All I can share is our x1300 does this just fine but that's on a desktop. Too bad you didn't share the make and model of your laptop.
Bob
I run my laptop display at 1400x1050, and I'm looking at a monitor for a multiple monitor setup that will run at 1440x900. Will I have adequate video memory out of my 128MB mobility radeon? Also (and this is the most important question) will having another monitor set up deprive any games played in fullscreen on the main display of video memory, or will the secondary display go black and release its memory for use by applications?

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