Unfortunately, I live in the middle of nowhere, so I can't really find places to try out the chairs.

I ended up purchasing used "good condition" leather Steelcase Leap V2 off eBay for $450. I hope I've made the right choice and that I'd notice a good difference, switching from my IKEA Markus.

Kronen

United States732 Posts

May 16 2015 13:00 GMT

#284

Please let me know what you think! Been using my Markus for a while, but am considering an upgrade. Hope you like the purchase!

c0ldfusion

United States8293 Posts

May 16 2015 14:26 GMT

#285

The Leap is a very safe choice. But it's not my favorite. I hear the new version of Think is a little bit better if you want to go with the Steelcase route. If you want to go with the HM route, I think Aeron is still best. As some folks have pointed out Embody is hit or miss for some guys. I've met very few people who didn't like the Aeron.

artemasad

3 Posts

May 16 2015 15:11 GMT

#286

Funny thing about HM Aeron... I recently switched my job. My old job lasted about 15 months. As of 2 weeks ago, I began doing research on ergonomic chairs - I had next to zero knowledge about the chair universe until very recently. A week into my research, the more I looked at HM Heron, the more I had that brain-ticklish feeling that I've seen it before. Soon, I began to realize, and called my old co-worker and asked him to look at workplace's chair make/model for me.

Sure enough, I unknowingly had been sitting on a $800 Aeron chair for over 15 months.

And I guess that's why I didn't go with Aeron. I didn't "love" it. I do vividly recall saying to myself one day that "hmm, this chair is quite comfy" especially after I stole lumbar support from an unoccupied nearby chair, but nothing more beyond that.

Again, I like the Aeron. I simply don't love it enough to get one for my home office.

c0ldfusion

United States8293 Posts

May 17 2015 01:17 GMT

#287

Yeah that's fair, there are some people who prefer the Leap or Think to Aeron.

Hah, I think I've said this before in this thread but I have sat on the Leap, Think (v1) and Aeron extensively and I have also tried other popular chairs like the human scale liberty chair and HM Mirra 2. In the end, I still prefer the Aeron to the competition weirdly because it's _not_ the most comfortable of the bunch but it's the most ergonomic I feel.

I have still not had a chance to try the Embody though.

opie100

2 Posts

May 20 2015 18:30 GMT

#288

I see Amia isn't in the chart at the beginning of the thread. Anyone that has had an Amia for a while have any comments as to if it got noisy after a year or two of use? TIA.

c0ldfusion

United States8293 Posts

May 21 2015 16:06 GMT

#289

Not sure what you mean by noisy. And even though I have not tried the Amia, from what I hear, it's better to just go straight to Leap if you're going to go Steelcase.

opie100

2 Posts

May 21 2015 21:24 GMT

#290

Amia gets better ratings than Leap on at least one site.

Buzz 2 or Cogent Connect fabrics -- anyone out there with a preference?

c0ldfusion

United States8293 Posts

May 22 2015 20:45 GMT

#291

So uh today, I sat in the HM Embody for the first time ever.

And uh, it's better than the Aeron and it's not close.

2x2actionFOX

France59 Posts

June 15 2015 11:27 GMT

#292

Hi,

After seeing TL sales and some mail exchange with needforaseat, I am about to buy this one :
http://www.needforseat.de/eu_english/shop/office-comfort/maxnomic-commander-s-iii.php
Seems to be the best fit for me in all of their product catalog.
Now I would like to have your feedback on the brand and overall quality please?
Just read the OP, too many pages sorry.

Edit: I now had time to read all, and there is surprisingly no feedback on Maxnomic/NFS, just a couple of bad (empty) comments, and a couple of good ones, which makes it 50-50. After a couple of years, any enlighten input please ?

monx

Canada1400 Posts

June 17 2015 19:56 GMT

#293

i tried the steelcase leap in leather while visiting corporate headquarters and loved it. Spent two days on it for meetings and didn't feel any back pain whereas i do usually on my cheap office char at work. Has anyone tried the regular version...the review on TL isn't that great but i found one used from a business for 250Cad which i think is a decent price.

What do you guys think?

c0ldfusion

United States8293 Posts

June 17 2015 20:26 GMT

#294

250 for the leap sounds good to me

ideally v2

monx

Canada1400 Posts

June 18 2015 20:30 GMT

#295

i got more details and actually 250 is for the non adjustable armrest. 350$ CAD for the adjustable. Basically they bought those chairs from Target offices in Toronto...chairs are 2-3 years old at most and warranty still apply with the manufacturer. I think i will set up a meeting to try those ...i can't afford a 750$ chair but 350 would be the most i would be willing to pay.

@c0ldfusion : how do i know which version it is?

c0ldfusion

United States8293 Posts

June 19 2015 11:57 GMT

#296

http://lovingaerons.com/steelcase-leap-v1-vs-v2/

The armrest is probably the easiest thing to check.

monx

Canada1400 Posts

June 19 2015 16:43 GMT

#297

damn i just realised it wasn't the leap but the steelcase think

Zealos

United Kingdom3576 Posts

June 21 2015 13:52 GMT

#298

On May 23 2015 05:45 c0ldfusion wrote:
So uh today, I sat in the HM Embody for the first time ever.

And uh, it's better than the Aeron and it's not close.

Mine is arriving tomorrow : D