On Thursday 31st August, in the main ballroom of the Marriott Hotel in Berlin, the winners of the EHA Reader Awards 2023 will be announced at a special ceremony held after the opening of this year’s IFA show.
Voting for these community awards began on Thursday 6th July and readers from across Europe are telling the EHA Member Publications all about the brands they love the most. Voting continues over the course of two weeks – ending on Thursday 20th July 2023.
The full nominations list is shown below – and it has been built in a very careful way. All of the previous year’s nominees were used as a starting point. The list was then published and our combined readership was asked to contribute any brands that they felt were missing. As a result, we have a truly comprehensive, reader-driven list of nominations to be chosen from.
The European Hardware Association (EHA) comprises nine of the world’s leading technology publications, including Geeknetic in Spain, HardwareLuxx in Germany, Hardware.info from the Netherlands, io-Tech in Scandinavia, Hardware Upgrade in Italy, CowCotLand in France, Lab501 in Romania, PurePC in Poland and KitGuru in the UK. Voting links for each region or website can be found here:
Finland – IO-TECH
The Netherlands – Hardware.Info
Italy – Hardware Upgrade
Poland – PurePC
Germany – HardwareLuxx
Romania – LAB501
France – CowCotland
Spain – Geeknetic
United Kingdom – KitGuru
Together, these publications reach over 20 million PC technology buyers every year. With an average spend on PC-related technology of €1,500 each – that means that the EHA publications are part of the decision making process for a collective spend of close to €30 billion.
With that massive, pan-European audience, the EHA is uniquely placed to run the biggest community awards survey of its kind for the region. The influencers, early adopters and enthusiasts who read EHA publications on a regular basis, have strong opinions about which brands make the best products. We operate a simple ‘one person, one vote’ system and everyone is welcome to share their opinion.
The EHA is proud to be returning to this special venue for the second event of its kind and we’re happy to be welcoming the industry as its guests to this major awards event. It’s exciting and we’re hoping to see everyone at the Marriott, Berlin at 7pm on Thursday 31st August. Tickets can be booked by vendors, manufacturers, retailers, distributors and channel partners for free, over here.
Here is the full list of nominees, by category – good luck to all of the manufacturers selected by our readers!
Best brand for Desktop CPUs |
AMD |
Apple |
Intel |
Best brand for Laptop CPUs |
AMD |
Apple |
Intel |
Snapdragon |
Best brand for Mobile CPUs |
Apple |
Huawei / HiSilicon |
Mediatek |
Snapdragon |
Samsung |
Unisoc |
Best brand for Motherboards |
ASRock |
Asrock Rack |
Asus/ROG |
Biostar |
EVGA |
Gigabyte / Aorus |
MSI |
NZXT |
Fujitsu |
SuperMicro |
Best brand for Memory Modules |
2-Power |
ADATA |
Corsair |
Crucial |
Dell |
G.Skill |
GoodRam |
Gigabyte / Aorus |
HyperX |
Kingston |
HP |
Klevv |
Lenovo |
Lexar |
Micron |
Patriot |
PNY |
Samsung |
Team |
Thermaltake |
Transcend |
XPG |
Best brand for GPUs |
AMD |
Intel |
NVIDIA |
Best brand for Graphics Cards |
Afox |
AMD |
ASRock |
Asus/ROG |
Biostar |
EVGA |
Galax |
Gainward |
Gigabyte / Aorus |
HP |
HPE |
Inno3D |
Intel |
KFA2 |
Lenovo |
MSI |
NVIDIA |
Palit |
PNY |
PowerColor |
Sapphire |
XFX |
Zotac |
Best brand for CPU Air Coolers |
Absym |
Aerocool |
Akasa |
Alpenföhn |
AMD |
Antec |
Arctic |
ASUS |
be quiet! |
Cooler Master |
Corsair |
Cryorig |
Deepcool |
ENDORFY / SilentiumPC |
Enermax |
Gelid |
Gigabyte / Aorus |
Iceberg Thermal |
IceGiant |
Intel |
Inter-Tech |
Itek |
Jonsbo |
MarsGaming |
Nfortec |
Noctua |
NOX |
Raijintek |
Scythe |
Silverstone |
Tacens |
Thermalright |
Thermaltake |
Xigmatek |
Zalman |
Best brand for CPU Water Coolers (all-in-one) |
ADATA |
Aerocool |
Alpenföhn |
Alphacool |
Antec |
Arctic |
ASUS |
be quiet! |
Cooler Master |
Cougar |
Corsair |
Cryorig |
Deepcool |
EKWB |
EVGA |
ENDORFY / SilentiumPC |
Enermax |
Fractal Design |
Gamdias |
Gigabyte / Aorus |
HYTE |
Intel |
InWin |
Itek |
Jonsbo |
Lian Li |
MarsGaming |
MSI |
Nfortec |
NOX |
NZXT |
Phanteks |
Raijintek |
Silverstone |
Thermaltake |
Best brand for Custom Cooling |
Alphacool |
Aqua Computer |
Barrow |
Bitspower |
Corsair |
EKWB |
Mayhems |
Phanteks |
Thermaltake |
Watercool |
XSPC |
Best brand for Fans |
Aerocool |
Arctic |
be quiet! |
Cooler Master |
Corsair |
DeepCool |
EKWB |
ENDORFY / SilentiumPC |
Enermax |
Fractal Design |
Gelid Solutions |
HYTE |
Iceberg Thermal |
Inter-Tech |
Itek |
Lian Li |
MarsGaming |
Nfortec |
Noctua |
Nox |
Noiseblocker |
NZXT |
Phanteks |
Scythe |
Silverstone |
Spire |
Tacens |
Thermaltake |
Titan |
Zalman |
Best brand for hard drives |
ACTi |
Axis |
Cisco |
Dell |
Fujitsu |
G-Technology |
HP |
HPE |
IBM |
Lenovo |
MicroStorage |
Oki |
Origin Storage |
Samsung |
Seagate |
Synology |
Tandberg Data |
Toshiba |
Western Digital |
Best brand for SSDs |
Adata |
Corsair |
Crucial |
Fastro |
Gigabyte / Aorus |
GoodRam |
HPE |
Intel |
Kingston/HyperX |
Kioxia |
Lexar |
MSI |
Patriot |
Philips |
Plextor |
PNY |
Samsung |
Sabrent |
Sandisk |
Seagate |
Silicon Power |
Solidigm |
Synology |
Transcend |
Western Digital |
XPG |
Best brand for Cases |
Aerocool |
Alpha Gear |
Antec |
ASUS |
be quiet! |
Bitfenix |
Chieftec |
Cooler Master |
Corsair |
Deepcool/GamerStorm |
ENDORFY / SilentiumPC |
EVGA |
Fractal Design |
GameMax |
Geometric |
Gigabyte / Aorus |
In Win |
Inter-Tech |
Jonsbo |
Kolink |
LC Power |
Lian Li |
MarsGaming |
MSI |
Nanoxia |
Nfortec |
Nox |
NZXT |
Phanteks |
Raijintek |
Riotoro |
Seasonic |
Sharkoon |
SilverStone |
Spacer |
SSUPD |
Tacens |
Thermaltake |
Zalman |
Best brand for Power Supplies |
Aerocool |
Antec |
ASUS |
be quiet! |
Bitfenix |
Chieftec |
Cooler Master |
Corsair |
DeepCool |
Delta |
ENDORFY / SilentiumPC |
Enermax |
EVGA |
Fractal Design |
FSP |
Gigabyte / Aorus |
Inter-Tech |
MarsGaming |
MSI |
Nfortec |
Nox |
NZXT |
Phanteks |
Riotoro |
Seasonic |
Sharkoon |
SilverStone |
Superflower |
Tacens |
Thermaltake |
Xilence |
Zalman |
Best brand for Monitors (non-gaming) |
Acer / ConceptD |
AOC |
Apple |
Asus/ROG |
BenQ |
Cooler Master |
Corsair |
Dell |
Eizo |
Eve |
ExtremeGamer |
Fujitsu |
Gigabyte/Aorus |
Hannspree |
HKC |
HP |
Huawei |
LC-Power |
Lenovo |
Iiyama |
LG |
Medion |
MSI |
NEC |
NewSkill |
Ozone |
Peaq |
Philips |
ProXtend |
Razer |
Samsung |
Terra |
Viewsonic |
Xiaomi |
Best brand for Gaming Monitors |
Acer |
AOC |
Asus/ROG |
BenQ |
Alienware |
Eizo |
Gigabyte/Aorus |
HP |
Huawei |
Iiyama |
Lenovo |
LC-Power |
LG |
Medion |
MSI |
NEC |
NewSkill |
Ozone |
Philips |
Razer |
Samsung |
Viewsonic |
Xiaomi |
Best brand for NAS devices |
Artec Technologies |
Asustor |
Dahua |
Foscam |
Hikvision |
HP |
HPE |
Imou |
Jovision |
LevelOne |
Netgear |
Promise |
QNAP |
QSAN |
Reolink |
Seagate |
Synology |
TerraMaster |
TP-Link |
Ubiquiti |
Vimtag |
Western Digital |
Best brand for External Storage |
Adata |
Apacer |
Apricorn |
Corsair |
Crucial |
DataLocker |
Digittrade |
Freecom |
G-Technology |
Glyph |
Intenso |
iStorage |
Kingston |
LaCie |
MediaRange |
Patriot |
PNY |
Promise |
Samsung |
Sandisk |
Seagate |
Silicon Power |
Transcend |
Toshiba |
Verbatim |
Western Digital |
Best brand for Mice |
Apple |
Asus/ROG |
Cooler Master |
Corsair |
Endgame Gear |
ENDORFY / SPC Gear |
Gigabyte/Aorus |
Glorious |
HyperX |
HP |
Krom |
Lenovo |
Logitech |
MarsGaming |
Microsoft |
Mountain |
MSI |
NewSkill |
Ozone |
Razer |
Roccat |
Sharkoon |
SteelSeries |
Tesoro |
ThunderX3 |
Trust |
Xtrfy |
Zowie (BenQ) |
Best brand for Keyboards |
Anne Pro |
Apple |
Asus/ROG |
Cherry |
Cooler Master |
Corsair |
Dell |
Ducky |
ENDORFY / SPC Gear |
Gigabyte/Aorus |
Glorious |
HP/Omen |
HyperX |
HYTE |
Keychron |
Krom |
Leopold |
Lenovo/Legion |
Logitech |
MarsGaming |
Microsoft |
Mountain |
MSI |
NewSkill |
Ozone |
Razer |
Roccat |
Sharkoon |
Steelseries |
Tesoro |
ThunderX3 |
Trust |
Varmilo |
Vortex |
Wooting |
Zowie |
Best brand for Gaming Headsets |
1MORE |
ASTRO Gaming |
Asus/ROG |
Audeze |
Audio-Technica |
Corsair |
Creative |
ENDORFY / SPC Gear |
EPOS |
Gigabyte / Aorus |
HP / Omen |
HyperX |
HYTE |
Jabra |
JBL |
Krom |
Lenovo / Legion |
Logitech |
MarsGaming |
Medion |
Microsoft |
MSI |
NewSkill |
Ozone |
Plantronics |
Razer |
Roccat |
Sennheiser |
Skullcandy |
SteelSeries |
Tesoro |
ThunderX3 |
Turtle Beach |
Sharkoon |
Sony |
Trust |
Veho |
Best brand for Headphones |
1MORE |
AKG |
Anker |
Apple |
Audio-Technica |
Asus |
Bang & Olufsen |
Beats |
BeyerDynamic |
Bose |
Bower & Wilkins |
Creative |
Edifier/Stax |
Fairphone |
Focal |
Fostex |
Fresh ‘n Rebel |
Harman |
HiFiMAN |
Huawei |
Jabra |
JBL |
Kef |
KZ |
LG |
Ledwood |
Microsoft |
Moondrop |
Nothing |
OnePlus |
OPPO |
Philips |
Pioneer |
Plantronics |
QCY |
Razer |
Samsung |
Sennheiser |
Shure |
Skullcandy |
Sony |
Teufel |
Trust |
Xiaomi |
Best brand for Speakers |
Amazon |
Anker |
Apple |
Bang & Olufsen |
B&W |
Bose |
Creative |
Dali |
Denon |
Denver |
Edifier |
Harman Kardon |
Hercules |
House of Marley |
JBL |
Kef |
Klipsch |
LG |
Libratone |
Logitech |
Marshall |
Naim |
Philips |
Q Acoustics |
Samsung |
Sonos |
Sony |
Soundcore |
Teufel |
Ultimate Ears |
Wavemaster |
Xiaomi |
Best brand for Routers |
Amplifi |
Asus/ROG |
AVM |
Cisco |
D-Link |
DrayTek |
Eminent |
Huawei |
Linksys |
MikroTik |
Netgate |
Netgear |
QNAP |
Razer |
Synology |
Teltonika |
Tenda |
T-Mobile |
TP-Link |
Ubiquiti |
Xiaomi |
ZyXEL |
Best brand for VR |
Apple |
DPVR |
HP |
HTC |
Pimax |
Oculus |
Samsung |
Sony |
Valve |
Varjo |
Best brand for Gaming Chairs |
AKRacing |
Corsair |
Drift |
DXRacer |
ENDORFY / SPC Gear |
IKEA |
MarsGaming |
Maxnomic |
MSI |
NewSkill |
Nitro Concepts |
Noblechairs |
ORAXEAT |
Recaro |
REKT |
Secret Lab |
Tesoro |
Trust |
Vertagear |
Best brand for Mini-PCs |
Acer |
Apple |
ASRock |
Asus |
Beelink |
Corsair |
Dell |
ECS |
Gigabyte / Aorus |
HP |
Intel |
Lenovo |
Minisforum |
Morefine |
MSI |
Shuttle |
Zotac |
Best brand for Desktop Gaming PCs |
Acer |
Asus/ROG |
Corsair |
Dell/Alienware |
HP / Omen |
ITD Custom Works |
Lenovo / Legion |
Medion |
MSI |
Mountain |
NZXT |
PC Specialist |
Zotac |
Best brand for Laptops (non-gaming) |
Acer |
Apple |
Asus |
BTO |
Dell |
Dynabook |
Fujitsu |
Framework |
Gigabyte |
HP |
Huawei |
Lenovo |
LG |
Medion |
Microsoft |
Mountain |
MSI |
Peaq |
Primux |
Razer |
Samsung |
Schenker Notebooks |
Skikk |
Xiaomi |
Best brand for Gaming Laptops |
Acer |
Aeon |
Asus/ROG |
Azerty |
BTO |
Clevo |
Dell / Alienware |
Dream Machines |
Gigabyte / Aorus |
HP / Omen |
Hyperbook |
Lenovo / Legion |
Medion |
Mountain |
MSI |
PC Specialist |
Razer |
Skikk |
TerraQue |
XPG |
Best brand for 2-in-1 (Hybrid Tablet/Notebook) |
Acer |
Asus |
Dell |
HP |
Lenovo |
Microsoft |
MSI |
Samsung |
Best brand for Smartphones |
Alcatel |
Apple |
Asus/ROG |
Blackberry |
Black Shark |
Blackview |
CAT |
Fairphone |
General Mobile |
Honor |
HTC |
Huawei |
Microsoft |
Motorola |
Nokia |
Nothing |
OnePlus |
Oppo |
POCO |
Razer |
Realme |
Redmi |
RedMagic/ZTE |
Samsung |
Sony |
TCL |
Vivo |
Wiko |
Xiaomi |
Best brand for Wearables |
Amazfit |
Apple |
Fitbit |
Fossil |
Garmin |
Honor |
Huawei |
Mobvoi |
Misfit |
Polar |
Samsung |
Withings |
Xiaomi |
Best brand for Smart Home Products |
Amazon (Alexa) |
Anker |
Apple |
Aqara |
Arlo |
Athom (Homey) |
Belkin (WeMo) |
Bold |
D-Link |
Ecovacs |
Eufy |
Eve |
EZVIZ |
Fibaro |
Google (Home) |
Hikvision |
INNR |
Ikea |
Imou |
KlikAanKlikUit |
Lenovo |
Lifx |
Nabu Casa/Home Assistant |
Nest |
Netatmo |
Osram |
Philips (Hue) |
Qubino |
Reolink |
Ring |
Roborock |
Samsung (SmartThings) |
Shelly |
Tado |
TP-Link |
Ubiquiti |
Woox |
Xiaomi |
Zipato |
Best brand for TVs |
CHIQ |
Elements |
Finlux |
Hisense |
Hitachi |
HKC |
LG |
Medion |
Nokia |
ODYS |
Panasonic |
Philips |
Samsung |
Salora |
Sharp |
Sony |
Strong |
Thomson |
Toshiba |
TCL |
Xiaomi |
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