Want to buy T530, confirm 2 external DVI with i5-3360 and Intel 4000 GPU?

Hello everyone,

I think I have finally narrowed down what I'm looking for in the Lenovo lineup:

T530 - i5-3360M, 4GB, FHD, integrated gpu etc.

I would also be adding the mini dock plus series 3 to get two DVI / two DP ports. After searching the Lenovo and NBR forums, I can't find a definitive answer to the following:

Based on this CPU/GPU/Dock combination, will I be able to use dual DVI external screens connected to the Dock, and optionally the T530's LCD as a 3rd independent screen?

Need to know if I should be getting the i7-duel core chip and/or Nvidia discrete GPU to accomplish this.

Thanks for your help! So many choices in the PC realm, coming from a MBP!

Joel

 

Definitely the dual external displays will work. I've read that you can do the third screen with HD4000, but I've never had the chance to try it and verify.

 

Thanks for the reply Commander Wolf. Do you know if the nvidia dGPU will definitely support the independent 3rd screen setup?

 

Nvidia dGPU in optimus mode will support 4 screens.

 

Thanks lead_org. That's what I thought. Found a doc on Lenovo's site outlining all the scenarios, but they are based on [T/W][5/4]20 series and utilizing Optimus mode with the various docks available.