My brother in law was in the market for a new notebook the other day and the one he ended up deciding on did come with a bunch of stickers suggesting it was "aw

My brother in law was in the market for a new notebook the other day and the one he ended up deciding on did come with a bunch of stickers suggesting it was "award winning" (although that luckily didn't factor into his decision). Upon closer inspection the only actual award was for the manufacturer's customer support. None were related to the model itself. So I'd say, no, unless the award is a specific industry standard certification relevant to what you're looking for, awards mean nothing. I'm also reminded of the movie poster that made the rounds recently showing a bunch of five star reviews as well as a single one star review conveniently placed in such a way that it looked like the poster art was obscuring the four missing stars so as to make it look like another five star review.