From: Jay Tee (johtex@yahoo.co.uk)
Date: Tue Sep 23 2003 - 09:29:03 GMT-3
Chris,
I think you have made a very good point. The two
Brians and a few other guys are really commited to the
ccie world.
Joe
--- christopher snow <cbsnow31@yahoo.com> wrote: >
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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