Certifications

So I'm looking into changing my life a bit. In 2006, I was fresh out of university and seeing I didn't have experience, I looked at doing certifications. Since I have nothing better to do than study, I've decided to looked again at that possibility. I narrowed my choices to 6:

1. Cisco CCNA
2. LPI
3. RHCE
4. Linux+
5. GCUX (SANS)
6. Brocade SAN Manager

I don't intent on getting Microsoft certifications, and so these are the closest to what I studied and do in the last years. ( All these certification can be done by simply taking the exam at either a Pearson/Vue center or a Prometric center. )

Exam Costs:

1. Cisco CCNA: 125$ x2 = 250$
   
2. LPI 5 x 155$ = 775$ (3 certifications: LPI-1, LPI-2, LPI-3)
   
3. RHCE 799$
   
4. Linux+ 239$
   
5. GCUX (SANS) 899$
   
6. Brocade SAN Manager 150$
   

Since I already have the study material for LPI and CCNA, I think I'll start with those...