Is there a general method to determine if a laptop can support 2x external monitors?
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Question: Is there a general method, which would let me determine if a laptop can support 2x external monitors?
Context: I’m shopping for a laptop, which would support my 2 main modes of operation.
In CAD mode, I sit at my desk and do many hours of work with OrCAD, Altium, SoligWorks. I’d like to have 2x external monitors. (If needed, monitors can be connected through dock station.)
In field mode, I still need to run CAD packages, but only to look-up and tweak things occasionally. Field mode happens in vanilla indoor environments, so ruggedness and ingress protection are not needed. It would be nice if the laptop had a small footprint, like a 13” laptop perhaps. At the same time, weight and thickness of the laptop are not a problem for me.
Of course, I also wonder if this is realistic at all.
Any suggestion, insight or reference is really appreciated!
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