Dualscreen/dock options Oct. 2013 model.

Hello guys.
First and foremost, is this connection possible?
2x Thunderbolt/mini-displayport (left side of MBP) -> DisplayPort monitors
Or do I have to rely on Matrix Dualhead2go, USB/DVI adapters, or anything else?
Maybe I have to use one mini-displayport and one HDMI because of output limitations on one of the video cards?
The second question is, whether there is a decent dock available for the October Macbook Pro model (15") ?
In reality, I wanted a dock to do all of this (For work) - but I'm unsure if any of them are compatible with the new Oct. 2013 MBP, and most of these seem to be very sparingly in connections and double the price of everything else!
Only dock that seemed to fit was "Henge Dock Horizontal" and it was PRICEY, only available to the US, and it seemed it hasn't even been released yet for the old models? I mean, comon?? I can't be the only one who is craving a decent docking station for my MBP?
Many Regards,

I finally found this - after searching and asking around:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5219?viewlocale=en_US#dispnum

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