A:AnswerIt's as fast as it needs to be. To save power, the speed changes based on the load.
When idling, it's 1.6 GHz at about 3 Watts. But, it can boost to 3.9 GHz using a little over 19 Watts.
Also, remember the 8th generation i5-8265u has 4 cores for a total of 8 logical processors.
A:AnswerAssuming you have an Internet connection, you can download pretty much whatever is legal to download as long as you have free disk space. You can also record in mono using the built-in mic, or configure the earphone jack as a stereo line input and record from that. But, if your goal is high quality live audio recording, you'll need additional equipment.
A:AnswerNo, the fan isn't very loud. Most of the time I can't be sure that it's running.
The exception is when running a long memory diagnostic that pegs all four cores near 100%.
A:AnswerThe battery is 42Wh, 3-cell, lithium ion. I've been getting 5-6 hours of run time doing routine, non-demanding tasks (e-mail, internet, spreadsheets) operating at "Better Performance" battery settings.
