EHA Reader Awards 2023 – Nominations announced and Voting Begins!

In Events by Andrzej Bania

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
 Google
 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
 Google
 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
 Google
 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
 Google
 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
 Google
 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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