Best way to connect laptop to two 27 inch monitors?

with least wire clutter and easiest/fastest way to connect/disconnect laptop to everything

thinkpad yoga (has 2 USB and one mini HDMI)

The problems I've had in the past
- used to use a USB 3 hub that broke
- the USB 3 cable goes out to the side of the my laptop. When using laptop in writing mode/tablet mode, it was very easy to bump into the USB and ruin the connection
- mini HDMI also is easily dislodged because it sticks out to the side of the laptop
- for whatever reason, mini HDMI to HDMI did not work for my current monitor whereas mini HDMI to VGA works great
- connecting monitors to a single USB via a single USB 3.0 seems to be a very bad idea. Slow. Heavy toll on the machine.

Some solutions I was thinking of:
- perhaps are there more reliably USB 3 hubs that are designed well so they won't take up alot of clutter and wire mess on desk? What would you recommend? I had a pluggable UD 3900 it's broken. seems to have had a power / electricity problem because I smelled something being fried
- 90 degree USB and HDMI things. But the problem is the mini HDMI and USB are right next to each other and if I try some 90 degree shennanigans, I may block one of my ports http://www.amazon.com/Smays-Angle-F...d_cp_pc_1?ie=UTF8&refRID=1X4B453GGEAP3E0KXD62

Perhaps is there some smart way to just have
- one 90 degree thing that goes to a good USB 3 port?
- another 90 degree for HDMI thing that somehow is able to avoid bumping into the existing wires
- the best possible use of the remaining USB For peripherals?
- some way to make it easy to swap out for another laptop that may not have the same ports (such as the thinkpad yoga 15 that will come out)?

 

The easiest way to do this is to get a USB 3.0 docking station that supports dual-monitor output up to 1440p resolution. The problem here is that most USB 3.0 docking stations with monitor outputs are limited to only 1080p or 1200p resolution.

I've found one docking station that supports dual 1440p monitor output:
http://www.amazon.com/Targus-Univer...29832246&sr=8-1&keywords=Targus+ACP77USZ+DV2K

That way, you have just one USB 3.0 cable to connect to your Lenovo Yoga for both monitors (and USB and Ethernet), and one cable to unplug.

However, I mentioned in your other discussion threads... I actually don't recommend this, because you're actually ADDING clutter to your desk by buying two 27" 1440p monitors + docking station. The best way to get that much screen real-estate with a single cable is to keep it simple, and just buy a 34" 3440 x 1440 ultrawide monitor for about $850.

 

I would never use USB for display purposes unless it's a portable monitor, especially to drive such high resolutions. Too much lag, ghosting, and general performance issues. It will not be using your GPU on your laptop, but whatever cheap basic video generator is in the hub.

You might want to consider the Thinkpad Onelink dock: http://www.amazon.com/Lenovo-ThinkPad-Link-Dock-4X10A06077/dp/B00CMB57H6/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1429867973&sr=8-2&keywords=ThinkPad OneLink Dock

It uses Lenovo's proprietary connector but passes video, ethernet, USB through the cable. It only has one video output (HDMI), but coupled with the HDMI on your Yoga you could theoretically run two LCD's. But as noted, consider a single ultrawide monitor perhaps.

 

kneehowguys, onelink dock is the only proper way.

 

What part of the specs says whether the thinkpad yoga can or cannot handle an ultrawide monitor?

What would happen if I tried to connect an ultrawide monitor via mini HDMI and a 27 inch monitor via onelink dock's full sized HDMI?

I have a first generation thinkpad yoga I can't seem to find it on lenovo's website anymore

 

kneehowguys, resolutions?