Computer Chairs

If you think about how much time you spend sitting and how long you will have the chair, it's not really that expensive.

Exactly. Pay $550 for a chair that will never need replacing (seriously), fits your ass like a glove and hugs your back, or pay thousands when you're forty and have arthritis in your spine. Trust me, I sit in a chair all day and I bought one to replace my office chair at work. Sit in it 8 hours straight and no more aching back at the end of the day.

Zodiac_sl said:

If you think about how much time you spend sitting and how long you will have the chair, it's not really that expensive.

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Go into the computer labs at your local collage campus and steal one... if anyone asks what you are doing... say you are borrowing it for a student film project... its how i have mine!

Been about a year since this was updated...doubt there's been much in the way of advancements in chair technology, so are most people between the MARKUS and Herman-Miller Aeron still?
My back has been acting up and I think I need a new computer chair for home.

I've had my Aeron for a year now, and it has definitely improved a lot of my lower back problems. I can sit it that thing for hours and have absolutely no discomfort. Since it's made of a mesh-like material it breathes really well too, nice and cool in the summer.

While I'm glad I got one off of Craigslist for fairly cheap ($250), knowing what I know now about it having used it for a year, I'd definitely pay full retail ($650) if I had to. It's probably the best furniture purchase I've ever made.

I did splurge and spend like $100 more on the headrest attachment though, that was well worth it too.

Djay_sl said:

Been about a year since this was updated...doubt there's been much in the way of advancements in chair technology, so are most people between the MARKUS and Herman-Miller Aeron still?
My back has been acting up and I think I need a new computer chair for home.

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Funnily enough I tried a Steelcase Leap last week and plan to go take a look at the Humanscale Freedom. Aeron is a pretty old design at this point, it isn't even their high end chair anymore.

I don't feel the used site offers enough of a discount, with new chairs at this pricepoint they have 8-10 year warantys and if you buy one from a local dealer they'll do waranty repairs at your house. Personally I'd rather pay $800 for a new chair with a 8-10 years waranty than $500 for a used chair with a 90-day waranty.

Any forum users own aDxracerchair? Are they worth the money? Last two chairs I owned fell apart so I decided to spend the extra money if they last longer.

Nola_sl said:

Any forum users own aDxracerchair? Are they worth the money? Last two chairs I owned fell apart so I decided to spend the extra money if they last longer.

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They look fucking stupid. You are not a race car driver at your desk. Aside from that, it is just another padded chair = fail. Eventually the padding will wear down and you are sitting on uncomfortable support.

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Aeron - Office Chair - Herman Miller

Is the be-all end-all of chairs. Worth retail and even better if you can get a Craigslist deal.

The entire government office here has these chairs and I sit 12 hours IT desk shifts on them with ease. The ones in the office here are about 6 years old and still feel like the day they were new.

Jysin_sl said:

They look fucking stupid. You are not a race car driver at your desk. Aside from that, it is just another padded chair = fail. Eventually the padding will wear down and you are sitting on uncomfortable support.

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Aeron - Office Chair - Herman Miller

Is the be-all end-all of chairs. Worth retail and even better if you can get a Craigslist deal.

The entire government office here has these chairs and I sit 12 hours IT desk shifts on them with ease. The ones in the office here are about 6 years old and still feel like the day they were new.

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these chairs are awful.

TIL there are computer desk chair hipsters

I'm not buying any chair unless it has a sous vide attachment. Fucking hipsters.

HM Aeron is the best piece of furniture I've ever owned. It's so goddamned comfortable, and cool as well. I've had mine for over 2 years now and it still looks brand new. Nothing scratches, nothing wears down or fades, it's worth every penny.

That being said, I'm fairly certain I bought a stolen one off of Craigslist since it was still new in plastic for $250 out of some dudes trunk. I added on a headrest to that though, and those were pricey(think it was like $100 for the headrest attachment). Damn thing is so comfortable, I fall asleep in it all the time.

I play video games in my underwear, how comfortable are the back and seat peices on bare skin?

If you work from home you can claim the price of the chair on your taxes, just keep the receipt.

Vitality_sl said:

I play video games in my underwear, how comfortable are the back and seat peices on bare skin?

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The chair is still soft, the mesh gives and bends, it's not hard plastic mesh or anything.

Jysin_sl said:

They look fucking stupid. You are not a race car driver at your desk. Aside from that, it is just another padded chair = fail. Eventually the padding will wear down and you are sitting on uncomfortable support.

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Aeron - Office Chair - Herman Miller

Is the be-all end-all of chairs. Worth retail and even better if you can get a Craigslist deal.

The entire government office here has these chairs and I sit 12 hours IT desk shifts on them with ease. The ones in the office here are about 6 years old and still feel like the day they were new.

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The Aeron is a pretty old design at this point (think nearly 20-years). They actually have a newer high-end model at this point.

Personally I bought a Steelcase Leap since I work from home. If you live in a proper city there are probably quite a few office supply stores and you can probably go try Steelcase, Aeron, etc. at a few. They'll also probably have good warranty where you can return to that location for repairs if it ever occurs.

if i cant tuck a foot under me while sitting then i say

no thank you sir. no i do not want this chair.

Are you a woman? I hope you're a woman, because only women sit like that.