EPTBuying a new Pc chair - Page 11
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Manijak
Slovenia112 Posts
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xsnfrkm
United States1 Post
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Marimokkori
United States306 Posts
On May 24 2013 03:58 xsnfrkm wrote: You can purchase an ergonomic chair such as the Herman Miller brands for much cheaper than what they sell. I get my chairs at the link I embedded. http://www.beverlyhillschairs.comThere are lots of chairs you can choose from to fit your range of budget and they all have really great value. Just came across this today and the prices are a steal. I finally have some money saved up and have my selection narrowed to three chairs. LexMod Future Chair $459 Herman Miller Aeron $610 Raynor Ergo Elite $679 The Raynor Ergo Elite is really calling to me but I'm not sure if it's worth the price. Has anyone used it before? | ||
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n0ah
United States250 Posts
I recently bought one of those $5 mesh back-support things that you can attach to your chair to see if it helps at all, (and so far it seems to help ... a little) but I'm not sure if I should just bite the bullet and buy a whole new chair. So yeah, are the DxRacer's really as comfortable and ergonomic as people say they are? | ||
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lightrise
United States1355 Posts
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MisterJef
Canada62 Posts
On June 02 2013 05:39 n0ah wrote: I've read through all 11 pages of this thread, but can anyone provide any information on the lumbar support of the DxRacers? I'm considering buying one because I've been having really bad lower back pain lately, and I think it's due to my chair/posture. I recently bought one of those $5 mesh back-support things that you can attach to your chair to see if it helps at all, (and so far it seems to help ... a little) but I'm not sure if I should just bite the bullet and buy a whole new chair. So yeah, are the DxRacer's really as comfortable and ergonomic as people say they are? Hey man, Like I said ont he other page i'll comment on the DXracer when I get it this summer but one of my buddies ( Kushed on sc2 ) got a dxracer a few weeks ago from needforseat.com because DXRacerUSA won't ship to canada. He bought the new chair they got the Fastback it's the cheapest one of the site ( 280 $ USD ) and boy is it every nice it's super comfy! The lumbar support they send is nice but I find it a little big but just the chair itself without the supports will give you a great posture. I really like using the little head pillow they give with it. So to respond to your question yes the DXRacer are super comfortable and ergonomic. Just make sure your screen is high enough so you dont bend your neck! | ||
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ObliviousNA
United States535 Posts
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DaCruise
Denmark2457 Posts
On June 08 2013 05:42 ObliviousNA wrote: I've been on the same crappy 100$ office chair for almost 5 years now, and it's really wearing out. I want to finally get a good chair, but I don't really have a good idea where to start. DXRacer has some decent looking ones down in the 300$ range, but what differentiates the 300$ chair from the 500$ chair? I'd really like something that reclines so I can watch sc2 streams and lean back. Is that too much to ask for the bottom end price range? Any other chairs I should look at instead? I'd really like not to spend over 400 if it can be helped. Thanks Lol, I am in the same situation. My butt starts to hurt after a few hours in it. Its THAT bad. I just dont have the money to go out and spend 500 bucks on a new chair. | ||
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phar
United States1080 Posts
On June 08 2013 07:43 DaCruise wrote: Lol, I am in the same situation. My butt starts to hurt after a few hours in it. Its THAT bad. I just dont have the money to go out and spend 500 bucks on a new chair. Terry Pratchett: "The reason that the rich were so rich, Vimes reasoned, was because they managed to spend less money. Take boots, for example. He earned thirty-eight dollars a month plus allowances. A really good pair of leather boots cost fifty dollars. But an affordable pair of boots, which were sort of OK for a season or two and then leaked like hell when the cardboard gave out, cost about ten dollars. Those were the kind of boots Vimes always bought, and wore until the soles were so thin that he could tell where he was in Ankh-Morpork on a foggy night by the feel of the cobbles. But the thing was that good boots lasted for years and years. A man who could afford fifty dollars had a pair of boots that'd still be keeping his feet dry in ten years' time, while the poor man who could only afford cheap boots would have spent a hundred dollars on boots in the same time and would still have wet feet. This was the Captain Samuel Vimes 'Boots' theory of socioeconomic unfairness." I'm starting to come around on the making higher priced purchases very infrequently thing. If it's something you really are going to be using a lot - chair, bed, shoes... consider coughing up the change. | ||
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Djzapz
Canada10681 Posts
I'm sure I could have gotten something better for $800, but I'd also be down $500... Can't wait to get it, hopefully it's as comfy as the one I tried. Hopefully I didn't screw up with that! On June 08 2013 10:02 phar wrote: This was the Captain Samuel Vimes 'Boots' theory of socioeconomic unfairness." You do understand that the reason why he call it "socioeconomic unfairness" is that some people literally cannot cough up the change without sacrificing essentials. The most obvious example of that is renting an apartment. Renting is in appearance incredibly stupid, it's burning money - but for a lot of people, it's all they can afford. I would definitely advise to spend more than $100 for a chair though, given all those horror stories about how so many people have back problems at a fairly young age. That said, my current $200 chair is only starting to fall apart now after 6-7 years, so I've got my money's worth even though I got the cheap-ish boots  | ||
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Marimokkori
United States306 Posts
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Chairman Ray
United States11903 Posts
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phar
United States1080 Posts
On June 08 2013 10:29 Djzapz wrote: You do understand that the reason why he call it "socioeconomic unfairness" is that some people literally cannot cough up the change without sacrificing essentials. The most obvious example of that is renting an apartment. Renting is in appearance incredibly stupid, it's burning money - but for a lot of people, it's all they can afford. I would definitely advise to spend more than $100 for a chair though, given all those horror stories about how so many people have back problems at a fairly young age. That said, my current $200 chair is only starting to fall apart now after 6-7 years, so I've got my money's worth even though I got the cheap-ish boots Yes I understand it. Most of the people here are spending hundreds on their computers. They aren't prioritizing their back health, it's not that they couldn't afford a quality chair (as you point out its a couple-few hundred to get a proper chair). A lot of my friends have like 1k computers and $50 chairs. | ||
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FoxShine
United States156 Posts
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ObliviousNA
United States535 Posts
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Mackem
United Kingdom470 Posts
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AmorphousPhoenix
107 Posts
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Infernal_dream
United States2359 Posts
On June 09 2013 12:39 AmorphousPhoenix wrote: Six hundred dollar chairs? What the hell? I got my chair for like forty bucks at walmart. It's been perfectly fine for me for about 3 years. Have people really been convinced that if they don't pay hundreds of dollars for a chair they will get scoliosis or something? I'd put it in the same category as keyboards. A lot of people talk about them and we are seeing a lot more higher end versions of them, so more people want them. Do you need it? Nah. But hell, why not. #yolo (coming from someone in an 80 dollar chair) | ||
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Lmui
Canada6222 Posts
On June 09 2013 12:39 AmorphousPhoenix wrote: Six hundred dollar chairs? What the hell? I got my chair for like forty bucks at walmart. It's been perfectly fine for me for about 3 years. Have people really been convinced that if they don't pay hundreds of dollars for a chair they will get scoliosis or something? Well if you have a decent paying job, after necessities are taken care of, investing in things that can improve the quality of your life or work is a good idea. My friend got hired as a lab assistant last year. They gave her $500 and told her to buy anything that made her office more comfortable to her. When I asked if she went and bought a new chair with that she told me "lol no, the chair there costs $1200". We have Luxury items for a reason. Because people want them and buy them and chairs are no exception. | ||
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CorsairHero
Canada9491 Posts
On June 09 2013 10:50 Mackem wrote: Anyone know how firm the seat on the Steelcase Leap V2 is? Is it firm as in supportive or too firm? SkyR would know the answer to this as he owns one. While I haven't tried it yet, I'm probably going to order one once I get a chance to check one out at a store. Based on what I've read, it seems to be a better overall chair than the Aeron which I sit in for 8+ hours a day. | ||
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