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I've been in IT for a while and haven't taken any certs since 1998. I have a lot of background and knowledge, but want to make my resume more attractive with some certs. The problem is I don't have time or money to spend on bootcamps so want to prep from home.
Has anyone used the www.actualtests.com site to prepare for the test. I plan on reading and using transcenders.

Thanks in advance.

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by wi.techie

But, I have had a lot of luck with Transcender. With a self study book and there testing software I have felt prepared for testing....

by the admiral

I have always had problems with the Java Based ones from NetG and others, so you may want to watch for them as being possible, but problematic.

I have never heard of Actualtests, so I would warn you that it may be a sham, it may not be, check the educational credentials of any company and/or method that you are considering.

by beads

Sounds a bit like its a scam if not outright illegal. Whatever exam your preparing for check them out as The Admiral mentioned.

Anyone advertising as Actualtests must be kidding. Sounds like a braindump which will only hurt you in the long run.

- beads

by rbv..ie in da making

I have downloaded a copy of their material for CCNP and found that it had quite a few mistakes in the answers that they gave. I was surprised at that. The questions themselves seemed OK, some of the answers were highly unreliable.

by thomasusmc

I used ActualTests for my 70-218 exam. I studied it for about 1 week and got an 888/1000. Of the 50 questions on the exam, all of them were on the study guide. I just couldnt remember all the answers.

by rpowell

I have found that actualtests has very good tests. The recent tests that I have worked on (Security +, Microsoft, and ICND) give a very good idea of how the questions are asked and the recent ones give explinations to the answers as well. Don't be afraid to verify answers once in a while though :).

by bregan01

I purchased the 99 dollar deal to get my CCEA. It was needed quickly to keep our partnership. I took a test everyday for a week, studying the material the night before. Scored a 100 on multiple exams..

by whipsack

I am taking the 1Z0-043 exam tomorrow for my OCP and the actualtests exams for the 1Z0-042 was basically the same as the vendor exam.

I am going through an Oracle training program and getting hands-on DBA training too, so I understand the material. I just find it helpful to know what I am up against on the vendor exams.

On a side note, it's very easy to get these exams (Testking, Actualtests, ect.) for free online, if you don't want to shell out $100+ dollars for them.

by diamondnynic

I don't know if anyone is going to read this but I just recently ordered the special download from Actualtests for $99.00 and have gone thru most of the questions and wonder who puts these questions together. To me they leave something to be desired. Some of the questions don't make sense as to the wording of the questions and also are they the most up to date questions. I went to the website and tried to find a phone # to contact them but god forbid they should have one.
If anyone has any input please post it if you would.
diamondnynic@wwdb.org

by emmaylots

Actualtests looks like the actual tests, just like it's name. You can bet on it that once you're through with it, you've passed the tests. take time to get the testing Engine too,it'll help you a lot

by creeves

I took my Dynamics GP 9 financials a year ago and shortly after that i found out about Acutual Tests we now use this in training at our office... the questions were almost word for word that was on the test.... sometimes the answers are missing an option but you at least have the questions.

by sean188

the questions are okay, but half the answers are wrong. i dont think that the questions, (at least for 70-642 exam) are close to what you would get.

stay away from actualtests.com
go to measureup and pass4sure, the ones microsft and CISCO recommend

by whipsack

you can always look up answers for yourself online or in your training material, if you feel that some of the answers aren't right. Of course they aren't going to get them all, but I have found very few that were wrong on my Oracle tests.

by roten67

I used one for Security + and passed, had a lot of the same questions, so in my book worth the money

by shellz937

I used it for both of my A+, and CIW. Even if all the answers are not correct this is a practice test, use your brain if something isn't right use your best professional judgement. It is money well spent.

by cb6403

I am a lifetime member of actuatletst for well over 10 years and i have taken and passed 9 cisco certs and just used used it to ace the CISSP CERT.Great database of real world answers.

by george.f.kolaric

Obtained a copy of the Microsoft reviews from actualtests. These people are frauds and liars! Please do not waste your money. I studied for this exam for weeks reviewing the 900+ Q/A. Took the test and failed miserably. There were no similar questions on the real test compared to this crap. ActualTests.Com needs to be reported and shutdown for their fraud and stealing of money! And yes I obtained the same review as the exam I took.

by techfixed

Sorry to hear of your bad experience. From what I've reviewed, it is in the minority.

ActualTests guarantees a pass. Did you get a refund from them?

by clhamon

Unfortunately, I did not see this conversation before I bought it myself. They will say that they can not give you a refund if you have downloaded anything.

I clicked on the name of an exam (640-802), and it automatically downloaded the PDF. If you ever buy it, don't click on anything. There is no doubt that this company is trying to deceive their customers.

by fskambic

What is it that you didn't find positive about it? It seems that the percentage of replies in reagrds to actualtest.com are good. I don't have any basis for comparison myself as I am an inquiring mind. Mor recent input would be great before I decide to invest. I have been using certblaster engines and that got me through my A+. However, I have been using it for Security+ and have found the engine to swap answers out from time to time.

by tech_man5

These people are nothing but fraud. Stay away from them and do not waste a penny on their garvage material. If a company cannot provide its customers with a real phone number they are not good for anything. All they did was take my money and run.

by fskambic

I have opted out of Actualtests based on the feedback. I don't think you should have to be concerned with whether the answer they give is right or not. if you go to school, you expect that your teacher is going to teach you the right way not the wrong way. I have found that Sybex is a great study guide. If you manage to find the book with the CD or even just the CD itself, you have all that you need; a .pdf version of the book, test engine with a test for every chapter, assessment tests, bonus tests and flashcards. I used both the certblaster and Sybex for my A+ and solely Sybex for my Security+. I truly recommend Sybex. Iam now using Sybex to study for my MCITP: Server Admin.

by brocksamson2011

I learned not to trust actualtests.com I just got the latest dump of their 70-640 server 2008 version 30.2 a few weeks ago and on their site it shows it was updated on July 21st 2011, well i just took the exam yesterday and got a score of 500/1000 (passing is 700) I also reported several errors to them a couple of weeks ago and all they would say is sorry - i will pass on your comments to the appropriate dept.....(just confirmed nothing has been fixed as of this writing)and IDK who is copying who but when i researched/googled the questions that i was wondering were wrong i found other sites that had the exact same questions but with different names. Also about a month ago all Microsoft exams on actualtests.com were unavailable, when i complained it took about 2 weeks for them to be restored and now i am wondering if they just copied another sites bad dump....(something is certainly going on or very wrong with them) Well when i took the exam i saw maybe 5 questions that matched the actualtests.com version.

by jellyjade

Last monday I took the 70 640 exam and had the same experience with version 30.2. I can confirm what brocksamsons says at the letter since i've been following their site for a while. My feeling is that the site is good only at following some cert dumps but no good with ever changing ones. No problems with symantec and comptia but microsoft dumps are very inaccurate to say the least...to end only 3 questions were there and I've tracked down a few others in the old dump I downloaded last June 8 (263 QA). Not good at reassembling the lot :)

by deb.shampa

Actualtests dumps are aweful !!!

I failed 70-648 today. I followed actualtests dumps which wasn't any help at all. Stop using actualtests guys !!!

by malaka13

I used actualtests 70-640 to prepare for the exam. But none of those questions were not in the exam. Although they said the product is updated recently, the content is outdated. I send couple of mails to them asking either update or remove the outdated content from their website. But they haven't done that. So don't trust or rely on actualtest products to do your exams.

contacted actualtest online support and asked why you do this type of cheating. They said "Only practice questions are available for Courses, SSCP, CISSP, EMC, PMI, Riverbed, SAP and Microsoft exams so these are not covered by 100% pass guarantee."

by dislexix

I wrote VMware exam last month and studied the actualtests Q/A, sad to say actualtests is a rip off!! a very few questions in the Q/A were asked in the exam. I also wrote 70-640 two days ago, guys believe me none of the actualtests Q/A match the exam. stay away from actualtests. ACTUALTESTS IS A RIP OFF!!

by malaka13

Actualtests blocked my account because I revealed the scam behind it. Below is the mail I got from them.

Hi Malaka

Please note that, actual questions are copyrighted material of Microsoft and selling them is totally illegal, we are selling practice questions for Microsoft to get idea only, how real exam will look like. If you will properly study the material after proper understanding, you will surely pass.

Also, we can see, you are spreading bad words again our site which are totally baseless as we are not saying, we are offering actual questions of Microsoft and clearly mentioning to every customer about this & it???s a violation of our company policies. So, we have blocked your account and you are not eligible to access any exam material now.

Please feel free to contact us for further assistance.

Best Regards.
ActualTests Billing
billing@actualtests.com

by 1tonybb

I ordered microsoft 70-290 exam from these guys and does not even resemble anything like the real test. there is suppose tobe simulation questions, drag and drop and a bunch of other stuff, they've sent me a file with A+ questions and telling me those are real questions. be ware of these guys and get the word out.

by 1tonybb

read their guarantee. they don't guarantee microsoft, cissp and a bunch of other exams. which is practically all their exams. it is a fraud guys.

by mgriego07

I have been using Actualtest for over a year prepping for the VCP410 tests. They recently updated the test engine and this is when I discovered the old engine had many incorrect answers. When I inquired about this after comparing the new engine withe the old engine and providing Actualtest with proof all they tell me is "use the updated engine." They refused to refund me for the bad engine prep tests I have been using for the past year and half. Beware if Actualtest has upgraded the test engine for the product you are using?

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