Alienware unleashes a pair of slimmed-down gaming laptops

Last summer, Alienware unveiled a 13-inch gaming laptop .

. It was by far the thinnest and lightest machine the brand had put out in years -- and it was a helluva lot smaller than the Alienware 14it replaced, too. Well, it looks like there was more where that came from: Dell just announced a slimmed-down version of its Alienware 17notebook, along with a brand-new 15-inch system -- the first machine of this size that Alienware has offered in two years. What's more, the company is discontinuing its massive 18-inch model, confirming that as far as gaming laptops go, there really is such a thing as too big.

Gallery: Alienware 15 and 17 (2015) | 14 Photos