Or, you can now get a 9800 Pro for $300 shipped ... just a thought ... be on top of the world, so to speak. It works very well for dual heads for me. I've also used a 9500 Pro for dualling out and it was outstanding as well (though not quite as nice for games ... but I'm a framerate/quality whore so don't mind me).
One thing to keep in mind: if you are planning on using linux, consider that ATi cards are sometimes a bit of a pain in the ass to configure correctly. If that is the case, you may want to consider a NVidia card. Otherwise, ATi is your answer.
Oh, and if you want to do it on the ultra-cheap, you can get certain matrox dual head cards for under $40 ... just a thought. Again, though, they aren't the easiest things to configure under Linux. Under windows, all of the above are easy to use, and the ATi cards with the downloadable software (hydravision, I think) seem to be a bit more feature rich ... the NVidia cards don't have quite as nice dual head support in windows for some of the extras like simple screen rearrangement and screen swap buttons.
My 9800 Pro does dual 1600x1200 19" without skipping a beat.
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