A:AnswerAbsolutely, this machine would excel at all of those tasks. It is also a very capable gaming machine should you choose to try that in the future.
A:AnswerIt's actually up to 40 GB according to a fellow reviewer. 8 GB is soldered to the board, the other memory slot can be expanded with a 32 GB stick
A:AnswerOne 8GB stick can be removed and replaced with a 16GB stick to get a total of 24GB. See attached photo of inside the case after i added a second SSD.