Ready to launch with Windows 8 (both standard or Pro) built-in, the Ultrabook houses a 11.6-inch touch display at the ever-popular 1, 366 x 768 resolution, although it feels a little on the thick side, and is unmistakably Panasonic in its styling.

ENGADGET: Panasonic shows off foldable Windows 8 Ultrabook hybrid, launches October 26 (hands-on)

For an Intel Pentium II, the package is a square of plastic 1.2 inches on a side and as thick as a silver dollar.

FORBES: It's all in the packaging

The proton then travels through a film just 18 microns thick to oxygen on the other side.

FORBES: On The Cover/Top Stories

For an Intel Pentium II, the package is a square of plastic about 30mm on a side and about as thick as a gold Krugerrand.

FORBES: It's all in the packaging

But the courthouse has since increased security, installing thick metal barriers to block traffic on the side and back of the building.

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It was perched on the slope of a minor mountain, about a third of the way up, with thick slabs of rock stuck under the front side, a new rock every year, to keep the house from tumbling forward into the fields of wild raspberries.

NEWYORKER: Reverting to a Wild State

Mr Valle Riestra was happily in the thick of the argument, on the critics' side.

ECONOMIST: Peru

Staying at Lazy Beach is like going to a tropical summer camp: The rooms are simple, with mosquito nets, double beds, and cold-water bathrooms, and the activity options consist of swimming, sunbathing, snorkeling, and hiking 20 minutes through thick jungle to the heart-shaped bay on the island's east side.

CNN: The secret islands of Southeast Asia

With all that expandability, the Crystal is a bit on the bulky side for an all-in-one, measuring a full 3.8-inches thick, but there's really a lot to love here if you can overlook the processor limitations -- and if you've got the DIY spark to build your own PC in the first place.

ENGADGET: MSI's new Crystal 945 barebones all-in-one