Comments on: Quicken Essentials for Mac Review

By: Jackie

Jackie — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 12:26:06 +0000

I am looking for some advice on scheduled transactions. I had Quicken for PC and have just installed Quicken on my Mac, which is my main computer. Is there anyway to view a calendar of scheduled transactions, as there was on the PC version? I’d like to be able to edit an upcoming scheduled transaction, weeks in advance, but can’t seem to find how to do that. I have had to wait until the transaction shows in my register. Thank you!

By: Jeff Campbell

Jeff Campbell — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 16:19:12 +0000

With the arrival of Lion, the Mac world is changing. Also with the soon to come end of Mobile Me and Lion’s dawning of iCloud to take it’s place I desperately needed to prepare for the inevitable. With my Business and home finances fully entrenched in Quicken 2007 and it’s incompatibility with Lion, I began my research. First up was Quicken Essentials and it’s endless bitching and moaning reviews. I soon moved on and downloaded a trial version of iBank, the one touted as the best alternative for the Mac out there. After days of frustrating endless clicking to achieve the simplest of tasks that Q07 had spoiled me with, I realized I’d rather stay with Snow Leopard and Q07 or kill myself than to continue on in an iBank world.
After that experience I left it alone for a few months. It wasn’t until I read all that I was missing by not upgrading to Lion that I finally decided to suffer with all the shortcomings of QEM in exchange for the benefits of Lion. So on 9/23/11 I purchased and set up QEM with the intention of spending the remainder of 2011 acclimating myself to the misery of Essentials before actually leaving Q07. Today is Sunday 9/25/11 and the painless process has me ready to set up my QEM shop monday morning. Yes, I wish reports were as customizable as they are in Q07 but I’ve found that with careful use of Tags, (with are Q07′s Classes which port over seamlessly) reports can work just fine. I was worried about the absents of quick reports but I find that the search field is even quicker and can be used to search on Payee, categories and so on. The time I will save with now having my bank included for transaction downloads as well as the auto transfer field far out weigh the minor time spent on working around the reporting issues.
Intuit gets a bad rap for neglecting the Mac world but they have continued to upgrade QEM, now to version 1.6.1 and say they will continue to do so. Yes, they are not as fast at it as we impatient Mac users would like, but it’s no where near the evil Mac hating intuit that the complainers would have us believe. Maybe this positive review of QEM might not have been so accommodating had it not been for all the complainers preparing me for the worst and setting my expectations so low.

By: Sherry

Sherry — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 05:55:22 +0000

I am presently using QuickBooks on my MacBook Pro. It is too complicated and I don’t use the features it provides. I find it hard to print reports and difficult to use. I purchased Quicken Essentials for Mac. Will I be able to transfer my data from QuickBooks into Quicken?

By: Scott

Scott — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 19:33:01 +0000

Inuit obviously thinks Mac users are stupid. After using Quicken for many years on a PC I switched to a MAC at my desk and then to Quicken for the MAC. This version is designed for grade school kids. I hope someone besides Inuit puts out a great product that’s worth switching to. Inuit has had it’s day…the market is ready for a new leader…someone that does not think MAC users are number adverse idiots.

By: Tom

Tom — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 14:15:25 +0000

Migrated from Quicken 2007 to Quicken Essentials for Mac, and regret it. The simple interface has been replaced by the worst interface I’ve had the misfortune to work with. I’ve would have been happy if they just updated the code to work on Intel.

By: Cheri

Cheri — Sun, 17 Jul 2011 23:17:58 +0000

Seriously?….no ability to “void” a transaction? Also, during import, if you have 10 transactions on a particular day with a mix of debits and credits….all debits are posted before the credits leaving your register looking like you continually overdraw your account.

I received it yesterday – and am returning it tomorrow. What a shame – I love my Quicken 2006 for Mac and now will have to find something else.

By: Ted Farlon

Ted Farlon — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 14:25:16 +0000

I think it is time for Apple to get into this marketplace. Intuit has dropped the ball too many times for not only the Mac, but their Windows customers. Apple could easily shoot Intuit dead with a better, simpler, but more capable product.

Most other vendors are simply too scared to compete with the Intuit and Microsoft brands in the room.

Apple, please do what is good for customers and your own pocketbook and shoot Intuit dead by competing head-on with their crapware.

By: Ardella

Ardella — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 18:17:19 +0000

Will I be able to transfer back to Quicken 7? and not loose my work. I don’t like 2010.

By: Ardella

Ardella — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 17:55:45 +0000

I agree .. I just purchased 2010 Quicken Essentials and figured that it would be better not so. When I Installed 2010 it did not transfer the investments, so I guess I’ll have togo back to #7.

By: shirley stein

shirley stein — Sun, 20 Mar 2011 20:24:47 +0000

I am also disappointed in Quicken Essentials for Mac…I haven’t been able to customize a report…a simple profit and loss statement…Have been a satisfied Quicken for Microsoft for years.
Can’t get check numbers and notes to print on the category summary report, which is what I’m using since I can’t get a profit and loss statement….
I don’t always input and may have to play catch up for several months…when I go to put a new transaction in, it takes forever to put in a date that’s not the current one.

Any suggestions as to customizing a report