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)
McAfee ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ MMA Winner ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤
2)
Kaspersky Personal Pro
3)
Norton Professional
4)
Panda
5)
Windows OneCare
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 ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤
2)
Sunbelt
Personal Firewall4
3)
Zone Labs
4)
F-Secure
5)
Windows OneCare
Top 5 Malware
Detection Companies
1) Counter
Spy v2
¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ MMA Winner
¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤
2) Microsoft Windows Defender
3)
Spybot Search & Destroy
4) Webroot Spy Sweeper
5) Ad-Aware SE
Top 5
Supplemental Security Tools
1)
ewido security suite
¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ MMA Winner ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤
2)
F-Secure BlackLight Rootkit
Scanner
3)
IE Spyad
4)
MVPS Hosts File
5)
WinSock XP Fix 1.2
Top 6 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!
3)
JV16 Power Tools
4)
Spybot Search & Destroy
5)
Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer
Top 5 Benchmark Tools
1) AquaMark3
¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ MMA Winner ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤
2)
3DMark06 1.1.0
3)
PCMark05 1.2.0
4)
CPUBench 4.0.0.6
5)
AMD N-Bench 3.1
Top 5 Web Browsers
1) Opera ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ MMA Winner ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤
2)
Internet Explorer 7
3) Firefox
4) Flock
5) Avant
To
the Top
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 ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤
2)
3)
4)
5)
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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
5)
AKG Acoustics
To
the Top
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
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