EHA & LAB501 Reader Awards 2026

Abia ne-am intors de la Computex, unde am decernat premiile pentru cele mai bune produse ale anului care a trecut – European Hardware Awards 2026 – insa a venit din nou momentul sa stabilim impreuna care sunt produsele ce merita recompensate in viziunea voastra, a cititorilor.

Asa cum v-am obisnuit incepand de anul trecut, parerile voastre conteaza de doua ori. Pe de o parte, voturile vor fi luate in calcul pentru EHA Reader Awards 2026, iar pe de alta parte vom publica separat rezultatele localizate, sub denumirea LAB501 Reader Awards 2026. Astfel, vom afla care sunt cei mai apreciati producatori de pe piata din Romania, in viziunea voastra.

Ca in fiecare an, procedura este simpla – cititorii pot alege brandurile preferate pentru componentele si echipamentele pe care le folosesc in viata de zi cu zi. La fel ca anul trecut, va oferim si posibilitatea de a completa lista de branduri, in cazul in care considerati ca lipseste ceva important. Astfel, daca observati ca brandul vostru preferat nu se regaseste in lista de mai jos, ne puteti anunta printr-un comentariu pana pe 5 iulie, iar noi il vom adauga.

Votarea va incepe pe 8 iulie 2026, iar la final vom centraliza toate raspunsurile pentru a vedea care au fost produsele preferate de cititorii celor 9 site-uri membre EHA. Asadar, vom descoperi atat preferintele cititorilor LAB501, cat si preferintele cititorilor EHA la nivel european, in cadrul EHA & LAB501 Reader Awards 2026.

Si pentru ca avem deja o traditie in acest sens, castigatorii LAB501 Reader Awards 2026 vor fi anuntati pe site pe data de 18 august, in timp ce castigatorii EHA Reader Awards 2026 vor fi anuntati pe 25 august, in cadrul unui eveniment live organizat la hotelul Marriott din Koln.

European Hardware Association este o asociatie formata din LAB501 (Romania), KitGuru (Marea Britanie), Hardwareluxx (Germania), Geeknetic (Spania), Cowcotland (Franta), PurePC (Polonia), IO-Tech (Finlanda), Hardware Upgrade (Italia) si Technology Insider (Olanda). Impreuna, aceste site-uri insumeaza peste 22 de milioane de vizite lunar, o audienta combinata de peste 500.000 de fani pe Facebook, si o baza de date cu peste 100.000 de articole, review-uri si teste.

1) Best brand for Desktop CPUs?
AMD
Apple
Intel

2) Best brand for Laptop CPUs?
AMD
Apple
Intel
Mediatek
NVIDIA
Snapdragon

3) Best brand for Mobile CPUs?
Apple
Google
Huawei / HiSilicon
Mediatek
Snapdragon
Samsung
Unisoc

4) Best brand for AMD based Motherboards?
ASRock
ASUS / ROG
Biostar
Colorful
Gigabyte / Aorus
Maxsun
Minisforum
MSI
NZXT

5) Best brand for Intel based Motherboards?
ASRock
ASUS / ROG
Biostar
Colorful
Gigabyte / Aorus
Maxsun
MSI
NZXT

6) Best brand for Memory Modules?
2-Power
ADATA
Apacer
Biwin
Corsair
Crucial
Dell
G.Skill
GeiL
GoodRam / IRDM
Gigabyte / Aorus
HyperX
Kingston
HP
Integral
Klevv
Lenovo
Lexar
Micron
Netac
Neo Forza
Patriot
PNY
Samsung
Silicon Power
TeamGroup
Thermaltake
Transcend
XPG
V-Color

7) Best brand for GPUs?
AMD
Intel
NVIDIA

8) Best brand for AMD based Graphics Cards?
Acer
Afox
AMD
ASRock
ASUS / ROG
Biostar
Gigabyte / Aorus
MSI
PowerColor
Sapphire
XFX

9) Best brand for NVIDIA based Graphics Cards?
Acer
ASUS / ROG
Colorful
Gainward
GALAX
Gigabyte / Aorus
HP
Inno3D
KFA2
Manli
MSI
Palit
PNY
Zotac

10) Best brand for CPU Air Coolers?
Absym
Aerocool
Akasa
Alphenföhn
AMD
Antec
APNX
Arctic
ASUS
be quiet!
BitFenix
Cooler Master
Corsair
Cryorig
DarkFlash
Deepcool
Deltaco
Einarex
ENDORFY
Enermax
Forgeon
Gamdias
GameMax
Gelid
Gigabyte / Aorus
Hiditec
Iceberg Thermal
IceGiant
ID-Cooling
Intel
Inter-Tech
Itek
Jonsbo
Krom
LC-Power
MarsGaming
Montech
Nfortec
Noctua
NOX
PcCooler
Raijintek
Scythe
Sharkoon
Silverstone
Tacens
Tempest
Thermalright
Thermaltake
TRYX
Valkyrie
Xigmatek
Xilence
Zalman

11) Best brand for CPU Water Coolers (all-in-one)?
Abysm
ADATA
Aerocool
Alphenföhn
Alphacool
Antec
APNX
Arctic
ASUS / ROG
be quiet!
Cooler Master
Cougar
Corsair
Cryorig
DarkFlash
Deepcool
Deltaco
Einarex
EKWB
ENDORFY
Enermax
EVGA
Forgeon
Fractal Design
Gamdias
GameMax
Gigabyte / Aorus
Hiditec
HYTE
ID-Cooling
Intel
InWin
Itek
Jonsbo
Krom
Lian Li
MarsGaming
MONTECH
MSI
Nfortec
NOX
NZXT
Phanteks
Raijintek
Silverstone
Tempest
Thermalright
Thermaltake
TRYX
Valkyrie
Xigmatek
Xilence
XPG
Zalman

12) Best brand for Custom Cooling?
Alphacool
Aqua Computer
Barrow
Bitspower
Bykski
Corsair
EKWB
Mayhems
Phanteks
Thermal Grizzly
Thermaltake
Watercool
XSPC

13) Best brand for Thermal Interface?
Abysm
Aerocool
Akasa
Alphacool
Alphenföhn
Arctic
Arctic Silver
ASUS
be quiet!
CoolBox
Cooler Master
CoolLaboratory
Corsair
Cryorig
DeepCool
EKWB
ENDORFY
Forgeon
Fox Spirit
Gelid
Gembird
Genesis
Mars Gaming
Natec
Noctua
NOX
OcioDual
Phanteks
Phasak
Prolimatech
Startech
Tacens
Tempest
Thermal Grizzly
Thermal Hero
Thermaltake
Thermalright
Xilence

14) Best brand for Fans?
Aerocool
Akasa
Alphacool
APNX
Arctic
be quiet!
BitFenix
Cooler Master
Corsair
DarkFlash
DeepCool
Deltaco
Einarex
EKWB
ENDORFY
Enermax
Fractal Design
Gelid Solutions
HYTE
Iceberg Thermal
ID-Cooling
Inter-Tech
Itek
Lian Li
MarsGaming
Nfortec
Noctua
Nox
Noiseblocker
NZXT
Phanteks
Raijintek
Scythe
Seasonic
Sharkoon
Silverstone
Spire
Tacens
Thermalright
Thermaltake
Titan
TRYX
Valkyrie
Xigmatek
Xilence
Zalman

15) Best brand for hard drives?
ACTi
Axis
Cisco
Dell
Fujitsu
G-Technology
HP
IBM
Lenovo
MicroStorage
Oki
Origin Storage
Samsung
Seagate
Synology
Tandberg Data
Toshiba
Western Digital

16) Best brand for SSDs?
Acer / Predator
Adata
Apacer
Biwin
Corsair
Crucial
Fastro
Gigabyte / Aorus
GoodRam
HP
HyperX
Intel
Kingston
Kioxia
Lexar
MSI
Netac
Patriot
Philips
Plextor
PNY
Samsung
Sabrent
Sandisk
Seagate
Silicon Power
Solidigm
Synology
Transcend
Western Digital
XPG

17) Best brand for ATX Cases?
Abysm
Aerocool
Alpha Gear
Antec
ASUS / ROG
be quiet!
BitFenix
Chieftec
Cooler Master
Corsair
Cougar
Deepcool/GamerStorm
Einarex
ENDORFY
EVGA
Fractal Design
FSP
GameMax
Genesis
Geometric
Gigabyte / Aorus
HAVN
HYTE
In Win
Inter-Tech
Jonsbo
Kolink
LC Power
Lian Li
MarsGaming
Modecom
MONTECH
MSI
Nanoxia
Nfortec
Nox
NZXT
Phanteks
Raijintek
Riotoro
Seasonic
Sharkoon
SilverStone
Spacer
SSUPD
Tacens
Thermaltake
Valkyrie
Zalman

18) Best brand for Micro-ATX / ITX Cases?
Abysm
Aerocool
Alpha Gear
Antec
ASUS / ROG
be quiet!
BitFenix
Chieftec
Cooler Master
Corsair
Cougar
Deepcool/GamerStorm
Einarex
ENDORFY
EVGA
Fractal Design
FSP
GameMax
Genesis
Geometric
Gigabyte / Aorus
HAVN
HYTE
In Win
Inter-Tech
Jonsbo
Kolink
LC Power
Lian Li
MarsGaming
Modecom
MONTECH
MSI
Nanoxia
Nfortec
Nox
NZXT
Phanteks
Raijintek
Riotoro
Seasonic
Sharkoon
SilverStone
Spacer
SSUPD
Tacens
Thermaltake
Valkyrie
Zalman

19) Best brand for Power Supplies?
Abysm
Aerocool
Antec
ASUS
be quiet!
BitFenix
Chieftec
Chieftronic
Cooler Master
Corsair
DeepCool
Delta
ENDORFY
Enermax
EVGA
Fractal Design
FSP
Gigabyte / Aorus
Inter-Tech
MarsGaming
MONTECH
MSI
Nfortec
Nox
NZXT
Phanteks
Riotoro
Seasonic
Sharkoon
SilverStone
Superflower
Tacens
Thermaltake
Xilence
XPG
Zalman

20) Best brand for Professional Monitors?
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

21) Best brand for Gaming Monitors?
Acer
Alienware
AOC
ASRock
ASUS / ROG
BenQ
Cooler Master
Eizo
Gigabyte/Aorus
HP
Huawei
Iiyama
Lenovo
LC-Power
LG
Medion
MSI
NEC
NewSkill
Ozone
Philips
Razer
Samsung
Viewsonic
Xiaomi

22) Best brand for Portable Monitors?
Acer / ConceptD
AOC
Apple
Arzopa
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

23) 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

24) Best brand for External Storage?
Adata
Apacer
Apricorn
Corsair
Crucial
DataLocker
Digittrade
Freecom
G-Technology
Glyph
HP
Intenso
iStorage
Kingston
LaCie
MediaRange
Patriot
PNY
Promise
Samsung
Sandisk
Seagate
Silicon Power
Transcend
Toshiba
Verbatim
Western Digital

25) Best brand for Gaming Mice?
Apple
Asus/ROG
be quiet!
Cooler Master
Corsair
Endgame Gear
ENDORFY
Genesis
Gigabyte/Aorus
Glorious
Hator
HyperX
HP
Keychron
Krom
Lamzu
Lenovo
Logitech
Mad Catz
MarsGaming
Microsoft
Mountain
MSI
NewSkill
Ozone
Pulsar
Razer
Redragon
Roccat
Sharkoon
SteelSeries
Tesoro
ThunderX3
Trust
Xtrfy
Zowie (BenQ)

26) Best brand for Gaming Keyboards?
Anne Pro
Apple
Asus/ROG
be quiet!
Cherry
Cooler Master
Corsair
Cougar
Dell
Ducky
ENDORFY
Epomaker
Genesis
Gigabyte/Aorus
Glorious
Hator
HP/Omen
HyperX
HYTE
Keychron
Krom
Leopold
Lenovo/Legion
Logitech
MarsGaming
Microsoft
Mountain
MSI
NewSkill
OnePlus
Ozone
Razer
Redragon
Roccat
Sharkoon
Steelseries
Tesoro
ThunderX3
Trust
Varmilo
Vortex
Wooting
Zowie

27) Best brand for Gaming Headsets?
1MORE
ASTRO Gaming
Asus/ROG
Audeze
Audio-Technica
BeyerDynamics
Corsair
Creative
ENDORFY
EPOS
Genesis
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

28) Best brand for Headphones?
1MORE
AKG
Anker
Apple
Audio-Technica
Asus
Bang & Olufsen
Beats
BeyerDynamic
Bose
Bower & Wilkins
Creative
Edifier/Stax
Creative
HyperX
Denon
Fairphone
Focal
Fostex
Fresh ‘n Rebel
Google
Harman
HiFiMAN
Huawei
Jabra
JBL
Kef
KZ
LG
Ledwood
Logitech
Marshal
Microsoft
Moondrop
Nothing
OnePlus
OPPO
Philips
Pioneer
Plantronics
QCY
Razer
Samsung
Sennheiser
Shure
Skullcandy
Sony
Teufel
Trust
Xiaomi

29) Best brand for Earphones?
1MORE
Anker
Anker Soundcore
Apple / Beats
ASUS / ROG
Audio-Technica
Bang & Olufsen
Baseus
Beyerdynamic
Bose
Bowers & Wilkins
Cambridge Audio
CMF
CMF by Nothing
Creative
EarFun
Edifier
FiiO
Final
Huawei
Jabra
JBL
JLab
KZ
Marshall
Moondrop
Nothing
OneOdio
OnePlus
Panasonic / Technics
Philips
QCY
Samsung
Sennheiser
Shokz
Skullcandy
Sony
SoundPEATS
Truthear
UGREEN
Xiaomi / Redmi

30) Best brand for Speakers (including PC-Speakers and Bluetooth Speakers)?
Amazon
Anker
Apple
Audioengine
Bang & Olufsen
B&W
Bose
Buchard
Creative
Dali
Denon
Denver
Dynaudio
Edifier
Elac
Elipson
Focal
Fresh ‘n Rebel
Google
Harman Kardon
Hercules
House of Marley
JBL
Kef
Klipsch
LG
Libratone
Logitech
Marshall
Monitor Audio
Naim
Philips
Q Acoustics
Samsung
Sonos
Sonus Faber
Sony
Soundcore
Teufel
Ultimate Ears
Wavemaster
Wharfedale
Xiaomi

31) Best brand for Routers?
Acer
Amplifi
Asus/ROG
Cisco
D-Link
DrayTek
Eminent
Fritz!
Google
Huawei
Lancom
Linksys
MikroTik
MSI
Netgate
Netgear
QNAP
Razer
Synology
TCL
Teltonika
Tenda
T-Mobile
TP-Link
Ubiquiti
Xiaomi
ZTE
ZyXEL

32) Best brand for Gaming / Office Chairs?
AKRacing
Corsair
Cougar
Diablo Chairs
Drift
DXRacer
ENDORFY
Fractal Design
Genesis
IKEA
MarsGaming
Maxnomic
MSI
NewSkill
Nitro Concepts
Noblechairs
ORAXEAT
Recaro
REKT
Secret Lab
Sharkoon
Tesoro
Trust
Vertagear

33) Best brand for Gaming Furniture (except chairs)?
Arozzi
Cooler Master
Corsair
Cougar
Diablo Chairs
Drift
DXRacer
Geeknson
Huzaro
IKEA
Inaza
LeetDesk
Liftor
Logitech
Nerdytech
SecretLab
Sharkoon
Thermaltake
ThunderX3
Trust
Ultradesk
Vernal
X Rocker

34) Best brand for Streaming Equipment?
AnkerWork
Audio-Technica
AVerMedia
be quiet!
Blackmagic Design
Blue Microphones
Canon
Corsair
DJI
ENDORFY
Elgato
Epos
Fifine
Focusrite
Godox
Hollyland
HyperX
Insta360
Logitech / Logi
Loupedeck
Maono
Neewer
OBSBOT
Razer
RØDE
Saramonic
Shure
SmallRig
Sony
Streamplify
TC Helicon / GoXLR
Ulanzi
Yamaha

35) Best brand for Mini-PCs?
Acer
AMD
Apple
ASRock
Asus / ROG
Beelink
Corsair
Dell
ECS
GEEKOM
Gigabyte / Aorus
HP
Intel
Lenovo
Minisforum
Morefine
MSI
NVIDIA
Shuttle
ZOTAC

36) Best brand for Desktop Gaming PCs?
Acer
Actina
Asus/ROG
Cooler Master
Corsair
Dell/Alienware
G4M3R
HP / Omen
ITD Custom Works
Lenovo / Legion
Medion
MSI
Mountain
NZXT
PC Specialist
ZOTAC

37) Best brand for Laptops (non-gaming)?
Acer
Apple
Asus
BTO
Dell
Dynabook
Fujitsu
Framework
Gigabyte
HP
Huawei
GEEKOM
Lenovo
LG
Medion
Microsoft
Mountain
MSI
Peaq
Primux
Razer
Samsung
Schenker Notebooks
Skikk
Xiaomi

38) 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

39) Best brand for Creator Laptops?
Acer
Aeon
Apple
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

40) Best brand for Gaming Consoles / Handhelds?
Acer / Predator
AIN
Anbernic
ASUS / ROG
Ayaneo
Lenovo
Microsoft (XBOX)
MSI
Nintendo
OnexPlayer
Sony (PlayStation)
Steam
ZOTAC

41) 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

42) Best brand for Wearables?
Amazfit
Apple
Fitbit
Fossil
Garmin
Honor
Huawei
Mobvoi
Misfit
Polar
Samsung
Withings
Xiaomi

43) Best brand for Robot Vacuum Cleaners?
AEG / Electrolux
Cecotec Conga
Dreame
Dyson
Ecovacs
Eufy / Anker
Eureka
Hoover
iRobot Roomba
Kärcher
Lefant
LG
Medion
Midea
Miele
MOVA
Narwal
Philips
Proscenic
Roborock
Rowenta
Samsung
Shark
SwitchBot
TP-Link Tapo
Ultenic
Viomi
Xiaomi
Yeedi

44) Best brand for TVs?
CHIQ
Elements
Finlux
Grundig
Haier
Hisense
Hitachi
HKC
Kivi
LG
Medion
Nokia
ODYS
Panasonic
Philips
Samsung
Salora
Sharp
Sony
Strong
Thomson
Toshiba
TCL
Vestel
Xiaomi