MacBook Pro 2011 Dual External Monitors/Displays.

Is it possible to connect and run two external monitors (non-Apple - with DVI input) from a MacBook Pro 15 or 17". (ie, close the lid on the MBP and have two monitors running). Do you need extra hardware?

needs, as of this date, a thunderbolt display, as you will not be able to daisy chain anything other then thunderbolt displays. So you would get a thunderbolt display and then can use that to connect a second display to it with a dongle of your choice.
But it will work, and is natively supported.
There are alternatives to this like DisplayLink which is used to make a usb hardware be able to connect DVI to usb and usb to your computer.
but they've been having some issues with Lion however it's only with earlier MBP models so you might be good. This would be a cheaper solution.
Google usb to dvi I have the Arkview adapter but they're all the same because they use the same drivers. Again, your best bet is a thunderbolt display or waiting for someone to make an adapter that lets you connect multiple display with minidisplay port/thunderbolt.

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