[p4l4g4]

I maintain the cloud infrastructure at my company and I went the other way around: from laptop only to an 3 screens (laptop on a stand + two screens on the side at a 90 degree angle). When I need a browser window at the right resolution, I just drag it to my laptop screen.

The two vertical screens are configured a little different. Vertical screens are terrible for screensharing. For that reason I virtually split one of them in 2 parts (using xrandr). This gives me two square screens that are ideal for screen sharing.

So, virtually, I have 4 screens in 3 different sizes and have no issue assigning stuff to them. The vertical screen is always used for Emacs and different chat apps used for work (have a workspace with all chats stacked vertically, so I can keep tabs easily). One of the square screens is used for browsing, while the other is used for screen sharing (or general browsing/terminal when my screen is not shared). The laptop screen is often used as a scratch pad (short term stuff).

I know it might be a bit overblown, but it works well for me. I really like the fact that I can run multiple things and monitor their output, without interrupting my workflow.