WHAT LAPTOP MOBILE COMPUTING AWARDS 2008
24/09/2008
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Now in its sixth year, the What Laptop Mobile Computing Awards are the only awards designed specifically to award achievements in portable computing.
The last twelve months have been an incredibly important time, as laptops and the continued growth of the mobile internet has not only driven interest in computing, but also seen the largest growth in sales. Mobile Broadband as it has become known allows you to stay in touch wherever you are, whenever you need to be in touch.
Perhaps the biggest change has been the introduction of a whole new class of portable PC, in the form of the Netbook? These tiny marvels have grabbed the headlines and are set to be the success story of the year, particularly in the run up to Christmas.
With these criteria in mind, our awards have evolved this year to reflect this changing market. We've added a couple of categories; Best Netbook and Best Mobile ISP, to best reflect this change in mobile use.
When it comes to voting, this is your chance to reward those machines you feel deserve the attention but also a great way to tell manufacturers where they got it right. So, please choose as many categories as you feel passionate about – the more opinions we get the better the feedback we can offer manufacturers for future devices.
To vote in the What Laptop Mobile Computing Awards 2008 click HERE.
THIS YEAR'S NOMINATIONS ARE:
Best Laptop for: Power and Features
Dell XPS M1730
Rock SL Pro
Acer Aspire 8920G
Asus M70SA
Best Laptop for: Business
HP Compaq 2710p
Lenovo ThinkPad X300
Toshiba Portege M700
Dell Latitude D630c
Best Laptop for: Value
Sony VAIO VGN-NR11S
HP 530
Fujitsu Siemens Amilo Si 2636
Samsung R60 Plus
Best Ultraportable laptop
Toshiba Portege R500
Sony VAIO VGN-TZ31
Asus U6
Apple MacBook Air
Best Netbook/UMPC
Asus Eee PC 901
HP Mini-Note 2133
Acer Aspire One
Advent 4211
Best Family laptop
Apple MacBook
Samsung R700
Dell Inspiron 1525
Toshiba Satellite P200
Best Smartphone
HTC TyTN II
Blackberry Curve
Toshiba Portege G910
Apple 3G iPhone
Best for: Service and Support
HP
Toshiba
Lenovo
Sony
Best Retailer
Tesco
PC World
Comet
Asda
Best Online Retailer
dabs.com
Laptops Direct
Misco
Laptop Shop
Best Mobile ISP
Orange
T-Mobile
Vodafone
O2
Best for: Peripherals
Belkin
Targus
Buffalo
Kensington
As a special thank-you for taking the time to vote, we'd like to enter you in to our prize draw. This year we've teamed up with Play.com to offer two readers the chance to each win a fantastic laptop, worth £1000 each. Once you've voted, simply fill in your details and you'll be automatically entered into the draw.
The winners will be announced in the Awards issue (on sale 20th October 2008).
To vote in the What Laptop Mobile Computing Awards 2008 click HERE.
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