From: christopher snow (cbsnow31@yahoo.com)
Date: Tue Sep 23 2003 - 09:05:29 GMT-3
Since I was the one one who initially spoke as saying
NetMaster was overpriced, let me explain a few issues.
First, I am sure their product is top-notch. I
learned a lot from Bruce and Val's Bridges, Routers,
and Switches book. The quality of the workbook is not
the issue, as it has gotten rave reviews. My only
comment was I would rather support a company that
still GIVES back to the CCIE community. When was the
last time a post was answered by Bruce or Val on
groupstudy? I see posts from Internetwork Expert,
IPExpert, and Hello Computers staff here all the time.
On a personal note, my coworker went to the previous
school,Mentor Tech, that was run by the NetMaster's
instructors before going under. My friend stopped his
CCIE studies to finish his Masters degree. He is now
pursuing his IE again and contacted them about getting
the workbook at the $395 price vs the $695 because it
states that former students can get the workbook at a
discount. The secretary advised that Bruce personally
refused him the discount and said the would not honor
his attendance. To me this is a little insulting
after spending $4500 to attend a class and then being
forgotten because the original company folded. I can
understand that there is "no obligation" to honor the
previous company but I still find it troubling. I
have to question their "commitment" to ensuring their
students success as one member stated here. I mean...
$395 is still a nice chunk of change, it is not like
he was asking for the book for free. However, like I
said, I am sure it is an awsome product and if you do
purchase it... buy it from groupstudy to support the
efforts here! If you guys want to flame me then do it
unicast. Good luck to all on your next and hopefully
last lab attempt! Enough said.......:)
Chris Snow
--- asadovnikov <asadovnikov@comcast.net> wrote:
> I agree with John. The netmasterclass book is
> excellent. I do not think it
> is overpriced compare to other products on the
> market. I am as well open to
> off-line questions.
>
> Best regards,
> Alexei
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nobody@groupstudy.com
> [mailto:nobody@groupstudy.com] On Behalf Of John
> Matijevic
> Sent: Monday, September 22, 2003 12:42 PM
> To: christopher snow; mikenoc@mindspring.com
> Cc: ccielab@groupstudy.com
> Subject: Re: Choosing the right workbook and
> bootcamp
>
>
> Mike,
> I have been to the netmaster bootcamp and have
> purchased the DoIT labs, the
> bootcamp is excellent, with some of the best
> instructors I have had the
> pleasure to work with. The DoIT lab workbook is
> excellent, it has a spot the
> issue section, that tells you about the hidden
> issues in each lab. The
> answer key is very good with very few errors. I have
> posted a full review of
> their workbook on www.netmasterclass.net. If you
> have any further questions
> please email me offline. I highly recommend
> Netmaster bootcamp and DoIT
> labs. The DoIT labs comes at a reduced price if you
> attend their bootcamp.
> Sincerely, Matijevic
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "christopher snow" <cbsnow31@yahoo.com>
> To: <mikenoc@mindspring.com>
> Cc: <ccielab@groupstudy.com>
> Sent: Saturday, September 20, 2003 2:32 PM
> Subject: Re: Choosing the right workbook and
> bootcamp
>
>
> > I personally would wait for the new Internetwork
> > Expert workbook. The owners Brain D and Brian M
> are
> > very active on this forum and always have an
> answer.
> > I know they will monitor their internal forum the
> > same. I see a lot of vendors neglecting their
> > cutomers questions after purchase and this is
> > troubling. I am going to their bootcamp in Feb
> and
> > am awa the release of the lab book myself. Their
> site
> > is www.internetworkexpert.com. I have also heard
> good
> > things about netmaster but I think they are over
> > priced.
> >
> > Chris Snow
> >
> >
> > --- "mikenoc@mindspring.com"
> <mikenoc@mindspring.com>
> > wrote:
> > > Hello,
> > >
> > > I am about to choose a workbook for doing
> practice
> > > labs and would like to
> > > have a little feedback so I do not make any
> mistakes
> > > in purchasing the
> > > wrong one. I believe I may go with
> http://www.netmasterclass.net/
> > > for the workbook since it has 22 full day labs
> and from
> > > previouse posts they seem
> > > pretty acurate. I also would like some feedback
> on
> > > bootcamps as well so I
> > > make sure when I do choose a bootcamp I choose
> the
> > > best one for my money.
> > >
> > >
> > > Thanks in advance,
> > >
> > > Mike
> > >
> > >
> >
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