T500 XP 32 - 2 external monitors - one in VGA-out & one in DisplayPort ? (1920x1080 & 1280x1024)

I searched and found some information... but the information wasn't specifically clear, so better to find out for sure, and help archive some clear information for the community...
I'm looking at attaching 2 external LCD monitors to my T500 (2082-3HU). OS is XP 32bit.
One will be a 19" 1280x1024,    and the other will be a 27" 1920x1080.
Plan is to connect 1 to the VGA-out and 1 to the DisplayPort.
First.. will this work?
Second.. which is better to attach to which port? (and why?
and
Third.. what are the maximum resolutions that the VGA and DIsplayport ports can provide?   Does it matter if it's VGA or DVI?
I was going to get a USB to video adapter for $50+, and then remembered the DisplayPort!    If it will work, it's a great way to save some money, get much better video res. and speed, and keep a USB port free.

Here are two posts I found ... (they appeared out of no-where)
you can connect two external WUXGA (1920x1200) monitors to the T500 using both the VGA and displayport connectors. no other hardware is needed besides the display cables.
http://forums.lenovo.com/t5/T400-T500-and-newer-T-series/Can-I-connect-Dual-External-screens-to-T500...
I connected 2 external monitors (1 thru Displayport , 1 thru VGA port ), and it works fine, its very easy to configure it using Lenovo Presentation utility.
But now I have the view only on those 2 external monitors (notebook display is off)
http://forums.lenovo.com/t5/T400-T500-and-newer-T-series/T500-with-2-more-displays-thru-Displayport-...
and for any more monitors, a USB-VGA, or USB-DVI adapter can be used... from lenovo, or EVGA or any other good type.
DisplayPort can support, at least, 2500x1600
http://forums.lenovo.com/t5/T400-T500-and-newer-T-series/Can-T410-w-built-in-Graphics-support-the-De...
use a Lenovo usb2dvi converter and the displayport to dvi converter.
This will allow you to use 2 external WUXGA monitor. If you need to support more WUXGA monitors, then you just need to get more Lenovo usb2dvi converter, up to a maximum of 6 (maybe slightly less i can't remember) using the integrated gpu.
http://forums.lenovo.com/t5/T400-T500-and-newer-T-series/T500-DisplayPort-to-Dual-Link-DVI-Adapter/t...

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