- New! Free phone support
- Creates tax reports
- Improved! Even easier to get started
Works, No Problems To Date
02/11/2016
This review is from: Intuit Quicken Premier 2016 - Download
Pros:
-Installed without a hitch
-Updated the Quicken 2014 data file without issue
-Has been trouble free to date
Cons:
-Some minor additions over Quicken 2014, but nothing really major for our use
-Future status unknown
Overall Review:
I purchased this when it was on sale at Newegg for a price I could not walk away from. My intent was to wait until the initial bugs were worked out.
The product was initially installed on a laptop that previously did not have Quicken running, along with a copy of my data file. I had read about problems with the data conversion process, and my data file goes back to 2001. I wanted to both try the conversion in a safe environment and test the program for a while before installing it on the two desktops that normally have access to Quicken. The version installed was R3, and it gave me no problems. I updated the data file a couple of times from the 2014 version during the test period, and each conversion was done without incident.
When R4 was released, I updated the laptop, ran in that mode for a couple of days, and satisfied that data handling was fine and stability was good, I then upgraded the two desktops and converted the then current 2014 data file, again without incident.
Overall, the 2016 offers a few things that 2014 didn't have, but other than the credit score I have not tried them. R4 has been stable, and the normal tasks I use on a regular basis are fine.
Had Quicken not been in limbo I may have waited for the 2017 version to upgrade. Before purchasing this product, I also evaluated other alternatives but decided to stick to Quicken. I am not enthused about having our financial data outside of my own firewall and security software ("on the cloud"), so those options are somewhat limited. This upgrade buys me 2 or 3 more years before I have to reconsider that again.
To sum it up, R3 and R4 worked fine, and I am happy with the seamlessness of the upgrade and stability of the program. Quicken adds new functionality slowly, so the fact that I don't see much new relevant to me was pretty much expected. I do not have a problem with that approach. For an application such as this, stability and data integrity are more important to me than a ton of new functions. Quicken gives me what I need and enough flexibility to get reports to keep me happy.
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- Mark S.
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