bit-tech Shopping: Intuit QuickBooks Simple Start 2008 (Full Product)

• Finance
• Legal

• Microsoft Windows Vista
• Microsoft Windows XP

Rating: 8

Time with product: 6 Months

Strengths: better and detailed help for the beginner;

Weaknesses: no much upgrade from 2007 version

Summary: It's a good choice for small business user. It provides all the essential and necessary accounting tools like printing checks, bill payment, creating invoice, sales and expense reporting and money flow. It comes with 250 free checks, one year of free online backup. The training CD is very helpful for a beginner. But more modules should be purchased when you need to process payroll and credit card.

Rating: 6

Time with product: 5

Strengths: very easy to install, have a lot of features .. check writing, export data to excel sheet,credit card payment, cheap

Weaknesses: Bad Customer Support

Summary: I wanted to use some software to keep my book updated. My CP referred me this software. it is very easy to install, has lot of features, keep track of money flow , shows the daily changes in the assets, can accept credit card payment, check writing. Only downside is the bad customer support.

Rating: 8

Time with product: 2

Strengths: Simple straightforward features for home or small business, can import from Excel

Weaknesses: Lacks some import features,

Summary: This is designed to be a basic accounting software for home or small business. It is not intended to do portfolio or inventory tracking, but rather, basic financial and sales reports. It is nice to create and track invoices and payments. If you need a basic accounting software, this is a good choice, it is easy to use and has a nice flow.

Rating: 6

Time with product: 15 Days

Strengths: Very easy to install . I like the feature that I can print check. (the bank charges me about $30.00 to print the bank checks).

Weaknesses: Not really user friendly. Need a lot of time to figure it out the steps to get it work.

Summary: Not much different than the 2007 version. I use it mainly for keeping of my monthly credit cards expenses as I use several credit card every month. I also like the feature of accepting payment from credit cards.

Rating: 8

Time with product: 21 Days

Strengths: easy to install, easy to use with lots of features

Weaknesses: none

Summary: it really comes in handy - very easy to install and easy to use. There are lots of features though to use some of them you need use the manual, but it's worth effort. It perfectly fits small business making transactions orginized.