Alienware has announced a new group of Core Duo notebooks which feature screens ranging from 14" to 17". The Sentia m3450, Area-51 m5550 and Area-51 m5750 all feature Alienware’s unique lid design and attention to detail.

The 14.1" Sentia m3450 can be equipped from Core Duo processor ranging from the lowly T2300 on up to the T2600. Although one normally associates Alienware systems with over the top excess, you'll only find integrated Intel GMA950 graphics on this unit to power the WXGA (1280x768) screen. Storage options range from 40GB to 120GB SATA hard drives, while an 8x dual-layer DVD burner can be added to replace the standard CD-RW/DVD drive. The 4.5-pound unit device features a webcam, three USB 2.0 ports, one Firewire port, ExpressCard slot and a 4-in-1 media reader.

Moving up a size class, we come to the 6-pound Area-51 m5550. Like the Sentia m3450, this notebook can be equipped with Core Duo processor ranging from 1.66GHz to 2.16GHz, but it adds discrete graphics to the option sheet. Customers can choose from a 128MB ATI Mobility Radeon X1400 or 256MB NVIDIA GeForce Go 7600 graphics card to handle graphics duties.  Customers also have the choice of either WXGA (1280x768) or WUXGA (1920x1200) screen resolutions for the 15.4" screen. The Area-51 features the same I/O lineup as the aforementioned Sentia m3450 minus the integrated webcam.

Leading the pack is the 8-pound, 17" Area-51 m5750. It can be optioned up with a speedy Core Duo T2600 processor and either a 128MB ATI Mobility Radeon X1400 or 256MB ATI Mobility Radeon X1800 graphics chip. The m5750 also has the option for dual hard drives in a RAID-0 configuration. Screen options are WXGA+ (1440x900) or WUXGA (1920x1200) -- both with ClearView technology. Also included are four USB 2.0 ports, one Firewire port and a 4-in-1 media reader.

The Sentia m3450 will start shipping on July 10 with a starting price of $1,099. The Area-51 m5550 and m5750 will both ship on July 24 with a base price of $1,399 and $1,499 respectively. Considering that Alienware just announced these models, it's surprising that they aren’t shipping with the option of the new Core Duo T2700 processor. That 2.33GHz chip is currently shipping and clearly fits into Alienware's performance strategy.

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