I'm shopping for a new laptop. Most of them in the under $1,000 range with good battery life just have one HDMI. I'm used to using business laptops with a VGA port in addition to HDMI so easy to setup dual external monitors without any additional cost of special adapters.
Most machines with USB 3.1 Gen 2 are probably going to be out of my budget. So I assume Gen 1 at best.
Is using a USB 3.1 to drive a second monitor (or to connect a docking station) a viable solution that isn't problematic on Windows 10? My long time IT experience is skeptical there won't be issues using 3rd party solutions for laptops that don't have a VGA port.
Most machines with USB 3.1 Gen 2 are probably going to be out of my budget. So I assume Gen 1 at best.
Is using a USB 3.1 to drive a second monitor (or to connect a docking station) a viable solution that isn't problematic on Windows 10? My long time IT experience is skeptical there won't be issues using 3rd party solutions for laptops that don't have a VGA port.