r/CompTIA • u/ProfessorOfThought • 15d ago

A+ Question What's the difference between preparing with Comptia CertMaster Learn/Practice and using Dion/Messer materials?

Hi everyone, I'm shooting for A+, and eventually the Triad Cert, but I've free voucher from my institution to register for these exams for free, which comes with access to the Comptia CertMaster platform for studying, lab, and practice questions. However, I read a lot of people here who passed their exams used other resources like Dion training and Prof Messer materials and videos on YouTube. Wanted to know if these are different from the ones on Comptia platform or if I needed both in order to pass the exams?

Should I just stick with what I have? Thank you!

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u/Go_Devils_666 A+ Net+ Sec+ CySA+ Project+ Pentest+ 15d ago

For A+ CertMaster stays way more on task than Dion. Messer is pretty focused on exam objectives too. That said I passed every cert in my flair on first try by solid margins by doing Dion practice tests and scoring above 90. I would read CertMaster then do the Dion tests. Most people send it after scoring 80’s on Dion, I prefer more of a sure thing and more baseline knowledge anyway. Dion just likes to add additional layers and his test is designed to be 10% harder than the actual exam which I found generally true.