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HWM+HardwareZone.com Tech Awards 2010 & Reader's Choice Results

Reader's Choice Awards - CE, Pt 1

Reader's Choice Awards - Consumer Electronics, Pt 1

Best Notebook Brand

Best Notebook Brand

Apple has emerged as the favorite brand for notebooks, due to its user-friendly Mac OS X and its clean, unibody aluminum designs. The ability to dual and triple-boot other operating systems on a Mac notebook is likely another pull factor for developers and professionals. Meanwhile, the PC notebook market appears quite fragmented, with four major vendors, ASUS, HP, Sony and Fujitsu having similar percentage of the votes.

Best Gaming Notebook Brand

Best Gaming Notebook Brand

Gaming and notebooks are generally not the best of pals, though gaming notebooks are increasingly common and available from vendors. Dell's Alienware brand comes with legit gaming street cred and it's no surprise that this helps Dell secure the top brand for gaming notebooks.

Best Netbook Brand

Best Netbook Brand

Another extremely competitive segment with many vendors jousting, the netbook category was won by ASUS, which has a significant 9% lead over its many competitors. The company's first mover status in this segment is likely the reason that its Eee PC name finds most favor with our readers.

Best Point & Shoot Digital Camera Brand

Best Point & Shoot Digital Camera Brand

Canon's IXUS range of digital cameras is certainly striking a chord with our readers, taking a massive 48% of this category for point and shoot digital cameras. An attractive price for these cameras together with their good performance are the likely reasons for this result, along with a dollop of successful marketing of course.

Best DSLR Camera Brand

Best DSLR Camera Brand

When it comes to the instrument of choice for those with more demanding standards and taste, Nikon's DSLR was voted the favorite after a close tussle with rival Canon. Nikon's long line of award-winning cameras and compatibility with a very wide range of lenses from older cameras to maximize investments are certainly popular among professionals and amateurs here and our poll reflected this.

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