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Editors build the surveys using Alchemer, which also collects our data. Each US-based person who completes a survey can choose to be entered into a drawing to win an Amazon.com gift card valued at $250. For select articles covering products and services outside the US, we employ panels of appropriate respondents pulled together via third parties such as Alchemer.

Respondents are asked to rate products and services they use. We'll ask several questions about a respondent's overall satisfaction with a brand's products or services and them to rate specific features.

The survey aims to understand how manufacturer brands compare with one another and not how one respondent's experience compares to another. Thus, category averages are based on the average of each manufacturer's rating, not the average of every respondent's rating. In all cases, the overall ratings are not based on averages of other scores in the table; they are based on reader answers to the question, "Overall, how satisfied are you with your device/service?" for that brand.

Scores are on a scale of 0 to 10, where 10 is best.

A blank in a table indicates we don't have enough survey data to give the company a score in that column. That is, we had fewer responses to that question for that manufacturer than our set threshold, which we try to reach to allow for statistically valid comparisons.

The Readers' Choice and Business Choice award winners are based on a subjective determination by PCMag editors. They consider all of the ratings for each manufacturer, particularly overall satisfaction and likelihood of recommending the brand or product.

For other uses of data collected in our survey, read The Best Tech Brands, The Most Reliable PC, Phone, and Tablet Brands , and The Best PC Vendors for Tech Support.

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