My dad purchased, and then promptly returned Quicken Essentials because it does NOT have a check printing feature. So if you use Quicken to print your checks, you need to look elsewhere. After doing some research for my dad, I started using Moneydance and just got him converted a few days ago.

If you just do basic tracking of your bank accounts, then essentials is fine.. Otherwise, stick with what you have, or look @ other financial software. Here’s a link to reviews of alternatives.

http://financialsoft.about.com/od/macsoftware/tp/Mac-Software-Choices.htm

-Scott Akins-