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    Is there an Asus laptop that supports Dual External Monitors?

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by jbeecher, Feb 26, 2014.

  1. jbeecher

    jbeecher Notebook Guru

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    Looking to start replacing our old desktops at our office with laptops. Need something that supports dual external monitors. I have had good luck in the past with Asus and am very impressed with their lineup.

    Any suggestions?

    Appreciate any replies.
     
  2. Kevin@GenTechPC

    Kevin@GenTechPC Company Representative

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    Pretty much all laptops can do at least one internal plus one external monitor, the 3rd display can be enabled if the laptop has one legacy output plus one displayport output.
     
  3. TriBeard

    TriBeard Notebook Evangelist

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    In my experience, if what you mean is dual external with the internal switched off, pretty much any modern laptop can handle that provided it has 2 video outputs, which almost all do.

    However, if you mean 2 external with the internal still powered on, you need display-port, as well as an active displayport to dvi or hdmi adapter. Also, you may have to have an AMD graphics card, though some of the newer nvidia ones may work as well, I'm not sure.
     
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    Depending on type of computers you plan on getting, I'm assuming probably not the G series gamer computers for an office.
    I have the UX51 which supports the internal, one external via HDMI, and one external with the VGA port all at the same time. It comes this way and doesn't need any additional adapters.

    If that is more then you need, you can get a USB adapter made to hook up external monitors which are pretty small and low cost that will work on any computer and you can hook up monitors to it.