Quicken Deluxe 2010
Manufacturer: Intuit Inc. Part number: 409965
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- Quicken 2010 is a solid finance package, especially for novices, but offers little that's substantively new.
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CNET editors' review
Quicken Deluxe 2010 price range: $49.88
- Reviewed by: Jessica Dolcourt
- Edited by: Lindsey Turrentine
- Reviewed on: 10/15/2009
The good: The Quicken 2010 product family gets a fresh home page that makes setting up a personal home finance operation easy. Quicken now also automatically categorizes expenses.
The bad: Many second-tier tools are clunky and text-heavy; Quicken junks up the desktop with extra shortcuts.
The bottom line: Quicken 2010 is a solid finance package, especially for novices, but offers little that's substantively new.
With Quicken 2010, Intuit strives to make its flagship money management application easier to navigate and simpler to set up, thanks to spruced-up visuals and a refreshed start-up wizard. Although already a solid balance-keeper and financial assistant in previous versions, Quicken 2010 adds a few new features to visualize your monthly budget and assets.
The Quicken 2010 product family includes Quicken Starter Edition ($29.99) for tracking budgets and upcoming bills; Quicken Deluxe ($59.99), which includes tools to help you save up for a large purchase; Quicken Premier ($89.99), which helps track investments; Quicken Home and Business ($99.99); and Quicken Rental Property Management ($149.99). We evaluated Quicken Deluxe 2010.
Installation
At almost 70MB, Quicken Deluxe 2010 takes several minutes to install. Installation was painless up to the point when the software junked up our desktop with four icons: the Quicken icon, plus another three unwanted shortcuts advertising a Quicken credit card and other additional services.
Features
Quicken's core features continue doing what they've done for years: chiefly, importing your financial information to help you automatically and manually track your spending and savings. Not just a simple ledger for balancing your bank book, Quicken's additional tools also help alert you to upcoming bills and to your overall budget.
In the 2010 edition, Intuit has applied some cosmetic changes that streamline and simplify the software. One change is a sleeker setup wizard to guide you through the process of importing your financial information, adding bill reminders, and setting up budgets. This wizard is moot if you're a returning user importing years of data from past Quicken versions, but new users will have an easier time getting started with this version than in years past.
A cleaner-looking home screen greets new and returning users, summarizing your financial standing in a glance. Pared-down navigation options also make it easier to find what you need. The most active new feature in Quicken 2010 takes a stab at automatically categorizing your transactions, like assigning Safeway to the Groceries category and your doctor's visits to the Medical category, with a little help from you if there's any doubt. In implementing this feature, Quicken plays catch-up to savvier online management apps, like Mint.com--which Intuit has since snapped up and plans to integrate--and its ilk. A new infographic in Quicken also helps you avoid late fees by displaying both how much cash is left in your coffers and which upcoming bills you should brace for.
Apart from the bill reminder and the autocategorization, it's Quicken's top layer, and select tools, that see the benefit of Quicken's design changes. Scratch the surface, however, and many of the app's second-tier tools--text-heavy calculators, planners, and lists with tiny font--feel as if they haven't been updated for years. The old-school layout may not bother legacy users or those who aren't put off by blocks of texts and charts, but others who have come to expect graphic representation of their data and clean design--say, the likes of former competitor Mint.com--may be inclined to shut the window and move on rather than wade through text.
As with past versions, Quicken Deluxe 2010 pulls in financial data from your banks and savings accounts. There are tools to create graphs and reports to itemize spending and banking, and to plot transactions on a calendar. There's also a debt reduction planner and a tax-planning wizard. Quicken could use a few more online social Net links, too, such as an option to sync reminders to an online calendar.
Intuit isn't blind to consumers' changing expectations in management software, online or offline. Quicken 2010's refurbished look does help, and conservatives who feel more comfortable keeping monetary details stored locally on their PCs rather than encrypted in the cloud lose nothing by downloading a free trial. For strictly online users with only personal finances (not investments, property, or small businesses), Intuit offers a free, online version that's similar to Mint.com. Quicken Online has budgeting, tracking, and reminders, encryption, an iPhone component, and the added capability to prep the data for tax time, assuming you also use one of Intuit's TurboTax products.
If you've used Quicken before, you can import data from previous years. The same goes for anyone switching over from Microsoft Money. With Microsoft Money killed off (additional details), Quicken is the best desktop alternative.
Service and support
Quicken support is unchanged from previous years. E-mail support is free, and Intuit promises to respond within a day. Chat help is also free and is available 24-7. Phone assistance is $24.95 per call. However, some support calls are free, such as if you're having problems installing the program or converting data from earlier Quicken versions.
Overall
Quicken Deluxe 2010 remains a useful, if not exciting, management app equipped with rich balancing and budgeting tools. As for the future of Quicken, Intuit's recent acquisition of flashy online finance manager Mint.com could spell the merging of Mint's online budgeting and reminder features. Mint's exciting visual style could also draw younger users to future versions of Quicken, assuming Intuit goes that route, making future versions of the classic, but dated, money manager truly fresh.
User reviews
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Purchase price is NOT all you'll pay! 9.95 download fee
by kclarkadpi on December 28, 2009
Pros: nothing. It is frustrating from every end.
Cons: In order to download daily transactions from my credit card company, and many other major companies, the company charges a 9.95 per MONTH fee to do so! Otherwise, you're stuck only downloading the statement at the end of the month.
Summary: I was forced to switch from Microsoft Money b/c it is being discontinued, and Quicken was the obvious fallback. I hate Quicken 2010!! They charge fees to banks to ...
Summary: I was forced to switch from Microsoft Money b/c it is being discontinued, and Quicken was the obvious fallback. I hate Quicken 2010!! They charge fees to banks to use the auto download feature, and many companies are passing on that fee to consumers. $120 extra per year is ridiculous! I WANT MY MS MONEY BACK!!! I tried to get my credit card company to waive that fee, and was told that unless I have a bank account with them, too, that maintains over $5,000, there was no way to waive the fee. There are a few companies that do not charge a fee to use this service, but it's at the company's discretion, and you have to search REALLY hard to find that information on their sites! I wish I had another alternative, but I feel cornered.
10 out of 10 users found this user opinion helpful.
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Beware,banks that synch with online version don't work
by kevinpdee on October 17, 2009
Pros: I don't see anything helpful, given my inability to do downloads for virtually all important accounts
Cons: My bank and retirement plans won't communicate with the program, even though they worked with MS Money and the free online Quicken
Summary: I was a MS Money user for years. Just bought Quicken Premiere 2010 after tinkering with the free online Quicken. I?m really upset that most of my financial institutions ...
Summary: I was a MS Money user for years. Just bought Quicken Premiere 2010 after tinkering with the free online Quicken. I?m really upset that most of my financial institutions don?t have available synching/transaction downloading, including my two retirement plans: TIAA-CREF and New York State Deferred Compensation Plan; and my Capital One checking and savings accounts. The setup screens declare that it?s ?Unavailable.?
Capital One worked with MS Money and the online Quicken. The bank's website says that it works with Quicken, but they must mean the free service or older versions.
You should check on your institutions before you buy Quicken 2010.10 out of 11 users found this user opinion helpful.
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Forced Upgrades if You Download Transactions
by rfriedmanosu on January 9, 2010
Pros: Easy to use (2007 Quicken) convenient transaction download.
Cons: Forces you to upgrade overtime if you download transactions.
Summary: Given all of the horrible reviews for 2010, I'm not going to upgrade. I'm angry that I'm forced to buy a new version every 3-years just to ...
Summary: Given all of the horrible reviews for 2010, I'm not going to upgrade. I'm angry that I'm forced to buy a new version every 3-years just to continue with transaction downloads. I've been sticking with my bank to maintain this capability - I think its time I change banks and stop upgrading Quicken. It's just not worth it to be forced to buy bloatware software that crashes, poorly designed, not backward compatible, and requires upgrades to maintain functionality. It's not worth the aggravation. Too bad - Quicken you greed has lost you a customer of 20 years... I've had enough.
7 out of 7 users found this user opinion helpful.
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Useful & Consistent, & Still The Best
by Elder Geek on October 15, 2009
Pros: Continuity for previous users (like me); setup is eased for 1st time users; categorization of expenses is improved; interface is a bit cleaner; price is still a good value for what you get.
Cons: Review wasn't kidding about large blocks of small text in some areas; I detest all the ad-based tie-ins; help system still a mixed bag - some excellent, some not so much.
Summary: I've been using Quicken for over a decade. I skipped the last version, which means with Feature Creep (the constant adding of new features to justify a new version) ...
Summary: I've been using Quicken for over a decade. I skipped the last version, which means with Feature Creep (the constant adding of new features to justify a new version) I was nervous about upgrading; too much change too fast can make a necessary task even more unpleasant. I needn't have worried.
The new Quicken cleans up the interface in a few areas, which makes it easier to work with AND easier on these tired eyes. If you are a previous user, importing your data is painless - even if you do as I did & do a clean install on a new system & import your data file, rather than upgrading over the old version.
I'm not sure what the other review here was referring to, as Quicken will work with the majority of financial institutions. I have changed banks several times over the years & Quicken has worked with every one of them. It's true that some banks allow Quicken to directly integrate & pull data automatically, while others require you to export the data so you can import the file into Quicken - but that's not up to Intuit, that is up to the institutions themselves.
Goal setting for savings and/or large purchases is a breeze, & the reporting features are excellent. Overall, it is fast & easy to see all your day-to-day financial activities in one, easy-to-understand place.
The help system is still somewhat hit & miss. It is actually stronger in the area of finances than it is when you need technical help with the software, which doesn't bother me (a 19 year IT veteran), but might annoy those not as computer savvy.
Speaking of annoying: Hey Intuit! I bought your product. Stop inundating me with ads, tie-ins, promos & icons all over the place. Your target audience consists of those who want to do better managing their finances; stop trying to take advantage of them.
Overall, Quicken is still a fine product that does what it's supposed to do, & does it very well. I consider it an essential application that keeps improving, even after all these years.9 out of 13 users found this user opinion helpful.
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Doesn't work with Windows 7 which it is supposed to.
by binhad33 on January 14, 2010
Pros: I was using Quicken Deluxe 2008 previously and purchased 2010 because it supposedly supports Windows 7. This was a mistake.
Cons: It doesn't work with Windows 7 and their support is a joke. I tried to print checks, which I have been doing for at least fifteen years, using older versions up to and including Quicken Deluxe 2008 in Windows Vista. This version doesn't print checks.
Summary: I just bought this and tried to print some checks, which it wont do. I chatted with two different tech support individuals and it was obvious they didn't know ...
Summary: I just bought this and tried to print some checks, which it wont do. I chatted with two different tech support individuals and it was obvious they didn't know what I was talking about and were of no help. Check printing is important to me because I have a tremor and can't write. I have been a long time user of Quicken and was a Beta tester in the early days but, I'm fed up now.
5 out of 5 users found this user opinion helpful.
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seriously this is the best Intuit could do?
by another 1 bites the dust on January 8, 2010
Pros: it uses colors well, it ... works (i suppose)
Cons: it is not intuitive
Summary: tried it .... hate it. i don't have a really complex financial need, but seriously i can't split a transaction to show that i picked up household items at ...
Summary: tried it .... hate it. i don't have a really complex financial need, but seriously i can't split a transaction to show that i picked up household items at target and ALSO received back X cash back. I also can't link a hand entered entry with a downloaded entry (ie: if i enter starbucks in the register and quicken downloads the transaction as starbucks+store number i can't link these two together). The bill tab doesn't have a place to enter the account number for the bill -- seriously? so now i have to dig out an old bill to get my acct info or go online to get the bill info).....
4 out of 4 users found this user opinion helpful.
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Terrible so far
by larrymsn on November 7, 2009
Pros: none so far as i have not been able to get it to work
Cons: does not load on my sytem properly upgarde from 2007 imported data converted it to 2010 version the refuses to load the data file after that.will not back up to a rewritable disk at all
Summary: this is by far the worst version quicken has come out with since i have been using it since the nineties
Summary: this is by far the worst version quicken has come out with since i have been using it since the nineties
4 out of 5 users found this user opinion helpful.
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Wish File Format was More Open-Source
by benjimen on December 4, 2009
Pros: Easy to use on whatever level you choose.
Cons: Over the years, Intuit has taken away the capability of your financial service to provide transaction info via QIF files for free. Now, if they want to offer Quicken format files they have to license the capability from Intuit.
Summary: Over the years, Intuit has taken away the capability of your financial service to provide transaction info via QIF files for free. Now, if they want to offer Quicken format ...
Summary: Over the years, Intuit has taken away the capability of your financial service to provide transaction info via QIF files for free. Now, if they want to offer Quicken format files they have to license the capability from Intuit. Many still sync and some sync with billpay -- but now for either a fee or stipulation, like requiring your paycheck be direct-deposited with them (like B of A). Some of the smaller guys just dropped Quicken support altogether, like my employers 401k provider --- it's a bummer entering all those different share purchases manually now :(
Now that MS Money is out of the way, there is no real competition for Quicken -- and no reason whatsoever to return to the days of financial institutions freely offering your transaction data in the Quicken format.3 out of 3 users found this user opinion helpful.
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I think it is terrible
by marday on November 1, 2009
Pros: Regretfully, nothing.
Cons: It crashed every time I tried to update my stocks.
Summary: The "online" icon gave me the tax summary. I could not set up a new online account. The system crashed every time I tried to update my stocks, it crashed ...
Summary: The "online" icon gave me the tax summary. I could not set up a new online account. The system crashed every time I tried to update my stocks, it crashed everytime I tried to update my bank transactions. When I asked for help, by e-mail of course, they did try to help. I was given a lot of different things to try, none of which worked for me, and were very time consuming. I finally deleted the whole thing, which is no easy task by itself getting everything off the computer, and reinstalled my 2007 edition of Quicken home and business. I trade stocks for a living and depend on Q to keep everything in order, tax wise. The only reason I updated is because my 07 edition wont give me tax projections past 2007. I can live with that. I honestly did not find one thing I liked better in Quicken 2010 Deluxe than what I have in my 07 edition. I feel very fortunate that my backup copies got my 2007 Quicken back to where I had it. I am in awe when I buy a new Lexus and I think, how can they keep making this thing better, but they continue to amaze me and improve the car. I wish I could say the same for Intuit and Quicken. I cannot.
3 out of 3 users found this user opinion helpful.
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Absolute ripoff
by OldGrumpy on December 23, 2009
Pros: There are none
Cons: It is useless
Summary: Quicken has now decided that you cannot import most of the information from your old computer into your new. Can't import checking accounts,savings account, etc., etc. Nor do ...
Summary: Quicken has now decided that you cannot import most of the information from your old computer into your new. Can't import checking accounts,savings account, etc., etc. Nor do they tell you about this restriction until after you've bought it. Outrageous!
3 out of 5 users found this user opinion helpful.
Specifications
- Manufacturer: Intuit Inc.
- Part number: 409965
- Description: The Quicken Deluxe 2010 gives you money management and budgeting tools to help you watch your spending and increase your savings. Quicken Deluxe shows you what you have coming in, going out, and most importantly, what's left over to spend or save. Check in anytime to see exactly where your personal finances are for the week, month or year. Quicken Deluxe pairs perfectly with TurboTax to save you time. Easily export your data directly to TurboTax for fast and accurate tax preparation.
General
- Category Home / entertainment / lifestyle applications
- Subcategory Home / life - personal finance / tax preparation
- Language(s) English
- License pricing Standard
- Localization English
Software
- License Type Complete package
- License Qty 1 user
- License Pricing Standard
- Platform Windows
- Min Supported Color Depth 16-bit (64K colors)
- Distribution Media CD-ROM
- Package Type Retail
System Requirements
- OS Required Microsoft Windows XP,
Microsoft Windows Vista - Min Processor Type 400 MHz (Microsoft Windows XP),
1 GHz (Microsoft Windows Vista) - 400 MHz,
1 GHz - Peripheral / Interface Devices 2x CD-ROM,
XGA monitor - System Requirements Details Microsoft Windows XP - RAM 512 MB - HD 100 MB,
Microsoft Windows Vista - RAM 1 GB - HD 100 MB
Product series
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Manufacturer: Intuit Inc.
Specs: 1 user,
Complete package,
Microsoft Windows XP,
Microsoft Windows Vista,
2x CD-ROM,
XGA monitor,
400 MHz (Microsoft Windows XP),
1 GHz (Microsoft Windows Vista) - 400 MHz,
1 GHz,
Windows -
Quicken Home and Business 2010
Manufacturer: Intuit Inc.
Specs: 1 user,
Complete package,
Microsoft Windows XP,
Microsoft Windows Vista,
2x CD-ROM,
XGA monitor,
400 MHz (Microsoft Windows XP),
1 GHz (Microsoft Windows Vista) - 400 MHz,
1 GHz,
Windows -
Manufacturer: Intuit Inc.
Specs: 1 user,
Complete package,
Microsoft Windows XP,
Microsoft Windows Vista,
2x CD-ROM,
XGA monitor,
400 MHz (Microsoft Windows XP),
1 GHz (Microsoft Windows Vista) - 400 MHz,
1 GHz,
Windows
Manufacturer info
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- Manufacturer:Intuit Inc.
- Address:
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