Dual 27" Thunderbolt Displays on 13" MacBook Pro Retina

I'm thinking of buying two Thunderbolt Displays and make my 13" MacBook Pro Retina my main desktop computer. So the question is:Can the 13" MBP handle two chained Thunderbolt Displays without getting slower or will the Intel HD 4000 just melt down?
I might wait until Apple announces the next generation of Thunderbolt Displays tho as I think this will happen soon (probably when the new Mac Pro is released?)...

You could try changing the DPI. If you use startx, use this:
startx -- -dpi 100
Try experimenting with different DPI values.

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