Alienware laptops slim down for New Year

Famous for its powerhouse lardy notebooks, Alienware's new laptop has gone on a serious fat-free diet.

In the past, having an Alienware laptop perched on your lap felt like you we're trapped under an elephant. But its latest high-performance portable PC, the Sentia m3400, weighs in at a dainty 4.5lbs. Yet it still delivers some reasonably heavyweight features - up to 120GB of storage, 2GHz Pentium M, 1.3-megapixel built-in webcam, 14-inch screen and 3 hours of juice.

Alienware has also revealed that prices will start at £998 and that its lightweight lappy will start shipping in late February. Click here for more info.