my brand new macbook M1 max is super slow, and application like indesign and vectorworks are constantly crashing

You need the current versions of InDesign and Vectorworks that are officially supported on the shipping version of Monterey 12.2.1. Crashing means you may have installed other software that is not compatible, or ill-advised (such as any anti-virus, so-called "cleaner" applications, and other crud).

If this is still a 16 GB RAM configuration, it is likely below the minimum advisable RAM for those two applications. If Vectorworks is still an Intel compiled application, it may not be entirely compatible with Rosetta2 emulation either.

I suggest you boot your M1 Max into Safe Boot mode and see if it still crashes. Then reboot and test those applications again for stability.

In my case, I just do normal stuffs like browsing, click on the windows, etc. and it was so slow when compare to the MacBook Pro 2015 (16GB) that I replace.

I'm using the same 2 Monitor, Logitech MX3 Mouse and Keyboard and running MacOS 12.4.

The slow MacBook Pro I have is M1 Max, 32GB RAM and > 600GB of storage available.

Thanks for letting us know.

I think I may stick with my Macbook Pro 2015, never crashes and runs Logic and Pro Tools with no problems.

The same here, but using editing softwares as DaVinci and Final Cut....my old 2014 was faster for rendering and exporting. Might be something wrong with the harware.