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expiredRam541 posted Jul 20, 2022 09:58 PM
Respawn W109 Ergonomic & Lumbar Support Swivel Gaming Chair (Various)
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Chairs like this that hover in the $100-150 range are actually a far better alternative to "better" gaming chairs in many ways. These are really just low-end office chairs with a bit of gamer/racing flair splashed on and eschew most of the negatives of a racing-style seat. if $100 is all you can spend on a chair and you're after this aesthetic, you can do far worse. That says nothing of their build-quality or how they'll wear over time (it's a $100 bonded-leather office chair, you know what to expect), but if I were looking for this particular aesthetic, I'd take one of these over a true "gaming chair" in the $250-300 range since, at the end of the day, you're getting an office chair that just happens to look like a "gaming chair"... and that's better than an actual "gaming chair". My kids use a similar $100 gamer-ish office chair for their PC ($90-130 from Staples depending on sales, I got it for $30 from FBM) and it's perfect for that use case...
Also, the "mythical expensive-chair-on-craigslist" shouldn't be discounted (no pun intended). Again, things become a cliche for a reason. HM, Steel Case, Haworth, etc. chairs are built to last and designed for ergonomic tasking. Should everyone run out and spend $4-500 on a used Aeron based on a 2020 WFH trend? No. But that doesn't mean they're not great chairs. You're right that people should spend time in a chair before they buy it... sit in it, move in it, dial in all the adjustments the best you can and see if it's a good fit. But also don't be unreasonable and think that trying out 5 or 6 $100-200 chairs at Staples means you're going to find the best fit for you or that it will last. You can buy a $100 Staples chair every 2-3 years, or you can buy a used Steelcase/Haworth/Herman Miller for $100-500 that will last for 10-20 years and be much easier on your back and bottom.
When people ask me if they should buy an Aeron, I always ask if they've tried (or even heard of) anything from Steelcase, Haworth, or even other HM chairs (the Mira is a great chair that gets far less attention)... if they look at me sideways, I know they haven't really done much research and they're just repeating something they read online. Then I tell them to, at minimum, test a Steelcase Leap v2 and/or Amia, an Aeron and/or Mira, and go with the one that they were able to make the most comfortable after completely adjusting it. If they can't find anything locally, aren't comfortable buying used, or can't spend more than ~$200... then I just point them towards the ~$200 Clatina Mellet (a Leap v2 knockoff available in both mesh and fabric back and also available with or without headrest) and they're almost always happy.
And if you're relying on donut cushions to make the whole world more comfortable, you may want to see an orthopedist and/or chiropractor.
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Chairs like this that hover in the $100-150 range are actually a far better alternative to "better" gaming chairs in many ways. These are really just low-end office chairs with a bit of gamer/racing flair splashed on and eschew most of the negatives of a racing-style seat. if $100 is all you can spend on a chair and you're after this aesthetic, you can do far worse. That says nothing of their build-quality or how they'll wear over time (it's a $100 bonded-leather office chair, you know what to expect), but if I were looking for this particular aesthetic, I'd take one of these over a true "gaming chair" in the $250-300 range since, at the end of the day, you're getting an office chair that just happens to look like a "gaming chair"... and that's better than an actual "gaming chair". My kids use a similar $100 gamer-ish office chair for their PC ($90-130 from Staples depending on sales, I got it for $30 from FBM) and it's perfect for that use case...
Also, the "mythical expensive-chair-on-craigslist" shouldn't be discounted (no pun intended). Again, things become a cliche for a reason. HM, Steel Case, Haworth, etc. chairs are built to last and designed for ergonomic tasking. Should everyone run out and spend $4-500 on a used Aeron based on a 2020 WFH trend? No. But that doesn't mean they're not great chairs. You're right that people should spend time in a chair before they buy it... sit in it, move in it, dial in all the adjustments the best you can and see if it's a good fit. But also don't be unreasonable and think that trying out 5 or 6 $100-200 chairs at Staples means you're going to find the best fit for you or that it will last. You can buy a $100 Staples chair every 2-3 years, or you can buy a used Steelcase/Haworth/Herman Miller for $100-500 that will last for 10-20 years and be much easier on your back and bottom.
When people ask me if they should buy an Aeron, I always ask if they've tried (or even heard of) anything from Steelcase, Haworth, or even other HM chairs (the Mira is a great chair that gets far less attention)... if they look at me sideways, I know they haven't really done much research and they're just repeating something they read online. Then I tell them to, at minimum, test a Steelcase Leap v2 and/or Amia, an Aeron and/or Mira, and go with the one that they were able to make the most comfortable after completely adjusting it. If they can't find anything locally, aren't comfortable buying used, or can't spend more than ~$200... then I just point them towards the ~$200 Clatina Mellet (a Leap v2 knockoff available in both mesh and fabric back and also available with or without headrest) and they're almost always happy.
And if you're relying on donut cushions to make the whole world more comfortable, you may want to see an orthopedist and/or chiropractor.
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