The Creative Bloq Awards 2023 is recognising the best in creative tech in more than 40 categories, from game design to digital making and design software. We're announcing the winners throughout the week, two categories each day (see the full schedule below) and the week kicks off with today's announcement of the winners in the computing and laptops categories.
This section of the awards saw fierce competition among laptops, desktop computers, workstations, monitors, GPUs, headphones, tablets and mobile phones. After public nominations, our expert panel of judges handed awards to a range of brands. Apple and Asus won big with several awards each, while Nvidia, Dell, Acer, Framework, Panasonic and Nothing also clinched awards.
See the CB awards shortlist here, the Creative Bloq Awards website for more information on the awards, and keep reading for the winners.
The Creative Bloq Awards 2023: computing and laptops winners
Desktop computer of the year: Apple Mac Studio M2 Ultra
Best workstation: Apple Mac Studio M2 Ultra
Best GPU: Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080
Best 4K monitor: ASUS ProArt Display PA32DC
Best monitor: ASUS ROG Swift 360Hz PG27AQN
Best monitor innovation: Acer SpatialLabs View Display
Best headphones: Technics EAH-AZ80
Best tablet: iPad Pro M2
Best mobile phone design: Nothing Phone (2)
Laptop of the year: MacBook Pro 16 M2
Best laptop for gaming: Alienware M17 R5
Best lightweight laptop: ASUS Zenbook S 13 OLED
Best Chromebook: Acer Chromebook Vero 514
Best laptop innovation: Framework laptop
Best 2-in-1 laptop: Dell XPS 13 9315 2-in-1
Best powerful laptop: ASUS ProArt Studiobook OLED (H7604)
We'll be announcing the rest of the Creative Bloq Awards 2023 winners this week as follows:
- MONDAY: Computing and laptops
- TUESDAY: Software and drawing tablets
- WEDNESDAY: Crafting and cameras
- THURSDAY: Gaming