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A Laptop with Dual monitors?

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  • realJSOPR realJSOP

    You can plug a monitor into the video port of your laptop and use both the screen on your laptop as well as the external one.

    ".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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    I do that.... it works fine.... the only problem is that the laptop screen is 15" and the external one is 19"....

    There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure. Colin Powell

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      I was just told that I get to go to a client site for two days a week minimum. My biggest objection is not having dual monitors. How fantastic would it be if there was a laptop that had dual monitors built in. Has anybody ever heard of one, cause I would like to make it required equipment before I go there to work :-D Hogan

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      Morgan Estes
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      I remember reading about Lenovo coming up with something like that a while back. I went searching for it and lo and behold, it really does exist! ThinkPad W700ds[^] They also have a pretty wicked multi-monitor setup with their docking stations, too: http://support.lenovo.com/en_US/detail.page?LegacyDocID=MIGR-76617[^] ** Update ** Okay, I didn't see that anyone else had responded, and as soon as I posted it showed me the first response was the same one I was thinking. Great minds, and all that jazz :)

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        I was just told that I get to go to a client site for two days a week minimum. My biggest objection is not having dual monitors. How fantastic would it be if there was a laptop that had dual monitors built in. Has anybody ever heard of one, cause I would like to make it required equipment before I go there to work :-D Hogan

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        dandy72
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        Another option: You can hook up as many VGA -> USB adapters as you have USB ports. I'm running 3 monitors off of my Surface Pro, and with USB3, I see no slowdown whatsoever.

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          I was just told that I get to go to a client site for two days a week minimum. My biggest objection is not having dual monitors. How fantastic would it be if there was a laptop that had dual monitors built in. Has anybody ever heard of one, cause I would like to make it required equipment before I go there to work :-D Hogan

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          Mark_Wallace
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          snorkie wrote:

          How fantastic would it be if there was a laptop that had dual monitors built in

          Hwa? It would hardly be a laptop, then. I'm on a laptop now, with an umpty-tum inch monitor plugged into it -- that's "dual", even if the screens are different sizes.

          I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!

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            I remember reading about Lenovo coming up with something like that a while back. I went searching for it and lo and behold, it really does exist! ThinkPad W700ds[^] They also have a pretty wicked multi-monitor setup with their docking stations, too: http://support.lenovo.com/en_US/detail.page?LegacyDocID=MIGR-76617[^] ** Update ** Okay, I didn't see that anyone else had responded, and as soon as I posted it showed me the first response was the same one I was thinking. Great minds, and all that jazz :)

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            Mark_Wallace
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            Morgan Estes wrote:

            it really does exist! ThinkPad W700ds[^]

            WOW! It's got a non-fondleable fondle-slab on the side! And it's got Vista, too! Verily, we have found the Holy Grail!

            I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!

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              I was just told that I get to go to a client site for two days a week minimum. My biggest objection is not having dual monitors. How fantastic would it be if there was a laptop that had dual monitors built in. Has anybody ever heard of one, cause I would like to make it required equipment before I go there to work :-D Hogan

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              Jacquers
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              Draw a line down the middle of your screen. You now have two monitors. Enjoy :P

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              • S snorkie

                I was just told that I get to go to a client site for two days a week minimum. My biggest objection is not having dual monitors. How fantastic would it be if there was a laptop that had dual monitors built in. Has anybody ever heard of one, cause I would like to make it required equipment before I go there to work :-D Hogan

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                Or you could try something like this: USB Monitor[^]

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                • R Ron Nicholson

                  Or you could try something like this: USB Monitor[^]

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                  snorkie
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                  I appreciate all the feedback, but I wanted something portable. I don't want to walk into a client's office with my laptop bag and a monitor under my arm... Hogan

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                  • P Paulo Augusto Kunzel

                    I do that.... it works fine.... the only problem is that the laptop screen is 15" and the external one is 19"....

                    There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure. Colin Powell

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                    realJSOP
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                    I didn't say it was optimal - I wanted to point out that technically, you don't need to spend money on a docking station.

                    ".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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                    You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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                    When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013

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                    • M Mark_Wallace

                      Morgan Estes wrote:

                      it really does exist! ThinkPad W700ds[^]

                      WOW! It's got a non-fondleable fondle-slab on the side! And it's got Vista, too! Verily, we have found the Holy Grail!

                      I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!

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                      Morgan Estes
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                      You had me at "fondle Vista". :laugh:

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