M.I.C.A.
The Mica Specialties' M-7 lab presents to you today...the current Mighty Mica Award winners!
The Mighty Mica Award was started after years of using & installing computer products as system designers, beta testers & IT professionals. As we developed our own products, we in turn, have developed techniques for analyzing & comparing computer hardware, software and accessories. This research has then been further examined and compared to find a overall score.
We go to the same stores/sites as you, and we purchase and test the products from the consumers viewpoint. We will contact the manufacturers with our questions (with our identity concealed), using the customer support contacts that you would be required to use if you were in need of help. The whole process is considered in the overall MMA scoring system.
All of the companies listed in the top five are winners and worthy of your business. They truly build the best products offered ANYWHERE, while backing them with superior customer support. You will be extremely happy and treated very well by all of the companies listed, but still, only one will earn our "Mighty M.I.C.A. Award."
The Mighty M.I.C.A. Award (MMA) can only be achieved by one company for each category. After careful research and consideration, we hand out the MMA to show thanks and applaud them for their efforts. Our MMA winners and the top five list will change as the products change, so check back before making your next purchase.
Software Awards
These companies offer the best software programs. They will protect your system without harming your machine.
All of the links will take you to the home page of the company, not a third party. You can always trust us to provide credible sources on our websites.
Top 5 Virus Detection Companies
1) Sunbelt Software Vipre ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ MMA Winner ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤
2) McAfee
4) Panda
For more than a decade, ICSA Labs, an independent division of Cybertrust, has been the security industry's central authority for research, intelligence, and certification testing of security software products.
Top 5 Firewall Programs
1) McAfee ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ MMA Winner ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤
3) Zone Labs
4) F-Secure
Top 5 Malware Detection Companies
1) Counter Spy v3 ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ MMA Winner ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤
3) MalwareBytes
5) Ad-Aware SE
Top 5 Supplemental Security Tools
1) ewido security suite ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ MMA Winner ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤
2) F-Secure BlackLight Rootkit Scanner
3) IE Spyad
Top 5 System Auditing Tools
1) Belarc Advisor ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ MMA Winner ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤
2) Lavalys Everest Pro or Home edition
3) Dr. Hardware
4) WinAudit 2.16
5) FreeSysInfo 1.1
Top 5 Security Auditing Tools
1) Sysinternals AutoRuns ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ MMA Winner ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤
2) HiJackThis!
5) Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer
Top 5 Benchmark Tools
1) AquaMark3 ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ MMA Winner ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤
4) CPUBench 4.0.0.6
5) AMD N-Bench 3.1
Top 5 Web Browsers
1) Opera ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ MMA Winner ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤
3) Firefox
4) Flock
5) Avant
Online Services Awards
These vendors will deliver a quality product with the latest technology, backed by superior customer service.
All of the links will take you to the home page of the company, not a third party. You can always trust us to provide credible sources on our websites.
Top 5 Offsite Backup Services
1) ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ MMA Winner ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤
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Hardware Awards
These vendors will deliver a quality product with the latest technology, backed by superior customer service.
All of the links will take you to the home page of the company, not a third party. You can always trust us to provide credible sources on our websites.
Top 5 Desktop Computer Manufacturers
1) Alienware ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ MMA Winner ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤
2) Systemax
3) Dell
4) MPC
5) eMachines (Product of Gateway)
Top 5 Mobile/Laptop Computer Manufacturers
1) Toshiba ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ MMA Winner ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤
2) Alienware
3) Acer
4) Lenovo
5) Asus
Top 5 Printer and All-In-One Manufacturers
1) Canon ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ MMA Winner ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤
2) Lexmark
3) Xerox
4) Epson
5) Oki
Top 5 UPS/Battery Back-up Manufacturers
1) APC ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ MMA Winner ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤
2) Tripp Lite
3) Belkin
4) Fellows
5) Minuteman
Top 5 Monitor/Display Manufacturers
1) Mitsubishi ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ MMA Winner ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤
2) Dell
3) ViewSonic
4) Acer
5) Samsung
Top 5 PDA Manufacturers
1) Blackberry ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ MMA Winner ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤
2) PalmOne
3) Dell
4) Garmin
5) Asus
Top 5 Digital Camera Manufacturers
1) Canon ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ MMA Winner ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤
2) Nikon
3) Kodak
4) Pentax
5) Fujifilm
Top 5 MP3 Manufacturers
1) Apple ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ MMA Winner ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤
2) Samsung
3) Microsoft
4) Ultra
5) Panasonic
Top 5 Headphones
1) Turtle Beach ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ MMA Winner ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤
2) Bose
3) Ultrasone
4) Logitech
Computer Component Awards
These vendors will deliver a quality product with the latest technology, backed by superior customer service.
All of the links will take you to the home page of the company, not a third party. You can always trust us to provide credible sources on our websites.
Top 5 Motherboard Makers
1) MSI ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ MMA Winner ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤
2) Gigabyte
3) Biostar
4) Asus
5) Intel
Top 5 Ram Memory Makers
1) Ultra ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ MMA Winner ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤
2) OCZ
3) Crucial
4) Corsair
5) PNY
Top 5 Video/Graphic Cards
1) NVIDIA ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ MMA Winner ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤
2) ATI
3) PNY
4) EVGA
5) XFX
Top 5 Hard drive Makers
1) Seagate ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ MMA Winner ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤
2) Maxtor
3) Western Digital
4) Hitachi
5) Fujitsu
Top 5 CD Drive Makers
1) Lite-on ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ MMA Winner ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤
2) NEC
3) Samsung
4) HP
5) Hitachi
Top 5 DVD/CD Drive Makers
1) Lite-on ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ MMA Winner ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤
2) Samsung
3) HP
4) NEC
5) Hitachi
Top 5 Power Supply Makers
1) Coolmax ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ MMA Winner ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤
2) Ultra
3) OCZ
4) iGreen
5) Enermax
Top 5 Case Designers
1) Tuniq ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ MMA Winner ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤
2) Thermaltake
3) Ultra
4) Coolermaster
5) MSI
If you need to download security software, please use our Downloads page.