QuickBooks 2009 For Mac [OLD VERSION]
by Intuit
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Software Reviews of QuickBooks 2009 For Mac [OLD VERSION]
Customer Review: I should get miles for the amount of time I spent in India tracking this
Summary: 5 Stars
I have had great success with Amazon in the past. I am a prime member and really do like the ease of the process until now. I ordered the product with a two day shipping. Our condo association has a lobby where packages are left and we have had very little problem with theft over the years. After 3 days I looked on line and my Amazon account showed that it had been delivered the day before at 9:30AM.
I called customer service "Dallas India" and I could not seem to explain to the rep that I did not want a new one shipped until we found out if the first one had been stolen.
She finally relented and said she would call the delivery service (I had never heard of them) Could we please stick to the major players?? Well I called back the next day as she requested (again India) and the rep noted that indeed the previous rep was to have contacted the Delivery company but ah....she had not done it but could we send you a new order. I again said I wanted to contact the delivery company as I wanted to know exactly where they had left the package.
I finally called a 3rd time and this time I got Amazon stateside and was given the delivery dispatch number. I called the delivery service and found out the driver had not left his truck, simply saw we had gates and took the package back to the facility and sent it back to Amazon. My tracking still showed that the package was delivered (3 wasted days after this). I don't know whether to be more upset with the lazy driver (every other delivery company gets it) or Amazon who kept incorrect information on the tracking site until I had wasted 3 days. I still have not bought the Quick books (exhausted) but I did buy a lovely Seico watch and went somewhere else on line to purchase it. I have been ordering from Amazon for years but no this was not a good experience.
Customer Review: Mac upgrade required
Summary: 5 Stars
I bought Qickbooks for Mac 2009 - am happy with the product, but it required an upgrade to OS X Leopard (10.5.6), another expense.Customer Review: About what you'd expect for Mac
Summary: 2 Stars
Financial software has long been a weakness for Mac users and unfortunately QuickBooks 2009 doesn't really improve the situation. My own motive for upgrading from QuickBooks 2007 Mac was to obtain the DirectConnect functionality that the 2009 Mac version now includes. However, several support phone calls later to my bank, it turns out that my bank (Bank of America) still does not support the Mac versions (as of March 15, 2009). [One can blame this on the bank but I wonder why Intuit would release software with different connection protocols between Mac and PC. Go figure.]
Whether or not QuickBooks is for you is something you should think about carefully, comparing your requirements with software specs, and then verifying those specs by running the demo. If you aren't up to this (and I note that configuring and testing Quickbooks is time consuming) you may want to steer clear.
Alternatively, if you simply must use QuickBooks and you are running a Mac you might consider going the VM route (e.g. purchase VMWare Fusion and install a virtual PC on your mac to run QuickBooks for PC within).
Customer Review: Not completely useless
Summary: 2 Stars
QB for Mac is not completely useless but it has so many lacks, quirks, and errors that I often feel like firebombing intuit. Luckily I reach into my drawer, grab the "emergency medicinal liquid" and a shot glass and the feeling passes.
I am in the process of looking at other software for our medical practice. Honestly QB is not good, and the only thing worse is there "tech" support, which in my experience ranges from vague referrals for "operator error" to their favorite advice, "reinstall and start from scratch."
Frankly if I can't find something I will either buy a windoze computer for accounting only, or I will go back to paper and pen, which could not possibly take less time than QB in it's current form. If someone comes up with a better product, intuit is dead for mac.
Customer Review: So far, so good
Summary: 3 Stars
After reading the reviews here, I was expecting my Mac to burst into flames after installing QB 2009. I am switching over from PC and have been using QB 2006 with no major issues. I decided to download the trial version before committing to buying.
The install went flawlessly. I converted my windows QB file to the Mac file, opened it and lo and behold...it worked! All of my items for inventory, customers, vendors, my woefully incorrect banking information...no glitches at all with the transferred information. The only hitch was turning on purchase orders which took me several minutes to locate. Also, my customized sales receipt template did not transfer, but that is a small thing. The current bills I owe popped up in the home screen as well.
I am running this on a brand new MacBook, and perhaps that is why it went so smoothly?
I highly second the suggestion to download the trial version and see how it goes before either buying or deciding to skip it. From what I have seen so far, I wouldn't hesitate to recommend it if you are running a new machine. As with all computers, older ones tend to be cranky with the newest software.