Smart way of using imported data?

[Greg Bell]

 >Sorry--if you're taking the time to manually enter everything, why 
import QIFs?
 >Just reconcile once a month, the old fashioned way. Or go online every 
week or
 > so and make sure everything matches up.

That certainly makes sense.  I think I was hoping that I could use 
GnuCash to do a "diff" between my entered data and I import from the 
bank... quicker and more accurate than any old fashioned methods.