How use third monitor with W510?

My W510 (machine code 4318) is connected to a Minidock Plus Series 3 (170 watt version). I've attachd a VGA monitor (1280x1024 resolution) and a DVI monitor (1680x1050 resolution) to the minidock. I'd like to attach a third monitor. My understanding is that my W510 has no nVidia Optimus support, so the approach described here does not apply. My sense from googling around is that there are other solutions, but I'm not clear on the simplest and least expensive way to hook a third external monitor to the minidock. Can somebody please offer advice?
In case it's relevant, I use my monitors primarily for text. I don't play games, and I rarely watch video.
Thanks for your help.

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My understanding is that the minidock I have (model 433820U) has no USB 3.0 ports, unfortunately, so it looks like I'd have to manually unhook/hook up the USB cable from the W510 to the USB 3.0 dock each time I undocked/docked the computer. That's not terribly convenient.
At this point, it's looking like a USB-to-DVI or USB-to-VGA adapter is likely to be the easiest and least expensive way to go. (Presumably I can't go DisplayPort-to-DVI/VGA, because that would conflict with one of the two monitors I've already got hooked up to the minidock.)
Are there any gotchas I should be aware of regarding the USB-to-video approach?

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