1.No fan at all, neither clicking.
As I said I m now having i5 not having that kind of issue.
Its kind a tiny mechanical noise that repeat over and over again.
Very annoying in quiet environment.
2.From the package will see 4 digit number near to the serial number for example lot 1549 meaning manufacturer date 49 week of 2015 ands so on.
3.i5/4/128 I'm having now.
Take a look this review mention that they call it electrical noise
.http://www.notebookcheck.net/Microsoft-Surface-Pro-4-Core-m3-Tablet-Review.153843.0.html
That is very interesting! Thank you for that link, too - it is good to see a thorough online reviewer confirm this issue.
I found my lot number, which is 1546. I wonder how we can confirm that this issue is resolved in lots after this one? (for example, lot 1549)
You can't.
Its mutter of being lucky I can say.
As I said i had 2 m3 version 1545 and 1549 and both had same level issue with that electrical noise.