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Over 20,000 readers took the time to complete our Reliability and Service survey this year - a record response - and more companies than ever were nominated in the 12 Reliability and Service Awards categories.

Additionally, PC Pro revealed its 2005 Editorial awards, which reward excellence in hardware and software design.

The full write-up will appear in issue 136 of PC Pro - available from 15 December - and we'll be publishing reader feedback warts and all. This means that if you're considering a purchase

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from any of the UK's major manufacturers, you'll be able to see at a glance how they've performed in the key areas over the last two years.

So, without more ado, here are the PC Pro award winners in full:

RELIABILITY AND SERVICE AWARDS

Desktop PCs - HP
Notebooks - Lenovo
Inkjet printers - Canon
Laser printers - Oki
TFT monitors - Iiyama
Projectors - Sony
Motherboards - Abit & Intel (joint winners)
Hard disks - Samsung, Seagate
PDA/Smartphones - RIM
Digital Cameras - Canon
Online retailers - Amazon
Broadband ISPs - Zen Internet

EDITORIAL AWARDS

Most wanted hardware - Eizo FlexScan S2110W
Most wanted software - Adobe Photoshop CS2
Best Web application - Froogle
Technology innovator - Google
Enterprise award - Dell
Real World award - Mozilla Foundation
Labs award (PCs & notebooks) - Dell
Labs awards (peripherals & components) - Acer