Tri Screen Laptop

[benholmes19]

Hi All, I am looking for a laptop that can output to 2 external displays and have the internal monitor running to give me 3 outputs.

I am looking to replace some old desktops in our company and the users currently have dual displays. Instead of replacing one of these with a laptop screen I would like to add the laptop screen enabling maximum real-estate.

The Intel HD chips in all the laptops I have looked at thus far support 3 displays but in practice and research I have found that all 3 are detected but you cannot extend to all 3, 2 are mirrored.

My budget is around £600 but ideally I don't want to spend more than £500. The desirable display outputs would be VGA and HDMI.

Thanks!

 

[Darkbreeze]

Read, and try, the methods described further down the page on this article. Most laptops CAN display to all three displays, if done correctly. I have yet to find a modern laptop that has both VGA and HDMI outputs that cannot extend to both displays rather than just duplicate. I know for a fact that the current families of Lenovo and HP Envy are capable. At least, all the models I've come across.

http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/monitors-extended-desktop-3-check/


Another option may be a USB display adapter that uses an available USB port and adapts to a variety of different monitor inputs including HDMI, DVI and VGA. There are a ton of them and you'll have to do a bit of research to see what will or will not work with your configurations. The links below are just an example. There are a wide variety of them out there:

http://www.j5create.com/our-products/external-video-adapters-usb3/jua350.html

http://www.kensington.com/us/us/4491/K33974AM/usb-3-0-multi-display-adapter#.VOuL--ktFhE

http://www.amazon.com/StarTech-com-Multi-Monitor-External-Adapter/dp/B002FJQXXC