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Which should I buy?

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hallyally

hallyally Report 13 Aug 2006 18:13

I'm looking at buying either Family Tree Maker or Family Tree Suite. Has anyone any other suggestions or can recommend which of these is best? Thanks.

Dea

Dea Report 13 Aug 2006 18:15

I don't know Family Tree Suite but FTM is briliant.AND - really simple to use, which is very important to me. Dea x

RutlandBelle

RutlandBelle Report 13 Aug 2006 18:18

I agree, FTM is great and easy to use. Shop around for best price I got de-luxe for £30 including 3 months free trial with ancestry. Jennifer

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Heather

Heather Report 13 Aug 2006 18:22

I think someone said its only a fiver at Morrisons at the moment! If not, try S and N Genealogy online or indeed, ancestry who are selling it for $19 at the moment.

hallyally

hallyally Report 13 Aug 2006 18:23

There do seem to be various versions of FTM. AND they vary in price so much! Is it worth buying the cheapest one (at about £9.99)? What do you get for £30? Allie

hallyally

hallyally Report 13 Aug 2006 18:24

I looked in our Morrisons, but no sign of FTM!

Dea

Dea Report 13 Aug 2006 18:26

I believe £9.99 is about average at the moment and it doesn't lack anything the others have. Dea x

hallyally

hallyally Report 13 Aug 2006 18:29

Thanks all. I think I found it on Woolies site at £7.99 - they have free delivery to local store so might go for that one! Allie

Pauline

Pauline Report 13 Aug 2006 18:34

Check before you buy but I think on the cheaper versions you cannot do quite so much. The De luxe version enables you to print off reports etc which the cheaper one dosen't. Pauline

hallyally

hallyally Report 13 Aug 2006 18:39

Thanks Pauline. Shall have to think about coughing up all that money though! Does no-ne know anything about the Family Tree Suite though? It's available at Currys and Tesco on-line. Allie x

Glen In Tinsel Knickers

Glen In Tinsel Knickers Report 13 Aug 2006 19:48

FTM Deluxe has some extra discs with a few Parish Records,but they are not worth the extra expense. The standard FTM is an identical programme minus the extra discs.Both versions have the same features,scrapbooks,report print options,website hosting for your own site,etc. Glen

hallyally

hallyally Report 13 Aug 2006 20:11

Is it possible to print up a decent family tree from FTM? I can do it using the 'ged' thingy from the LDS site but it doesn't include siblings etc. Thanks Allie