I've purchased a Dell XPS 16 as a desktop replacement which supports up to 1920x1080 resolution on the laptop's screen. I have two external monitors that I would like to use. One is 1920x1200 and the other is 1600x1200. Both support both DVI and VGA, though I'd prefer DVI of course.
Unfortunately, the laptop only has one VGA port for an external display.
I've already checked out Maxtor DualHead2Go, but this will not work for me because it requires both monitors to use the same resolution. I don't want to squish my 1920x1200 monitor down to 1600x1200.
I also looked at the Targus ACP60US, but its max resolution is 1600x1200 (and there's no clear indication of whether or not it will actually support two monitors... I've seen other docking stations that support only 1 monitor and just have both inputs for you to choose from).
I would hate to have to give up my 21".
Can someone suggest a solution for me?
EDIT: Graphics card is an ATI Mobility RADEON HD 3670
Answer
According to Dells's specs your laptop has an HDMI as well as a Display Port output as well. HDMI->DVI adapters are very cheap and DispalyPort->DVI adapters aren't that expensive as well. So you can easily hook up both monitors to your laptop. However, most likely at least, the laptop can only drive two monitors at a time so with both monitors enabled, the laptop screen will be off.
See these adapters at MonoPrice for example:
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