The particular converters may or may not be very easy to find depending where abouts you live, but yeah, look into that.
They can also be a bit of a hit-and-miss, on how well they work, but I can say that the one I have, is very well detected by windows, and Linux drivers (which I nowadays use only), and work very well in all aspects so if you encounter some difficulties on that regard, it may just be bad design.

They're not so much made by well-known companies, and I'm not sure if mine actually has a 'brand' at all, heh.

As for your job, indeed, don't be too sceptical about trying out a different one in the beginning. Once you get things going, chances are that you can more easily level up the White Mage job, if you still want to.

Moreover, do not be shy on shouting or even yelling at Jeuno and other cities for a social Linkshell (particularly Jeuno, when you get there, as it is where likely most of the players hang out while not out). Even though the game has taken a bit of a turn towards smaller and smaller groups, there are still Linkshells out there with lots of members who are willing to help where and when they can.

If it's not obvious yet, do take advantage of Fields of Valor and Grounds of Valor which will yield nice rewards even at lower levels (the floating books you may or may not have spotted right at the entrances to cities and inside dungeons, at the entrance).


Just some more random thoughts~