Surprisingly, the game runs on this...

[Jynx]

M suggestion: Wait for 2.0 Yoshi-P has stated that the game will actually have lower requirements (Despite apparantly looking better) in the 2.0 engine.

So I'd hold on making the same mistake a few people have done allready and tricked out their hardware to be plagued by inconsistant preformance regardless. If your really jonesing to play XIV on the laptop right now, I'd suggest cranking your setting down and see how it effects the gameplay. If you run about the same on Low settings as you do on higher settings a better card probably wont help.

Laptops in general aren't recomended for games due to the restrictions and hurdles one has to surmount to make a decent gaming laptop as the parts aren't as "plug and play" friendly as it's big brother the PC.

[Jinko]

M suggestion: Wait for 2.0 Yoshi-P has stated that the game will actually have lower requirements (Despite apparantly looking better) in the 2.0 engine.

That was not an in game screen from the 2.0 engine ya know, at that point the game engine wasn't complete it's just a PR image/target render.

There is nothing wrong with upgrading your PC now IMO, it will mean you will be able to use the top settings (or better ones) than you could otherwise when 2.0 is released.

[Traegus]

There is nothing wrong with upgrading your PC now IMO, it will mean you will be able to use the top settings (or better ones) than you could otherwise when 2.0 is released.

This is very true. But, like I said I'm very computer illiterate. Would upgrading the video card do the trick? Or...?

[Jinko]

This is very true. But, like I said I'm very computer illiterate. Would upgrading the video card do the trick? Or...?

You would be better off buying/saving for a desktop PC, laptops aren't really that good for gaming.