From: nettable_walker (nettable_walker@hotmail.com)
Date: Wed Nov 17 2004 - 12:49:21 GMT-3
I started buying hardware in 1999 to get ready for the Bay/Nortel expert
certification
(two days in Billerica, Mass - just as hard as CCIE lab)
& then went on to Cisco after that.
I have about $30,000 invested - wrote it off taxes - but could probably get
the whole thing again for under $10,000
My total includes both R/S & SEC labs, Checkpoint, the Nortel stuff, & 8
Compaq servers for Y2K & Y2K3 AD stuff
I used part of the hardware for teaching on Saturday's.
I also got a few things for free - like a $20,000 Marconi ATM switch
what are you gonna do ?
I'd rather do this than drive a cab.
Plenty of guys I used to work w/ @ Anixter made fun of me for buying stuff
with my own $$$
Last I heard none of them have the CCIE & they are mostly still answering
help desk calls @ SBC.
Richard
CCIE | NNCSE | CCSE | MCSE | A+
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----- Original Message -----
From: <reo@chavallos.net>
To: "lab" <ccielab@groupstudy.com>
Sent: Tuesday, November 16, 2004 1:07 PM
Subject: CCIE Cost
> Just wanted to share some thought on the CCIE preparation cost.
> It's getting less and less expencive. Lab workbooks used to be $500 and
> more, now they are $300 (IEWB).
> Hardware is getting cheaper almost every month, 2612 is under $200.
> I remember buying 2610 for $600 a year ago.
> My Security Lab was more than $5000 and I had only one 2600 router :-).
> Now I got all 2600 and 3620 routers in under $2000.
> ATM is still expensive. But I got me CCIE Security with no ATM in my
> personal lab.
>
> Definitely CCIE becomes more affordable.
>
> Any thoughts on this?
>
> NR #12944
>
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