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Old 08-09-2008, 03:15 PM   #1

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Laptop and 2 External Monitors
My desktop needs replacement.Its getting slow. I want to be ready to travel the world, so Im looking at laptops to.

Could anyone name me a laptop brand/type that is sold ready to handle 2 external monitors. So besides the laptop's monitor I need it to effectively
handle 2 external monitors.

I dont want external devices like matrox. Just a laptop that is build according to my requirements in this respect

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Re: Laptop and 2 External Monitors
Most laptops have one extra monitor input. I used to use a margi pcmcia cad for a second one but now there are monitors witha USB interface so you can just plug them in and load the drivers.
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Re: Laptop and 2 External Monitors
Just for the Info

A luggable with 3 LCDs

http://www.acmeportable.com/3-LCD-Surround-System/

Good Specs Core2Quad, etc

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Re: Laptop and 2 External Monitors
I have 2 Dell XPS M1330 laptops (one is for backup). I have connected 3 LCDs to one laptop. 1 monitor through the build-in VGA interface and the other 2 monitors through 2 small external graphic cards connected via USB.
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Re: Laptop and 2 External Monitors
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I have 2 Dell XPS M1330 laptops (one is for backup). I have connected 3 LCDs to one laptop. 1 monitor through the build-in VGA interface and the other 2 monitors through 2 small external graphic cards connected via USB.
How's the quality w/ that? Do you notice any difference?
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Re: Laptop and 2 External Monitors
I am not sure what you mean exactly with quality, but if you meant the image quality on the other 2 monitors, then there is no noticable difference. I've done a lot of research before I bought those external graphic cards and they are really the best on the market. They work so seemless that you can even run a video and stretch it over all three monitors and you won't see any lag. If you meant the laptop, all I can say, is this is the first laptop that I am fully satisfied with (which is a really hard thing to do), but I would recommend also purchasing this device for 4 extra USB 2.0 ports since it has only 2 build-in if you use it as your main workstation.
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How's the quality w/ that? Do you notice any difference?
bump to that question (thanks for the info so far)
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Re: Laptop and 2 External Monitors
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bump to that question (thanks for the info so far)
Sorry, I don't understand what you mean. Do you want more information from me?
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