I did my CEH training through New Horizons a few years back and was not happy with the experience. For the cost (~$2500), I would have learned just the same from purchasing the courseware and studying on my own (~$750). Or better yet, the EC|Press series (5 books, ~$150).

Would anyone care to share a list of the programs and software included with the coursework package for this particular boot camp (or any CEH boot camp, for that matter). 

Hey BillV, quick question. How long do you think the self study would take?

I would agree with the above - I don't think it would take you more than a month, so long as you have some time to dedicate to it.

The v7 books are nowhere near as large as older versions, like v5. You should be able to get through the courseware (or the EC-Press books) in about a week or two. Take another week to create a study guide and prepare for the exam.

Just received my course materials this afternoon.  Tons of material.  Looking through everything, I'm feeling pretty confident about how I'll end up performing.  This is a wonderful opportunity to fill in the knowledge gaps that I have as well. 

I got the instructor's bio the other day, and he is VASTLY certified.  I'm just hoping he proves to be a good teacher. 

I haven't dug through this too far yet, and haven't gotten much info from New Horizons, but is Frankenstein 1.0 included with 7.1, or is that something that only EC-Council's training offers?

Well, I've completed day three of my five-day course.  I plan on writing up a review afterward, so I don't want to post too much here just yet.  Just a quick update so far:  

My instructor is excellent and very willing to help the class with any problems they may have.  I don't know how the rest of NH's instructors stack up, but I'm very happy with mine.  v7.1 seems to have far less technical / layout problems than people have reported with 7.0.

I do, however, feel that I perhaps should have chosen a more advanced course/cert.  I feel that I could probably test out of this with some light studying.  Everyone is different, though, so I wouldn't suggest that route to everyone.  I'm very glad I'm going through the course, as I've learned some pretty cool things so far, and I'm solidifying my knowledge in topics I'm already familiar with.

I'll post a full day-by-day review after my course is complete.

I kinda feel strange asking him that, but he seems to be speaking from experience on a lot of this stuff.  I'd like to think that I can sense my own, and he's definitely a True Geek (that's a very good thing IMO.)

Overall, this has been a good experience and I can't say enough good about the instructor.  However, there are still some major issues with a couple of the modules in CEH 7.1.  Our instructor is working as we speak with an SQL guy on fixing the SQLi module in the course, as we had to skip it and the XSS section today.  Hopefully they can get things patched up by tomorrow and we can finish up on those.