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Then, get one one of those nifty little USB 2.0 Video Card VGA Adapters

At $52.93 including free delivery from Hong-Kong, it is not that expensive, given what it does.

- Instantly extends your screen real estate without opening up your PC

- Double the usual work space you've got by adding another display.

- Tri-modes: 1. Primary Display Mode, 2. Extended Display Mode (Multi-Screen), 3. Mirror (Clones Primary Screen)

- Supports resolutions of up to 1280 x 1024, 16-bit Color

- Plug and Plug and Hot-Swappable

You will need a full speed USB 2.0 Interface and the item does come with Drivers for Windows 2000 / XP / Vista - sorry folks, no MAC or Linux version.

Note that since it is a USB device, there's nothing preventing you from using it on your laptop provided that it is plugged in the mains