Has anyone tried running more than 4 monitors from a Laptop ?

Discussion in 'Hardware' started by Neal, Sep 10, 2012.

  1. niko88

    niko88

    any suggestions for a moderately price 19 monitor, have used planar x191 in the past, was just ok.
     
    #11     Sep 15, 2012
  2. Doobs789

    Doobs789

    I run 3 22" monitors off of a Thinkpad T420s (optimus card) in a docking station for my temporary setup (vacation home). They are Viewsonic VX2250-wm, $150 each from Amazon. Works nicely for a plug and play system, heat is somewhat of a concern, but a fan control software helps out. Not suitable for a permanent rig though, for that I have a system from digital tigers.
     
    #12     Oct 10, 2012
  3. Eddie Z

    Eddie Z

    A few issues here:

    1. The Firepro 2460 is for desktop computers and will not work on a laptop
    2. This card is already obsolete
    3. The card is substantially is overpriced.

    If you want to run multiple monitors from a laptop you will need USB Monitor Adapter cards...Kensington makes a very good one...you can add 1 monitor per usb port
     
    #13     Oct 29, 2012
  4. A desktop will save you money. There is no reasoning in having just a laptop. Your desktop processor will be way better (and cheaper) than your laptop. The i7 laptop processors are crap compared to the i7 desktop processors.
     
    #14     Oct 29, 2012