The About.com Reader's Choice Awards for 2010 are a chance for the About.com readers to let us know what they think is the best in a variety of categories. For the PC Hardware / Reviews site, you will be able to nominate and vote for your favorite companies for three different awards: Best Desktops, Best Laptops and Best PC Monitors.
Winners
Thanks to everyone who participated in the Reader's Choice 2010 by nominating and voting for their favorites. All the votes have been tallied and now it is time to announce the winners. Below are the categories, their winners and the percentage of the votes by each of the finalists.
Best Desktops - Dell
- Acer - 17.9%
- Apple - 15.7%
- Dell - 29.8%
- Gateway - 11.3%
- HP - 25.1%
It was a tight race between Dell and HP up until the end but Dell managed to just pass up HP in the end. The company is one of the more prolific in making desktop systems with a wide range between budget and high performance systems. HP tends to be a much more mainstream company with more emphasis on general performance and value. They are two of the biggest sellers in the US so it is not surprising to see them on top.
Best Laptops - ASUS
- Apple - 23.6%
- ASUS - 28.8%
- HP - 17.7%
- Lenovo - 12.8%
- Toshiba - 16.8%
I'm actually quite surprised to see ASUS coming out on top of this category. I think that their prolific netbook models probably helped them alot. They do provide a lot of innovations in terms of design as well. Apple came in a close second and this is most likely from their high quality products. Sure, they cost more but you tend to get a higher level of product for that extra cash.
Best PC Displays - Samsung
- Apple - 19.3%
- Dell - 20.2>
- HannsG - 4.9%
- LG - 9.4%
- Samsung - 46.0%
Samsung won by a landslide and it actually is not surprising at all. They are the largest manufacturer of LCD panels in the world and include some of their latest panels in their products before others get a chance at them.
How It All Worked
Between January 1st and 24th of 2010, readers will be able to write in nominations for their favorite companies. After this time, nominations will be closed and the top five companies in each category will move onto a voting for the final awards between February 1st and 24th. Voting will then close for tallying. On March 1st, the winning companies will be announced.
Nominations
Nominations for the 2010 Reader's Choice awards closed on January 24th. Thanks to all those that participated in the nominations for the best desktop, best laptop and best monitor awards. If you wish to view the nominations, you can view the lists from the links below.
Please note, that only the top five nominations will move onto the voting. Any ties will be resolved by the selection of the About.com PC Hardware / Reviews Guide.
Voting
Voting closed on February 24th. Please come back on March 1st to find out which companies were voted best by About.com readers!
