Almost 7,000 people took part in our unique survey about technology buyers’ satisfaction. Whether you want to buy a new phone or invest in a NAS server, cut out and keep this unique guide to keep you company for the rest of 2022 and the whole of 2023.
Plus we reveal your lockdown heroes and the products of the year!
CONTRIBUTORS: 6,676 READERS
(AND BARRY COLLINS AND TIM DANTON)
Technology Excellence Awards
BEST PC MANUFACTURER
Chillblast, Scan
BEST LAPTOP MANUFACTURER
Apple
BEST TABLET MANUFACTURER
Apple
BEST NAS MANUFACTURER
Qnap
BEST ROUTER MANUFACTURER
DrayTek
BEST ONLINE RETAILER
Printerland, Scan
BEST WEB HOST
Zen Internet
BEST CLOUD STORAGE
Backblaze
BEST BROADBAND ISP
Zen Internet
BEST MOBILE DATA PROVIDER
Giffgaff
BEST PHONE MANUFACTURER
Google, OnePlus
BEST MONITOR MANUFACTURER
BenQ
BEST SMARTWATCH MANUFACTURER
Amazfit
BEST PRINTER MANUFACTURER
Brother
Lockdown Hero Winners
Adobe • BBC Bitesize • Berserk Games • Openreach • Truespeed • Wightfibre
Products of the Year
DESKTOP PC OF THE YEAR
PCSpecialist Fusion Elite
LAPTOP OF THE YEAR
LG Gram 16
BUSINESS LAPTOP OF THE YEAR
Lenovo ThinkPad Z13 Gen 1
CHROMEBOOK OF THE YEAR
HP Elite Dragonfly Chromebook
WORKSTATION OF THE YEAR
Scan 3XS GWPME-A1128T
SOFTWARE OF THE YEAR
Adobe Creative Cloud 2022
BUSINESS SOFTWARE OF THE YEAR
3CX Phone System Enterprise 18
BUSINESS HARDWARE OF THE YEAR
Dell EMC PowerEdge T350
ALL-IN-ONE PC OF THE YEAR
Huawei MateStation X
SECURITY PRODUCT OF THE YEAR
Sophos XGS 116
INNOVATION EXCELLENCE
Intel 12th generation Core
SUSTAINABILITY EXCELLENCE
Steam Deck
KEY WINNER HIGHLY COMMENDED BEST VALUE
Best Desktop PCs Chillblast, Scan
HIGHLY COMMENDED Apple, Box, CyberPower, PCSpecialist
At the risk of repeating ourselves from year to year, one truth remains: if you want the highest level of customer support when buying a desktop PC, choose a British manufacturer – only Apple is capable of standing shoulder to shoulder with the Brits when it comes
