever I choose will be much faster.

The choice is...

1. MBP— 14-inch M1 Pro chip, basic 8-core CPU, 14-core GPU, 16-core Neural Engine. 1TB SSD, 16GB RAM. $2199

2. Air — 13-inch M1 chip with 8?core CPU, 7?core GPU, and 16?core Neural Engine. 1TB SSD, 16GB RAM. $1599

My most intense needs are to occasionally edit/render 5-6 hour Camtasia and Handbrake videos (conferences), edit/render 3X weekly YouTube videos in 10-minute range, plus run the livestreams with an external display, and two external cameras.

This would be a dedicated computer for just these tasks. I can use the existing laptop for web work, email, etc.

There are more ports on the MBP, but I don't think I'd need them all.

If you can draw any conclusions from what I need and let me know if spending the extra $600 is necessary, that would be helpful.

Thanks!