Connect 2 monitors to oldish laptop

[lazybloke]

I think it's only displayport monitors that support daisy-chaining, and then only if there's and "in" and an "out" connector on the back.

 

[Electric_Andy]

Thanks for all your input. In case anyone is reading this in the futre and has the same problem, someone from a techie forum suggested a workaround that uses the laptop's spare USB3 output to act as a second HDMI display port:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00H91B...LYLB2HP7&psc=1&ref_=list_c_wl_lv_ov_lig_dp_it

So with that adapter, both screens could plug into the laptop without using a dock. But as it's around £40 and we already have a wall mounted dual arm laptop/monitor stand, we are going to stick with that. I'm not even 100% sure the above will work, as apparently our Lenovo laptop is the most entry of entry level machines

We ended up buying the StarTech USB to HDMI converter/adapter. We just had to download the driver from their website first. Then we stuck it in, hooked everything up and it works great. No need for a dock as it turns out, but as luck would have it my ancient dock for my work laptop did not support 2 external outputs anyway, so I am now using the new dock

 

[Dadam]

We ended up buying the StarTech USB to HDMI converter/adapter. We just had to download the driver from their website first. Then we stuck it in, hooked everything up and it works great. No need for a dock as it turns out, but as luck would have it my ancient dock for my work laptop did not support 2 external outputs anyway, so I am now using the new dock

Glad you've got a solution.

The bit I've bolded is a good point I didn't consider. Dual monitor capability is taken for granted these days, but wasn't always the case.

 

[Electric_Andy]

Glad you've got a solution.

The bit I've bolded is a good point I didn't consider. Dual monitor capability is taken for granted these days, but wasn't always the case.

I didn't think of it either. I'm not going to say it doesn't support 2 monitors, but it simply only has 1 HDMI slot! I could have fiddled with more 1>2 HDMI adapters but keeping the dock we already bought (for only 20 quid) seemed much easier