MCSE books: Sybex series or ExamPrep?

[dakata24]

im taking some classes on becoming mcse win2k certified. the official microsoft cirriculum leaves alot to be desired.. so i need something to supplement the microsoft stuff. ive narrowed it down to the Sybex and ExamPrep. but cant decide. which is better?

 

[vi edit]

I'm personally fond of Sybex myself. I just like their layout. Very well broke down and easy to reference.

 

[Swag1138]

I like em both, but I retain more from the Sybex books for some reason.



Although, I havent taken my cert exams yet, so I wouldnt go by my judgement alone

 

[brnbngls]

Sybex Study Guides. Read through them and then get the Microsoft Exam preps. I don't know if these are the same as what you're looking at, but the ones I have are all questions and answers the are alot of the same questions as the tests. This is the method I've followed in the past and had great success.

 

[dakata24]

thanks. looks like sybex wins hands down... i was sort of leaning toward the examprep series, but if everyone recommends these books, who am i to argue.

now all i need to do i buy them.. any place cheaper than bookpool? they have the core 4 pack for $94 shipped (yah me, no sales tax since i dont live in massachusetts ) amazon has these for $111 shipped and barnes&noble for $127 plus shipping.

 

[goldboyd]

I used Sybex for my nt4 MCSE and thought they were great. However I wasn't a fan of their CCNA/CCNP books, so maybe it varies book by book.

 

[ricerx]

i bought the sybex set. it's fairly easy to read and understand. paid $95 + tax at Costco. It's the second edition with (4) core study guides, (1) 4 in 1 Core Requirements Exam Notes (Bonus Book) and Sybex e-trainer CD.

 

[dakata24]

yeah, those sybex guides are great.. i just passed my first mcp exam (70-210) this morning.. wheew! this was my first ever so no i have an idea how it goes...

the sybex are definately a good read.. did notice though that the actual questions were formatted in a similar way to the Microsoft Readiness Review that MS publishes.. i almost forgot that i had that book, but skimmed it yesterday night. thank god.

i guess i can sort of justify this $9000 mcse courses (9 month program) im taking now.. at least not a total waste.. before taking the courses, i tried reading a win2kpro study guide.. and alot of the material stumped me.. this time around, everything just made sense.

 

[Geekbabe]

Sybex , I find their series to be quite logically laid out,comprehensive and not as boring to read as many tech books are