Multiple Audio outs for DJing?

Okay, potentially stupid question. I've got a MBP, and on a lark I bought the new M-Audio MixLab DJ bundle.
So, you need to have the ability to have headphones connected for cueing, and then speakers connected for your live mix. Well, there's only one stereo out port on the MBP (and most Macs).
Any thoughts on what's the best way to deal with this? Are USB speakers my only option?

there are hundreds of audio interface options for notebooks, MBPs included. how many ins and outs do you need? m-audio sell a whole range of them themselves, you could start by looking at their site under firewire and/or USB audio interfaces.

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I just got my splendid MacBook pro today and I put my PC for sale simultaneously.
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I've got a Logitech Z-640 speaker set. The center speaker is the one to connect to the computer (or audio card whatsoever).
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If you want true surround sound, you should upgrade to a speaker system that will accept a digital optical input, normally referred to as toslink or s/pdif.

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