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Two Monitors - MacBook Air 2010 11"
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The only way to do this natively is to use thunderbolt.
Apple has a Thunderbolt to DVI converter but that will only allow for one monitor.
The only way to do this is to buy this dock: http://www.caldigit.com/thunderboltstation/
and then run one display off HDMI and one off of a thunderbolt --> dvi connector.
There are usb ---> DVI / VGA converters that will work but they will only be rendered in software so they will be slower. (Ie. fine for static images but not good for video etc.)
Apple has a Thunderbolt to DVI converter but that will only allow for one monitor.
The only way to do this is to buy this dock: http://www.caldigit.com/thunderboltstation/
and then run one display off HDMI and one off of a thunderbolt --> dvi connector.
There are usb ---> DVI / VGA converters that will work but they will only be rendered in software so they will be slower. (Ie. fine for static images but not good for video etc.)
Oh did not see you had the 2010 model.
In that case you will want to grab a minidisplayport ---> DVI or VGA from Apple. This will take care of one display.
Then, you will want to grab something like this to plug the second monitor into: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0086359SG
The non-native (USB) monitor will likely perform quite poorly (lag in videos / scrolling etc.), especially since the 2010 model only has USB 2.0 I believe. It basically just renders everything directly on the CPU and sends it through the USB. Just FYI. But it will work fine for static things like spreadsheets I presume.
In that case you will want to grab a minidisplayport ---> DVI or VGA from Apple. This will take care of one display.
Then, you will want to grab something like this to plug the second monitor into: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0086359SG
The non-native (USB) monitor will likely perform quite poorly (lag in videos / scrolling etc.), especially since the 2010 model only has USB 2.0 I believe. It basically just renders everything directly on the CPU and sends it through the USB. Just FYI. But it will work fine for static things like spreadsheets I presume.