Alienware promised "big news" for E3 , and today it delivered with the launch of its new, completely redesigned gaming laptops. The company has completely overhauled its portable machines with new, magnesium alloy and aluminum casing in a charcoal finish and sleek, angled and rounded edges. Each includes a HD matte display with a reimagined keyboard and LED illuminated trackpad. Under the hood, Alienware has dropped in Intel's next-generation "Haswell" Core i7 processors, Nvidia's GTX 700-series GPUs, and a minimum of 8GB of RAM. The company has ditched its previous naming conventions, dubbing the new models simply Alienware 14, Alienare 17, and Alienware 18, denoting the screen size variations.

The Alienware 14 starts at $1,199 and comes equipped with an Intel Core i7-4700MQ processor, Nvidia GeForce GT 750M GPU, 8GB of RAM, 750GB of HDD storage, a slot-loading DVD drive, and WLED HD 1366x768 display. Bumping up to the 17-inch model nets you the same Haswell CPU, RAM, disc drive, and HDD, but a higher-performance GTX 765M GPU and a WLED HD+ 1600x900 display for a price of $1,499.Finally, at the top of the line is Alienware's beastly 18-inch laptop, which comes with a full 1080p PLS display, the Intel Core i7-4700MQ CPU, dual Nvidia GTX 765M GPUs, 8GB of RAM, a 750GB HDD, and the slot-loading disc drive.For more on Alienware's new and improved gaming laptops, check out our exclusive behind-the-scenes feature

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