A:AnswerI have only had this a few weeks, but have noticed no heating up after hours of use. I have it on my lap, but on a lap tray. Actually, it generates less heat than my old Asus did.
A:AnswerYes you can increase the amount of RAM, the maximum amount this model supports is 16GB at 2400MHz. There are two RAM slots and it supports 8GB per slot.
A:AnswerKind of. The best way to about is to have/find a student email, from K-12th grade or university email and you can get it installed for free. You wont have to worry about yearly costs even when the student graduates