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    multi-monitor card for laptop *CHEAP*????

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by trader90005, Sep 15, 2004.

  1. trader90005

    trader90005 Newbie

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    Hi everyone, I am planning to buy a laptop and I need to be able to use it with 4 monitors. I got a job a t new firm and well money isn't really flowing in right now.

    Does anyone have any suggerstion on what type of video cards I should get and what kind of laptop?

    my budget is 1500-2000. basic system, P4, 512mb,60gb...

    thanks for your help.
     
    trader90005, Sep 15, 2004
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  2. bootleg2go

    bootleg2go Notebook Deity NBR Reviewer

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    As far as I know, they don't even make a mulitiple monitor card for laptops. You see 99% of all notebook computers just have a graphics chip and memory for that chip so there is no card so to speak. It's built in to the motherboard and not upgradable. There are a few of the gaming notebooks that do have upgradable video cards in them, but they are not cheap and the cards that go into them are not mulitple output cards. What is it your really trying to do? Why do you need 4 monitor screens with the same information displayed on them? The only reason I can think of is if your company sells or repairs monitors and needs a way of showing the output on 4 screens at once. If this is the case there may be some kind of splitter/amp that can take the output from the video out connecter on the notebook and splitting it 4 ways to feed into the screens, but this type of thing is not built into the notebook itself.

    Jack

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  3. trader90005

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    thanks for your time.
    I am a trader. 2 SCREENS ARE not big enough to display the amount of info we need to trade. we have so many charts that we use desktops with 4 monitors. as a trainer I need a laptop that does that so i can carry my info we me.
     
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  4. Brian

    Brian Working at 486 Speed NBR Reviewer

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    I'm sorry but I don't see any way to make that happen...especially within your budget. You're most viable chance it to buy two cheap notebooks.

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    Brian, Sep 16, 2004
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  5. mathlete2001

    mathlete2001 Notebook Deity

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    Just get a notebook that fits your price/performance ratio, and see if you can find a USB device that performs this task.

    GPU cooling (100°C->75°C)* Inspiron 8600 * 1.8ghz Pentium M * 128 MB Radeon 9600 Pro Turbo (337/242 -> 400/300) * 2x512 MB DDR2700 SDRAM * Aquamark 3: 24058 * 3DMark'03: 3404 * 3DMark'01 SE: 13120
     
    mathlete2001, Sep 16, 2004
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