2022 EHA Reader Award: the best producers voted by European enthusiasts

During the summer, the sites of the European Hardware Association, including Hardware Upgrade, conducted a survey among their readers aimed at identifying which are the most popular manufacturers for the different product categories in the ICT world. The votes cast at the European level contributed to outlining the winners both at the national level and at the 2022 EHA Reader Award that is, the vote expressed by all European consumers.

Tonight, a few hours before the official opening of the 2022 edition of IFA in Berlin, the awards ceremony was held; Below are the winning manufacturers as well as the best technologies and products of 2022 according to the communities of the sites of the European Hardware Association.

AMD the brand preferred by European enthusiasts who read the sites of the European Hardware Association in the choice of their CPU, both desktop and notebook systems; Qualcomm instead the choice of reference among mobile devices. The reference GPU is a model NVIDIA while ASUS the best video card and motherboard manufacturer. Corsair gains the first position among manufacturers of memory modules and liquid cooling systems, while for air coolers the preference for proposals Noctua with EKWB rather than the choice for custom type liquid kits.

Self LG the preferred brand among monitor manufacturers, ASUS earns the first position in the category of gamer monitors. The best NAS device of Synologythe best SSD a model Samsung And
Western Digital the preferred brand when buying a hard drive.
Noctua the choice for case fans while Fractal Design the reference brand for homes, with Corsair preferred among power supplies.

Logitech the reference manufacturer for mice and keyboards, Western Digital for external storage devices, Bose for speakers, Sony for headphones e SteelSeries for headphones with microphone dedicated to gamers. Of
AVM are the preferred routers, while Oculus the reference brand for virtual reality products. The best gaming chairs are from Secretlabwhile
Apple the go-to choice for mini PCs.

ASUS the go-to choice for a desktop gaming system as well as the best gaming notebook, but Apple which gains preference among notebook manufacturers with Microsoft rather than the preferred brand for 2-in-1 systems. Always from Apple the best smartphones and wearables according to European consumers, with LG which confirms itself as a favorite brand for TV.
Amazonfinally, the company that produces the best smarthome products.

AMD also collects preferences regarding 3 of the 4 categories related to products, with the CPU Ryzen 7 5800X3D which is awarded by readers as best gaming product, as best new technology of the year with 3D V-Cache and as product of the year. The award for best overclocking product of Intel instead, with the processor Core i9-12900K of the Alder Lake family.