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New Survey: Tell Us the Speakers and Headphones You Like to Listen on

If you use wired or wireless speakers, or more personal audio devices like headphones, earphones, or earbuds, we want to hear your opinions. You might win $250.

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New Survey: Rate Your Home Security Options for a Chance to Win

Complete this survey about indoor and outdoor surveillance cams, smart locks, video doorbells, and full home alarm/burglary systems, and you could win $250.

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Tell Us What You Think About Your TV and Home Entertainment Gear to Win a Prize

Enter our $250 sweepstakes when you finish our annual survey on home entertainment options, including big-screen TVs, projectors, audio setups, and streaming devices and services.

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Rate the Wearables and Fitness Tech Keeping You Healthy

Our new survey covers the smartwatches, rings, fitness trackers, and smart scales that monitor your health, as well as the tech you use for exercise: bikes, rowing machines, treadmills, and smart fitness mirrors.

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Got a Smart Home? Rate Your Connected Lights, Plugs, Thermostats, and More to Win

Tell us all about the brands whose products power your smart home. You could take home $250.

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How Do You Connect? Rate Your Home and Office Networking Equipment to Win

All the devices on your home or work network—Wi-Fi and mesh routers, cable modems, network attached storage (NAS) devices—are fair game for grading in our annual survey.

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Readers’ Choice 2025: The PC Component Brands You Like Best

Graphics cards, processors, motherboards, cases, and storage are all big decisions for PC builders and upgraders. Find out which hardware manufacturers PCMag's DIY-savvy readers recommend most.

By Eric Griffith
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Readers’ Choice 2025: The Monitor, Keyboard, and Mouse Brands You Prefer

We polled our tech-savvy readers about the PC peripherals they like most, zeroing in on the absolute best brands in every category. This year’s winners may surprise you.

By Eric Griffith
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Readers’ Choice 2025: The Desktop PC Brands You Like Best

It's no surprise that PCMag readers aren’t shy with their opinions about computer manufacturers. If you're in the market for a new PC, these brands should be on your short list.

By Eric Griffith
Readers’ Choice 2025: Desktop PC Brands

Readers' Choice and Business Choice Surveys: Methodology

Learn exactly how the Readers' Choice and Business Choice surveys work in this explainer.

By Eric Griffith & Ben Gottesman
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Call for Help: The Best PC, Phone, and Tablet Brands for Tech Support

Not everyone is comfortable troubleshooting or fixing the devices they own. If tech support and repair options are a consideration in your technology purchases, these are the brands our readers recommend.

By Eric Griffith
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Tech That Lasts: The Brands for the Best Longevity in PCs, Phones, and Tablets for 2025

Tired of upgrading every couple of years? If you want your devices to last, these are the manufacturers our tech-savvy readers recommend.

By Eric Griffith
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Readers’ Choice: The Top EV, Hybrid, and Charging Network Brands

If you're considering buying an electric car or truck, these are the top vehicle and charging brands, according to more than 1,000 PCMag readers who have made the EV leap.

By Eric Griffith
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Readers' Choice 2024: The Best Gaming Hardware Brands

Thousands of PCMag readers select the top manufacturers for all things gaming, including consoles, computers, assessories, game stores, and more.

By Eric Griffith
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Readers’ Choice 2024: The PC Security and Online Privacy Brands You Trust Most

After polling thousands of PCMag readers about their antivirus, security, and VPN software, these are the services they recommend (and the ones they don't).

By Eric Griffith
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Readers’ Choice 2024: Your Favorite Robot Vacuum Brands

Looking to lighten your household chore load? After polling hundreds of PCMag readers, these three companies emerge as the top manufacturers of robotic vacuums, which can do just that.

By Eric Griffith
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Readers' Choice 2024: The Home Security Brands You Trust Most

After gathering feedback from thousands of readers, we can confidently say that these home security brands make the best cameras, sensors, video doorbells, and smart locks.

By Eric Griffith
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Readers' Choice 2024: Your Favorite Headphone and Speaker Brands

These are the best (and worst) audio brands, according to thousands of our readers.

By Eric Griffith
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Readers' Choice 2024: The Best (and Worst) TV and Home Entertainment Brands

Looking to level up your TV setup or shake up your streaming routine? Our readers rank the top (and bottom) television, video streaming, and home audio manufacturers.

By Ben Gottesman
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