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eyeoftheovermind · 11-21-2007, 10:15 PM

Okay well the ICND 1 test I took today and passed. It was a little over $100 with the second half costing the same. The books were $60 and the netsim was $90 so roughly $350 total for a CCNA. The MCSE books cost $90, exams cost $750, CWNA cost $40, CCNP books cost $200, misc switches/routers on ebay to build a home lab on ebay were another $300. I'm just not seeing the price being that high since I've gotten the materials and test registrations for multiple certs for under $2k. Also at least for the cisco exams, the material is supplied by cisco and just administered by pearson vue so the proctors don't have control over the exam questions. Maybe I'm just overlooking something with the MCSE but the cisco exams and materials have been surprisingly inexpensive and easy.

I have the clearance already chaos from my stint in the Air Force. The company I'll likely be starting in SAIC if you guys have any direct experience with them? An IT union haha....why?

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eyeoftheovermind Registered User Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: us Posts: 111 -1 Internets	Okay well the ICND 1 test I took today and passed. It was a little over $100 with the second half costing the same. The books were $60 and the netsim was $90 so roughly $350 total for a CCNA. The MCSE books cost $90, exams cost $750, CWNA cost $40, CCNP books cost $200, misc switches/routers on ebay to build a home lab on ebay were another $300. I'm just not seeing the price being that high since I've gotten the materials and test registrations for multiple certs for under $2k. Also at least for the cisco exams, the material is supplied by cisco and just administered by pearson vue so the proctors don't have control over the exam questions. Maybe I'm just overlooking something with the MCSE but the cisco exams and materials have been surprisingly inexpensive and easy. I have the clearance already chaos from my stint in the Air Force. The company I'll likely be starting in SAIC if you guys have any direct experience with them? An IT union haha....why? __________________ "The truth is you're the weak and I am the tyranny of evil men."