Any laptop can put out 2560x1600 resolution?

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ShintaiDK

ShintaiDK

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Even iGPU can on laptops.

If it cant its either very old or some restriction by the manufactor. And not the components themselves.
 
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paulcheung

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That is the problem, my laptop doesn't have DVI dual link; the most powerful laptop I have is ASUS g53sx with Nvidia gtx560m with 2 gb vram. Can it use the Dell 30" monitor at 2560x1600? or I am out of luck?
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hans007

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ShintaiDK said:
Even iGPU can on laptops.

If it cant its either very old or some restriction by the manufactor. And not the components themselves.
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Needs a dual link physical transmitter chip I like from silicon image . Some chips don't have it built in or only on one channel. Igps generally don't and older gpus
 
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http://techie-buzz.com/apple-2/mbp-retina-display-power-external.html

OWC’s four-screen setup shows the laptop powering a 14.86 million pixels! Apple’s own technical specifications for the MacBook Pro with Retina Display only show support for two external displays at 2,560 by 1,600 pixels, plus the built-in display. This makes the MacBook Pro with Retina display to be the first Mac – other than a tower-based workstation like the Mac Pro — to be able to power four displays simultaneously.
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hans007 said:
Its was technically possible. Intel made add2 cards with the silicon image dual link dvi chip for desktops but I don't think any laptops had it
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You know, I even purchased that thing off eBay (2 of them) to see if it works, but did not. They were HP brand so it's possible that HP had special boards to accommodate those, but I have not seen a real system, or a real motherboard doing 2560x1600 with Intel IGPs.

It's only with the Sandy Bridge generation that Intel IGPs "technically" can do 2560x1600 via DisplayPort only. And it is still a very dicey hit or miss if you were to do it yourself. (Unless you're Apple) It's tragic that Intel has been advertising this 2560x1600 capability all these years and no reviewers ever called out on it for its lackluster implementation.

I once asked Mr. Shimpi whether they could do 2560x1600, and his answer was "Intel said so."
 
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Virtually any laptop with DisplayPort, Mini DisplayPort, or Thunderbolt would support 2560x1600.

Apple is the only major manufacturer of laptops with Mini DisplayPort (old laptops) and Thunderbolt (new laptops). Laptops with Thunderbolt are Coming Soon(tm) but there are only going to be a couple in the next 3 months.

Other than that, you need to look for a native DVI connector on the laptop. Technically, you need dual-link DVI-D, but if the laptop manufacturer has bothered to put in a DVI port, there's a 99% chance that they would have made it dual-link enabled. A lot of laptops nowadays have phased out DVI in favor of HDMI, because it is smaller and "easier".

The other alternative is to get a laptop with a docking station that has DisplayPort or dual-link DVI-D. I have seen docking stations from a number of manufacturers, including HP, Lenovo, Toshiba, and others. For example: a NewEgg list. They may not be super-sexy, but if you have a 30" monitor, it's not like the monitor is going to be going anywhere either.
 
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