PC Advisor Awards 2011 - Nominations and Winners
Showcasing Excellence In The Following Categories:
Hardware
The PC Advisor Hardware Awards 2011 were voted for by PC Advisor editors and expert contributors. All nominated products have to have come into the PC Advisor Test Centre during 2010. Here we list the nominations for each Hardware category (with links to the PC Advisor review); products are listed in alphabetical order.
The winners are highlighted in blue below.
Best Desktop
PC Brand
Best Monitor
Best Budget Laptop
Best Power Laptop
Best Compact Camera
Best Camcorder
Best Printer
Best Wireless Networking Product
Best Portable Entertainment Device
Best Storage Device
Best Graphics Card
Best Smartphone
Best Audio Device
Software
The PC Advisor Software Awards 2011 were voted for by PC Advisor editors and expert contributors. All nominated products have to have come into the PC Advisor Test Centre during 2010. Here we list the nominations for each Software category (with links to the PC Advisor review); products are listed in alphabetical order.
The winners are highlighted in blue below.
Best Phone App
Best PC Utility
Best Photo/Video Software
Best Security Software
Best Business Software App
Readers
The PC Advisor Reader Awards 2011 and ISP Awards 2011 were voted for by more than 14,000 PC Advisor print and online readers between September and December 2010.
The laptop and desktop nominations were calculated using readers' feedback on a combination of customer service and hardware reliability.
The Online IT Retailer nominations were calculated using readers' feedback on ordering and delivery. The Gadget Of The Year nominations were recommended by survey respondents and finally voted for via an online poll.
The nominees for Best 3D TV, TV, Home Cinema System, DVD Player and Blu-Ray Player were selected from the highest-ranking scores by users of Reevoo - independent customer reviews partner of PC Advisor.
The winners are highlighted in blue below.
Readers Nominations:
Best online retailer
Best Specialist online IT retailer
Best ISP 2011
(see full results)
Best Desktop PC brand
Best Home Cinema System
Best Blu-ray Player
Best DVD Player
Best Gadget of the Year
- Amazon Kindle 3
- Apple iPad
- Apple iPhone 4
- BlackBerry Bold
- Dell Streak
- HTC Desire
- Huawei MiFi 3G hotspot
- Humax PVR
- Microsoft Kinect
- Samsung Galaxy S
- Samsung Galaxy Tab
- Sony Reader
- Sony PS3 Slim
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