Can I connect multiple monitors to a MBP MD102?

I have a Mid-2012 13 inch Macbook Pro MD102.  I have one external monitor connected through the mini display port but I have three more monitors laying around the house I would like to put to use.  I tried connecting them through USB adaptors but the performance was extremely slow and didn't work correctly.  Is there a solution where I can use my Macbook with more than just this one monitor?  Thanks for your help.

Yes, but how depends on what model of Mini and what kind of monitors.  Early models only had one monitor port.  Later models had a Mini-DVI port and a Mini-Displayport.  Current models have a Mini-Displayport and a HDMI port.  The Mini-DVI and Mini-Displayport can attach VGA or DVI monitors, whereas the HDMI port can't use VGA monitors.
Beyond that, you can get Matrox's DualHead2Go or a USB->VGA or USB->DVI adapter.  The Matrox product is a bit expensive and the USB adapters are a bit to slow for games and such.  So, again, the answer is "yes", but with limitations

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