Apple Aces PCMag Readers’ Choice Survey 2011 – Again

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PCMag Staff have posted a quick glance at the companies we deemed worthy of receiving their annual Readers’ Choice Awards for 2011. Awards are based on how you rated them. We’ve also included our choices for Honorable Mentions.

In the Laptops & Netbooks category, topping the list is:

Overall/Work/Home/Less Than a Year Old: Apple Inc.

Apple once again has incredibly high overall satisfaction and likelihood to recommend ratings in every category it competed in. This is despite a high number of units needing repairs.

[Ouch! – don’t like the sound of that latter bit. CM]

And in the Desktops category:

All Categories: Apple Inc.
No other company’s satisfaction ratings come close to Apple. Even its satisfaction with repair rating is unmatched, despite a big drop this year.

[Hey; is increased sales volume causing a decline in Mac build quality? Anecdotally, my bro-in-law’s new iMac has been in for warranty attention already. CM]

Mobile Platforms? You guessed it: iOS is the winner:

There’s little question that Apple’s time tested iOS, paired with an unparalleled selection of apps, a great music player, gaming, and overall reliability is the favorite among PCMag readers.

However, it wasn’t a complete Apple sweep. Apple’s iPhone, the long-time leader in the AT&T Mobile Phone category, was bumped to second-place by Windows Phone 7, although the editors note that “People still love their iPhones, even if they don’t like AT&T.”

Back in the win column, though, for the Verizon Wireless Mobile Phone category, with the Verizon variant of the iPhone finishing number-one.

In the Network Routers category, Apple again, PCMag’s editores observing that:

Once again, Apple customers give satisfaction ratings that can’t be touched by any router company. Despite a relatively high percentage of units needing repairs, respondents claim their devices to be very reliable and they’re most likely to recommend the routers to a friend.

You can check it out at:
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2385751,00.asp

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