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On August 09 2013 06:23 Zanderman wrote:
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.
None of us here would be well-versed in cushions. But focusing on quantity rather than quality would be a huge mistake for determining the comfort of a seat, and for most things in life.
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On August 09 2013 04:25 skyR wrote:
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.
Are there no european stores you know of? I have checked lokal stores and they do not have anything close to good. Just "ikea" chairs with very bad adjust-abilities.
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Sorry, I only know of Think Furniture and Back2.
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Ok. That's at least something to look for. Going to get a good chair before school starts. Seat depth adjustment is a must!
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On July 22 2013 08:46 Ercster wrote: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. Show nested quote +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.
I just wanted to put it out there that I read lots of stuff here in the forums about chairs and ended up picking up a Herman Miller Aeron for $450 on craigslist. The chair was pristine and maybe two years old which means it still has lots of warranty life left on it. The chair has been amazing. It does lean back super easy you just have to make sure it isn't in some locked mode. The only complaint I have about the chair is that you cannot sit weirdly in the chair(maybe a good thing for most people) because of the hard plastic and also that it is super heavy. I moved to a place with all carpet and went and got a heavy duty chair mat and this thing makes divots due to the weight. (I only weigh 165 lbs so I am not the cause of this)
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Just tested and ordered a Wilkhahn On. Very nice thread, you should get a commission.
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On August 17 2013 03:04 Aiobhill wrote:
Just tested and ordered a Wilkhahn On. Very nice thread, you should get a commission.
Does it have adjustments like seat depth?
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Dunno. Was given a 12-14 week delivery estimate ordering from the official retailer mentioned at the Wilkhahn site for my area (sadly the only one within a 120+ km radius). Currently they don't react to e-mail, so I will go there tomorrow. Unless I finally get an exact delivery date in written form, they can keep it.
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On August 01 2013 01:54 Ben... wrote:
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.
Thanks for this - based on reading this thread and doing research on the most promising seats, I also went with the Hon Nucleus.
I tried to find a retailer in my area that carries it so I could try it out with no luck. However the reviews I found at various places - including Amazon - were universally favorable. In particular a few tall guys (I am 6' 3") wrote reviews that said it was one of the only chairs for ~$500.00 that really worked for them. Other seats in that price range did not support them well.
Other seats I considered were the DxRacer (too large and too flashy, enough negative leaning reviews that made it seem not quite as advertised) -- Herman Miller Sayl (compelling but too many options that boosted the price past 500, too many negative leaning reviews re: quality) -- and the Wilkhahn On (higher priced and too hard to find at a discount).
I will definitely stop back and report once its been shipped and Ive had a chance to work with it for a while. Good thread.
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hi all !
i'm looking to buy a new office chair and i have around 200€ to spend. I quickly looked at the brand and the sellers that are listed here but they all sell chairs way over my budget...
Do you think i must go in a office shop in my town or look more closely on the Internet to find a good chair (considering shipping cost...) ?
Could you give me advises on which brand makes good chair at that price ? The only specific feature i want is adjustable arm rests.
Thx
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Hi, I'm on a budget for $300 USD or less. Is DXRacer worth the money? As a college student working on programming I'm at my desk all day, and my hard, flat wooden chair just gives me pain. I prefer something that has a tall area for the back (like DXRacer). I do like the reclining feature of it. I don't mind either flashy or conservative.
Always open for recommendations.
Thanks.
EDIT: Wish this was purchasable from the US: http://www.dxracer.net/art65_dxracer-chair-oh-f08-nb.html Why are certain chairs region locked? 
Also how's the IKEA Markus?
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I have used Herman Miller Mirra chair in the office for about a year. The chair was comfy no doubt, but it is not the best chair i have had. At home i play on a half homemade chair that is years ahead. I had a rotating and tilting chair that broke. I took the base i bought a car racing seat for about 150 Euros, merged them together and i got the best chair i've had so far. I can stay in my home chair for 14 hours without issues, but i can not say the same for the Herman chair. After 3 hours on the Herman i would start to lean different directions because i got tired. I may not have configured my Herman chair well or i may just be a complete noob, but i am honest that this common racing seat works way better for me. Maybe the Aeron is way better than the Mirra?
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If anyone is buying a dxracer chair from NEEDforSEAT USA, I have a $25 off coupon you can have.
EDIT: Expires Oct 25th, 2013
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I've got a budget of $200 and pretty much all the high end chairs posted in the OP are way out my budget. Can anyone make any recommendations? Currently I'm using a task chair for walmart and the seat padding is so thin it feels like im sitting on wood, there's absolutely no lumbar support and no arm rests. The only thing I can adjust is the seat height and I spend a lot of time sitting on it and it's given me back pain almost every day. I've been using this for the last 4 years and I can't take it anymore.
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$200 is going to get you exactly what you have right now, a chair with thin padding, seat height adjustment, and maybe one other adjustment if you're lucky. Spend more if you want a comfortable chair. At $400 or maybe even less, you could probably find a used Aeron or Leap on Craigslist. All you need to do is reupholster it and it'll be miles better than anything you can find at $200.
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Its always such a pain to find a chair I actually like. I wanted one that locked at different reclining angles not the super ghetto locked or unlocked crap. I tend to lean into my monitors so having it force me back to reclining helps keep me away. I've been to all the usual suspect stores and when staples finally came to the area I found a chair I could stand. I've had it for years and while it is my favorite chair yet it has some issues we'll say. Now the piston only holds the chair up for a limited amount of time, if I raise it and sit perfectly still it'll stay up. But since I have the whole "restless leg" thing going on it slowly ticks down lower till it bottoms out. It still works as a chair, its just annoying.
Next go around I sort of want to splurge and pay out the butt for a chair. I'm just hoping mechanically it never develops an issue for that price, at the very least for 10ish years. I do wish there were stores that actually stocked the crazier things so you could test drive them. For me a chair, much like a mouse, is so personal that I'm looking for exactly what I want and the only way to pick the best fit is to try them out.
Hell, I'd make my own chair if I had the foggiest idea how to make a decent piston that was on roids. The cheap chairs are so garbage there's no way I couldn't make something better with my own 2 hands.
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Reading OP, I feel embarassed because I have a some wooden lawn chair in my room. xD
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Yeah, I use a wooden chair, and I'm desperate now. I can't take the uneasy feeling on my lower back anymore.
A nearby OfficeMax has a sale for chairs, so I guess I'll check those out.
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On September 27 2013 03:48 [S9] taeZaKi wrote:Hi, I'm on a budget for $300 USD or less. Is DXRacer worth the money? As a college student working on programming I'm at my desk all day, and my hard, flat wooden chair just gives me pain. I prefer something that has a tall area for the back (like DXRacer). I do like the reclining feature of it. I don't mind either flashy or conservative. Always open for recommendations. Thanks. EDIT: Wish this was purchasable from the US: http://www.dxracer.net/art65_dxracer-chair-oh-f08-nb.html Why are certain chairs region locked? Also how's the IKEA Markus?
Why do you like a tall back? The DXRacer has horrible adjustments. Sure the padding is good. But I would never waste my money on a chair like that. Just use a little more money and save on other stuff and get a chair that you will not need to replace every 1-2 years. In my opinion of course.
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On October 02 2013 01:03 llIH wrote:Show nested quote +On September 27 2013 03:48 [S9] taeZaKi wrote:Hi, I'm on a budget for $300 USD or less. Is DXRacer worth the money? As a college student working on programming I'm at my desk all day, and my hard, flat wooden chair just gives me pain. I prefer something that has a tall area for the back (like DXRacer). I do like the reclining feature of it. I don't mind either flashy or conservative. Always open for recommendations. Thanks. EDIT: Wish this was purchasable from the US: http://www.dxracer.net/art65_dxracer-chair-oh-f08-nb.html Why are certain chairs region locked? Also how's the IKEA Markus? Why do you like a tall back? The DXRacer has horrible adjustments. Sure the padding is good. But I would never waste my money on a chair like that. Just use a little more money and save on other stuff and get a chair that you will not need to replace every 1-2 years. In my opinion of course.
Thanks for replying.
Basically I just like having something to lay most of my back on. My bed is a room away from my desk, so I would like to have the luxury of just sitting back.
That said, it is not a priority. Just if I could choose, I'd get a tall back one.
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