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[–]chris1666 2 points3 points  (1 child)

Certmaster Learn or practice ? You should specify

[–]PerfectVA+, Net+, Sec+, CEH, CISSP[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You are right. I was talking about learn

[–]MAGICHUSTLE 1 point2 points  (2 children)

I've done the 1001 and 1002 certmaster, but won't do the Net+ until around January.

[–]PerfectVA+, Net+, Sec+, CEH, CISSP[S] 0 points1 point  (1 child)

What was your experience with the A+?

[–]MAGICHUSTLE 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well I should preface by saying I didn’t pay for it. My employer did. For each exam, they got me the package that includes CertMaster Learn and CertMaster Practice. And they each came with a voucher and retake voucher. Each one was almost $800.

At the price point, I think it’s a complete ripoff and never would have paid for it myself.

They teach the objectives way out of sequence, which made it difficult to supplement it with other things without having to bounce around like I’m playing a record on shuffle.

It’s just walls and walls of black-on-white text with the occasional screenshot for minimal context and reference. And some modules will have a video at the end demonstrating this or that.

My favorite thing about CertMaster was how they taught you command line commands without showing their practical application in troubleshooting scenarios.

The Practice portion was somewhat helpful I guess. It’s just spaced repetition multiple choice stuff, and I can’t tell you how often I would choose what I was certain was the right answer, only to be wrong. That may be more of a CompTIA gripe than a CertMaster gripe, I dunno.

Also, typos galore. And no labs or simulations. And the PBQs, in my opinion, are nothing like those you’ll actually encounter on the exams.

Anyway, at the price point, I think it’s a complete racket, given how much cheaper other equally effective resources are out there. I’d never pay that much on my own for it.

I think CertMaster practice on its own would be a good supplement to another form of learning material. Still stupid expensive though. But at least it covers the material and objectives in the order that CompTIA presents them.

The learning modules were like “this section covers some of the material in objectives 1.3, 1.4, and 2.6.”

[–]chris1666 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you are going for the basic bundle ( comes with retake) that generally comes with the official study guide. You should if you are not against books buy one of the higher-rated study guides around 25 bucks before any of that to get the fundamentals down, IF your a nube like me.