System Requirements
Minimum system requirements for Sage 50 Pro Accounting 2013 and Sage 50 Premium Accounting 2013
- Processor operating at 1.0 GHz or higher (2.0 GHz recommended)
- 512 MB of RAM (1 GB recommended)
- 2 GB of hard disk space (additional 400 MB needed for installation)
- Internet Explorer 6.0 or later
- Microsoft® supported version of Windows® XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, and Windows 8 (with the latest updates from Microsoft)
- 256-color or higher SVGA monitor, minimum resolution of 1024 x 768
- Sage ACT! integration requires Sage ACT! 2011 or Sage ACT! 2012
- CD-ROM drive
- Forms that can be sent via e-mail require MAPI-compliant e-mail client, Internet connection, e-mail service,
and word processor
- Word and Excel integration requires 32-bit versions of Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel 2003, 2007, or 2010
- (Sage 50 Premium Accounting and higher) Outlook synchronization requires 32-bit versions of Microsoft
Outlook® 2003, 2007, or 2010
- Multi-user (Sage 50 Premium Accounting and higher) optimized for Windows XP, Vista, and Windows 7.
- Dedicated server recommended: Windows Server® 2003 R2, Windows Small Business Server 2003 R2, Windows
- Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Small Business Server 2008, Windows Small Business
- Server 2008 R2, Red Hat® Enterprise Linux® 5.0, or SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server 10 by Novell.
- Terminal Services: Windows Server® 2003 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2
Note: The Connection Manager for Linux is available as a separate download.
Conversion:
Converts all data from previous versions of Sage 50 Accounting, excluding DOS and Macintosh® versions.
However, it is not possible to convert to a lower-level version. Converts general ledger, customer, vendor,
employee, and inventory data from QuickBooks® versions 2011-2012, and IIF export files from QuickBooks® versions 2001-2012; MYOB® versions 10 and 11; Quicken® versions
XG 2003, XG 2004, and XG 2005; and Microsoft Excel.
Sage 50 Quantum Accounting 2013 and higher
The same system requirements apply as for Sage 50 Pro Accounting and Sage 50 Premium Accounting with these
exceptions:
- Processor operating at 2.0 GHz or higher (multiple-core processor operating at 2.33 GHz recommended)
- 1 GB of RAM (2 GB recommended)