grunjhed wrote: What are everyone's thoughts on this? I am looking for a second book as a source and wondering which is better as far as getting into the nitty gritty for the exam, ie. who felt which was better aimed at the exam's curriculum specifically.
cacharo wrote: Are using MS Press as a primary book? Look into Syngress books I have used their books on several tests and been VERY happy with them. Their books are very objective driven. Next would be Sybex. I have read ExamCram for some Comptia tests but have been unimpressed compared to the other sources I listed. Even the name suggests they do not get into the "nitty gritty" you are looking for.
HeroPsycho wrote: I tend to find there's not a whole lot of difference between exam driven books in that none of them alone will get you all the knowledge to pass the exams. I tend to pick up one of the exam books, then find a non-exam driven but definitive resource on the product, and use it to find information or better understand topics that I don't feel like I understood by reading those sections in the exam book. These are often the product Resource Kits, or something similar.
grunjhed wrote: Sorry, maybe I worded it wrong, when I said "nitty gritty for the exam" I meant does the book get into the exam-based question rather than spend hours and hours learning extra supplemental info that is good for understanding but not for final week/two swatting.