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mav451
Profile Joined May 2010
United States1596 Posts
July 21 2013 17:04 GMT
#41
Yeah I'm still on my original chair from 2006, the AK Octane from Best Buy, but I should definitely look into moving on from what is basically a college student chair heh. Love the breathable mesh, but the seat depth is made for someone 6'6 in height :p

I'm not a tall guy, so my seat depth is a controlling factor for me. E.g. "A" size for the Herman Miller. I daresay I might even try to find something even less deep than 15.75" so I'm encouraged to sit in a more ergonomic position for a change. For that reason I think the Steelcase Think is up my alley, even more with that trial program. I confess that the Gesture has also caught my eye, but I'd like to try that before 'settling' on the Think.
With no power comes no responsibility?
skyR
Profile Joined July 2009
Canada13817 Posts
July 21 2013 17:11 GMT
#42
Gesture's seat depth is larger than the Leap's =p
Eazypeezy
Profile Joined August 2010
Canada54 Posts
July 21 2013 18:58 GMT
#43
Does anyone know the Model of DXracer that was at Dreamhack Valencia?
fucken eh
Alryk
Profile Blog Joined November 2011
United States2718 Posts
July 21 2013 22:54 GMT
#44
I think I will be picking up a Steelcase Amia in the next week... I'll post my impressions after a week or so of using the chair after I get it! I save like two hundred dollars over the Leap, and I think both would be great choices, so I'm gonna try the less expensive option.

iirc, dxracer doesn't use uniform chairs all the time. But since I remember white, probably the CUDA or style SW models.
Team Liquid, IM, ViOlet!
Chairman Ray
Profile Blog Joined December 2009
United States11903 Posts
July 21 2013 23:02 GMT
#45
On July 22 2013 03:58 Eazypeezy wrote:
Does anyone know the Model of DXracer that was at Dreamhack Valencia?


I think it's the DX Racer Charger
Ercster
Profile Joined August 2011
United States603 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-07-21 23:49:51
July 21 2013 23:46 GMT
#46
I have the Herman Miller Aeron and have no idea what that guy was talking about in the OP's quote. If you aren't sitting in the chair, then it's a bitch to get the chair to lean back. However, if you are sitting in the chair, it leans back incredibly easily.

I highly recommend the chair, but I would say go get one from Craigslist first. It's hard to determine how big you actually need the chair to be, so it's a much less expensive way to figure that out.

On July 22 2013 02:04 mav451 wrote:
Yeah I'm still on my original chair from 2006, the AK Octane from Best Buy, but I should definitely look into moving on from what is basically a college student chair heh. Love the breathable mesh, but the seat depth is made for someone 6'6 in height :p

I'm not a tall guy, so my seat depth is a controlling factor for me. E.g. "A" size for the Herman Miller. I daresay I might even try to find something even less deep than 15.75" so I'm encouraged to sit in a more ergonomic position for a change. For that reason I think the Steelcase Think is up my alley, even more with that trial program. I confess that the Gesture has also caught my eye, but I'd like to try that before 'settling' on the Think.

I'm 5'8" and have the B size chair, 17" chair depth, and it's perfect.
“The good thing about science is that it's true whether or not you believe in it.” -Neil deGrasse Tyson
llIH
Profile Joined June 2011
Norway2147 Posts
July 30 2013 11:41 GMT
#47
This on the sponsorship of Team Liquid by Need For Seat:
"It's pretty damn awesome to be sponsored by the guys who make the best chairs in the business."

What a load of crap!!?
Cyro
Profile Blog Joined June 2011
United Kingdom20343 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-07-30 13:37:03
July 30 2013 11:57 GMT
#48
What a load of crap!!?


Sponsorship is a load of crap, get used to it. The entire steelseries mouse lineup is trash in terms of sensor performance, EG still used them for years and marketed them like crazy to an audience of people that didn't know any better

The entire team, going from steelseries mice to razer blackwidows
"oh my god my overclock... I got a single WHEA error on the 23rd hour, 9 minutes" -Belial88
skyR
Profile Joined July 2009
Canada13817 Posts
July 30 2013 19:16 GMT
#49
Good companies actually spend money to make them and their products good, not throw sponsorships to others like candy.
geno
Profile Blog Joined October 2007
United States1404 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-07-31 05:21:40
July 31 2013 04:39 GMT
#50
Anyone have any experience with a Haworth Zody? madisonseating has a pretty big sale on a lot of chairs right now, and that one kind has my eye at the moment. $550 with shipping and I could theoretically buy lumbar for another $30 on ebay if I wanted it (which I don't think i do).

It's got a lot of things I've been looking at, fabric base with mesh back and not too much contouring (so I can sit in weirder positions). If I can sell my old Aeron for $3-400, seems more than worth the trade.

edit: Also looking at X99 if anyone has experience with that. By the way, the pictures in the OP for this chair seem incorrect, the Zody and Very Task pictures appear swapped.
nathandale
Profile Joined July 2013
United States1 Post
July 31 2013 11:18 GMT
#51
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Ben...
Profile Joined January 2011
Canada3485 Posts
July 31 2013 16:54 GMT
#52
On July 31 2013 13:39 geno wrote:
Anyone have any experience with a Haworth Zody? madisonseating has a pretty big sale on a lot of chairs right now, and that one kind has my eye at the moment. $550 with shipping and I could theoretically buy lumbar for another $30 on ebay if I wanted it (which I don't think i do).

It's got a lot of things I've been looking at, fabric base with mesh back and not too much contouring (so I can sit in weirder positions). If I can sell my old Aeron for $3-400, seems more than worth the trade.

edit: Also looking at X99 if anyone has experience with that. By the way, the pictures in the OP for this chair seem incorrect, the Zody and Very Task pictures appear swapped.
Haven't had personal experience, but my mom's work ordered a bunch of Haworths (The Zody and the Lively to be specific) to replace all of their old task chairs. So far they haven't been blown away with them. They apparently feel kinda cheap and they already had one break. She said her's is kinda comfy but not better than her old Global chair (She used to use a rather expensive Global chair. She brought it home when they replaced it. It is actually quite comfortable to sit in).

I looked for quite a while for a chair since my old one was giving me back trouble. I ended up settling on the Hon Nucleus after trying out a ton of chairs at all the local shops (I will not buy a chair without trying so it limited my options a bit since there are no really high end chairs available here, only by special order usually). For the price it is quite impressive. Fully adjustable in every way (depth, arm width, arm height, tilt, tilt lock, etc.), mesh back, nice firm seat. I tried out a ton of chairs and found it to be the most comfortable chair I could find for under $600. It actually lets me get work done. I went from only being able to work at my desk for an hour before having to stop because of back pain to being able to work all day. Well worth the money.

A lot of the other Hon chairs are not all that great but the Nucleus is amazing. The only other Hon chair I would even consider is the F3 (I would rank it equally as comfortable. I would have got one of those but they were special order only and would have taken 3 months to show up). The cheaper ones are not all that great.
"Cliiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiide" -Tastosis
Bluejava
Profile Blog Joined June 2011
Sweden135 Posts
July 31 2013 18:29 GMT
#53
Amazing post, I really need a new PC chair Guess Its gonna pay off in the long run (back problems TT)
"I've learned one thing for sure: Life is random and chaotic. Trying to put things into a pattern will only temporarily solve the problem. Once you embrace the madness, it will stop feeling overwhelming."
Mackem
Profile Joined May 2011
United Kingdom470 Posts
July 31 2013 20:39 GMT
#54
I don't have back problems but need a new chair simply because the padding on this one has gone flat after 3/4 years and my ass hurts when I sit on it and the legs are fixed so my thighs kind of touch the arms a bit T_T

Might go for the refurbished Leap V2 I saw for £200. Steam cleaned and has all adjustments / options besides the headrest.
Do you need a pole? I ask because your logical leaps are becoming logical vaults and your mental gymnastics are Olympic standard.
Thalandros
Profile Blog Joined July 2012
Netherlands1151 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-08-01 22:06:44
August 01 2013 22:04 GMT
#55
Hmm, thanks for making this thread OP. I've looked into quite a bit of chairs, but can't find anything that'd truly be really good for the budget I've got. I've got ~€300 to spend and looking at the DXracers they look really nice, but I can't test them unless I drive to mid-germany which I reeeeally don't feel like doing. Going to my local furniture shop you can really only get the chairs I've got now, a €140,- It feels quite good, but it kind of makes me lean back in my chair which is what I want to avoid doing from now on. I'm quite tall, ~190CM /6'2/3(I think) and around 85KG/170lbs. Would judging from reviews etc trying a DXracer really be the best option, or is there anything I can really look for locally? I don't think I can find many stores that sell mid-tier office/gaming chairs anywhere nearby. I also sweat really, really easily and fast, and my current leather chair doesn't help that.
Is there any chair I should be looking for in that regard (Or kind of material, really.)
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Alryk
Profile Blog Joined November 2011
United States2718 Posts
August 01 2013 22:33 GMT
#56
I just ordered an Amia a few days ago by the way, I'll post some impressions later this month. Thanks a bunch for this thread again Skyr
Team Liquid, IM, ViOlet!
skyR
Profile Joined July 2009
Canada13817 Posts
August 01 2013 23:23 GMT
#57
On August 02 2013 07:04 Thalandros wrote:+ Show Spoiler +
Hmm, thanks for making this thread OP. I've looked into quite a bit of chairs, but can't find anything that'd truly be really good for the budget I've got. I've got ~€300 to spend and looking at the DXracers they look really nice, but I can't test them unless I drive to mid-germany which I reeeeally don't feel like doing. Going to my local furniture shop you can really only get the chairs I've got now, a €140,- It feels quite good, but it kind of makes me lean back in my chair which is what I want to avoid doing from now on. I'm quite tall, ~190CM /6'2/3(I think) and around 85KG/170lbs. Would judging from reviews etc trying a DXracer really be the best option, or is there anything I can really look for locally? I don't think I can find many stores that sell mid-tier office/gaming chairs anywhere nearby. I also sweat really, really easily and fast, and my current leather chair doesn't help that.
Is there any chair I should be looking for in that regard (Or kind of material, really.)


Leaning back is good for you so why wouldn't you want to be leaning back? DXRacer isn't good unless you're the perfect size for it since it lacks seat depth and arm adjustments. Maybe try and find an Ergohuman? It's probably the least expensive with a full range of adjustments but that's because their warranty is shit, at least in North America.

If you tend to sweat a lot than you're probably best off with a mesh chair.
llIH
Profile Joined June 2011
Norway2147 Posts
August 08 2013 18:10 GMT
#58
I live in Europe. Would Ergohuman be a good choice? Or are there other competitors that you could recommend?
skyR
Profile Joined July 2009
Canada13817 Posts
August 08 2013 19:25 GMT
#59
Any chair you can find locally would be a good option. Buying from ergohuman.com would be terrible since shipping would most likely cost you just as much as the chair itself.
Zanderman
Profile Joined July 2010
United States8 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-08-08 21:25:16
August 08 2013 21:23 GMT
#60
What brands/types of chairs have the most cushion? I'm in the market for a new chair since the cushion in my chair has long been worn out. I'm 6'2 235 lbs and don't want to feel like I'm sitting on something hard. I also like to lean back in my chair with my feet up on an ottoman.
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