Using 2 external screens with my laptop

Question

I have a ASUS Zenbook Pro laptop, and a Dell S2715H 27" monitor connected to it using HDMI. The laptop has 2 ports for display: 1xhdmi and 1xmini displayport. The monitor only has 2xhdmi.

If I buy another Dell S2715H monitor, Will I be able to use both screens (extending each other) if I connect it to the laptop with an hdmi cable connected to a hdmi-to-mini displayport adapter that's connected to the mini displayport on my latop?

Solution

Your last line is a little confusing, but if this is what you're trying to describe:

 --------                                                   ---------
|        |-HDMI port---------------(HDMI cable)------------|monitor 1|
| laptop |                                                  =========
|        |-MiniDP---(MiniDP/HDMI adapter)---(HDMI cable)---|monitor 2|
 --------                                                   ---------

Then, yes, that should work.

This guy tried doing the same thing (but with different monitors) and he got it to work. I can't be sure, however, that he's using the same model Zenbook Pro that you have.

Comments

[donut]

Of course I am not an expert on this, so maybe it's better to wait for a few more oppinions.

[Naxon]

Why should it cost 70$? What's the difference from the 7$ ones?

[donut]

@Daniel I don't know. I just searched for a cheaper one (8$) and the reviews were all positive so I guess they are fine. I didn't expect there to be such big price differences. Quite weird.