T510 dual external monitors without docking station

Hi, didn't find this one in google or at this forum...
can I connect 2 external monitors with resolution 1600X900 to t510 without any docking station? (one to the VGA and the other to the HDMI port). do I need the Nvidia m3100 or some other graphic card to support this? or the internal intel cpu graphic card can handle this?
same question above about 3 external monitors...

I've got a T510 with the Optimus graphics (4313CTO), one monitor connected to VGA, the other connected to the DisplayPort. According to this: http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/MIGR-76617.html,
I should be able to connect two external monitors, but it only allows on active external monitor at-a-time. Is that support site inaccurate? I would assume having to video cards would allow two external monitors, but this seems to be an issue for this laptop.
Best Regards,
Mike

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Serious, serious limitations on the part on Lenovo. I have a cheap Dell laptop from work and the dock allows me to connect in every possible scenario / adaptor / conversion situation without any issues.
I think Lenovo are seriously looking to lose loyal customers. When we first migrated to Dell equipment (from IBM) at work I was really disappointed as the initial batch of Dell laptops were pretty naff. How times have changed, my current work laptop is a Dell Latitude E6220 and I have to admit is a suprisingly reliable, efficient and usable laptop. The spares and accesories are much cheaper too. I am now considering a Dell as my next home laptop. A year ago this would have been unthinkable and almost considered heresy for this Thinkpad diehard!

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Hi
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This is a user-to-user discussion forum so your frustration needs to be directed at Apple. Unfortunately, there's no word from Apple directly as to why they do not offer multiple monitor support (on their website that I could find).
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