Running Total Of CCIE Co$ts

Item	Category	Cost
Cisco QOS Exam Certification Guide, 2nd Edition	Books	$57
QoS Exam (642-642 QOS)*	Exams	$125
Routing TCP/IP, Volume I (2nd Edition)	Books	$68
Routing TCP/IP, Volume II	Books	$68
Bradshaw Rack Rental	Rack Rentals	$50
Internetwork Expert’s R&S Advanced Technologies Labs	Workbooks	$95
Octal Cable	Home Lab	$25
RJ-45 Adapters	Home Lab	$10
Internet Routing Architectures, 2nd Edition	Books	$25
Cisco 2511 Router	Home Lab	$133
CCIE4U Rack Rental	Rack Rentals	$24
CC Bootcamp EIGRP Focused e-Book	Workbooks	$15
CCIE Rack Rack Rental	Rack Rentals	$35
CC Bootcamp Redistribution Focused e-Book	Workbooks	$40
NetLab Rack Rental	Rack Rentals	$30
Internetwork Expert’s Advanced Tech Class and Workbook*	Workbooks/Training	$1,395
Rack Time Rentals	Rack Rentals	$45
CCOnlineLabs	Rack Rentals	$20
Internetwork Expert Rack Rental	Rack Rentals	$71
4 x Internetwork Expert Graded Mock Labs	Mock Labs	$396
Internetwork Expert Mock Lab Workshop*	Mock Labs	$3,495
CCIE Routing and Switching Written Exam*	Exams	$315
Total	(13 March, 2008)	$6,537.00

*Cost reimbursed by my employer.

Comments (5)

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Hi,

How was the Netlabs rack to use? I am using Internetwork Expert labs and wanted to maybe give them a try…

-Scott

Comment by Scott West — June 26, 2007 @ 11:13 am | Reply
Netlabs is very good in that they have good equipment and are running 12.4 code on all routers. Their setup is EXACTLY (down to the interface numbers) the same as the Internetwork Expert lab setup. Their online booking software is good (worked 2 times out of 3 for me). Their prices will increase from $10 to $12 (per 4 hour session) in July.

The only downside is that they give you a login but don’t seem to filter your acccess by time. I messed up and was logging in to my session an hour earlier than I was supposed to (I messed up the conversion because I did not take Daylight Saving Time into effect) and only found out that this was happening the third time that it happened. They have a JavaScript script running on their site that shows when the sessions start, but it doesn’t seem to be working too often. I also had other users logging in during my session and power-cycling the devices. Needless to say, this can completely mess you up in the middle of a lab.

Bottom line: if they fixed the access and tightened up their booking software, they would be an excellent lab rental. With their prices so low and their equipment so good, they’re still worth checking out.

Comment by cciepursuit — June 26, 2007 @ 7:11 pm | Reply
You did not indicate how much the actual ccie cost. I would like to know.

Comment by Kwame f — January 3, 2009 @ 12:19 pm | Reply
how about flight cost, accomodation and exam lab cost ?

thanks

Tedhi

Comment by Tedhi A — April 1, 2009 @ 3:43 am | Reply
did you use any other books from the suggested reading list or did you need not purchase them for some reason?

Comment by shedrickc — June 23, 2009 @ 9:21 pm | Reply