QuickBooks 2009 For Mac [OLD VERSION]
by Intuit
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Software Reviews of QuickBooks 2009 For Mac [OLD VERSION]
Customer Review: Pleasantly Surprised (from a Non-Accountant)
Summary: 4 Stars
Disclaimer - I am not an accountant, I do not transfer files to and from an accountant, and I am a long-time mac user after being a long-time PC user. I also no longer need QB payroll.
I am notoriously skeptical of Quickbooks in general, starting my QB journey with the Windows 03 version. 5 nightmarish years ensued, with countless hours wasted on the phone with tech support from another country. (If I would go into detail about how much I hate QB tech support, we'd be here all day - I'll spare you.) QB was a means to an end, and I questioned EVERY DAY why I stayed with the program. The files were unstable and even back-up files didn't work, and I lost HOURS of work because the program was unable to recover anything.
After FINALLY transferring everything from my work PC to my home Mac as my business moved home, I got the QB Mac version 07 and was confused, to say the least. It was completely different, no payroll (though I didn't need it) and was impossible to get into.
Then the 09 version came around - I love the home page (much like the old QB PC home page) and it was much more intuitive than before. I have had only 2 crashes, and lost nothing in either. Actually, I feel the way that QB-MAC backs up information and creates its files is more stable and direct than the PC version. After a hard drive crash, back up files booted right up and all of my info was intact.
I love this version, and it is very easy for me to use - I can't speak to how it appears to a non-mac or non-QB person, but I would recommend it to most people.
Customer Review: DON'T!!!!!!!!!
Summary: 1 Stars
Sure wish I'd read reviews first and didn't just do my bookkeeper's bidding. No payroll. BUT a great deal - for twice the price of the program - you can have payroll, too!!!?*$!? If you don't have employees - or have enough to make the additional investment worthwhile - it might be worth it. But for a very small company this is a total ripoff!Customer Review: Difficult to use -- not very QUICK or user friendly
Summary: 1 Stars
We were very disappointed in the MAC version of this software. We would not suggest purchasing this software if you aren't familiar with QuickBooks prior to purchase.Customer Review: I beg you: DON'T BUY IT
Summary: 2 Stars
Please, save yourself and DON'T buy Quickbooks for MAC. I was perfectly happy with the Window version but my PC was on its last breath. We bought a MAC and transferred our Quickbooks. Big mistake. Everything takes longer to do. After using for a couple of months, here are few problems (I'm sure there are more!)
1. Can't use a memorized transaction without right clicking and selecting USE. Should have a shortcut.
2. Can't sort checking register by anything other than date. Would be useful to sort by check number or cleared status.
3. When you open general journal, can't scroll back to the previous entry to see what # you were on. Hard to see what # you should enter.
4. The closing date on the checking reconciliation doesn't show up until you are done reconciling and select whether or not to print the reconciliation report. The closing date should be entered on the initial screen.
5. Can't make an accountant's copy on a MAC. Can go to File>Utilities>Copy company file for PC. But, you won't be able to merge changes back. Also, you both need to be using the same year. Another option is to log in remotely.
6. No easy was to transfer funds between two different accounts (i.e. checking to saving)
I'm ready to buy another PC just so that I can have by Quickbooks for Windows back!
Customer Review: It still sucks and they don't ever add any new features for the upgrade price
Summary: 2 Stars
Intuit keeps dropping the ball here. They haven't made any significant improvements to QuickBooks in a decade, but they keep charging a ton of money for updates. They stop supporting old versions so they eventually fail on new OS releases, so you're forced to pay $140 to "upgrade". There are so many obvious features and improvements that they could be doing here, but they just keep recompiling the code with a new version number and scamming us into buying it.