Computer chair needed

[brutal]

** EDIT ** I ordered a refurb Steelcase Leap V2 **


OK, I'm having trouble finding a suitable computer chair and looking for recommendations.

I spend all day most days glued to a chair working IT or doing useless crap on the internet (when not taking breaks) and the current chair is well past its useful life and has been a bit of a problem child for a long time (randomly loses height). The pleather is worn to the point of being messy. Can't seem to find many good choices.

Has to be under $500
Has to be high back
Has to have adjustable arms
No mesh chairs (I know it's another bonded leather choice.)

Microcenter has an "Executive version of their gaming chairs for $330 that looks promising.



There's also a less loud gaming chair for a bit more.



There's also one on Amazon but it's more for probably the same/similar thing.



TIA but please keep the weird chair ergo stuff, get off your ass, standing desk comments to yourself, none are options.

[JohnnyEgo]

I would skip all these options and go to a used office furniture store, personally. You want a chair designed for all day computer work, where the ergonomics are likely to be very different from a gaming chair, even an executive one. I am using a Steelcase Leap they let us take from work when they closed our office down. These are $1200+ chairs designed to last 10 years or more in an office setting in use for 8 hours a day, and much better than the $150 chair I threw out when I brought this one home. My ass no longer hurts when I get up at the end of the day, nor does my back. I'd take your $500 budget to a used office furniture store and look at a used Steelcase Leap, Silq, or Jaku in good condition, all of which have high-back versions.

[emiller35]

I would skip all these options and go to a used office furniture store, personally. You want a chair designed for all day computer work, where the ergonomics are likely to be very different from a gaming chair, even an executive one. I am using a Steelcase Leap they let us take from work when they closed our office down. These are $1200+ chairs designed to last 10 years or more in an office setting in use for 8 hours a day, and much better than the $150 chair I threw out when I brought this one home. My ass no longer hurts when I get up at the end of the day, nor does my back. I'd take your $500 budget to a used office furniture store and look at a used Steelcase Leap, Silq, or Jaku in good condition, all of which have high-back versions.

Couldn?t agree more with this statement. At the kick off the ?pandemic?, our office let us take ours home since we are to be working from home.

While I cannot speak to Johnny?s brands mine is a Herman Miller and I have grown to love it even more than I did in the office setting.


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[brutal]

I would skip all these options and go to a used office furniture store, personally. You want a chair designed for all day computer work, where the ergonomics are likely to be very different from a gaming chair, even an executive one. I am using a Steelcase Leap they let us take from work when they closed our office down. These are $1200+ chairs designed to last 10 years or more in an office setting in use for 8 hours a day, and much better than the $150 chair I threw out when I brought this one home. My ass no longer hurts when I get up at the end of the day, nor does my back. I'd take your $500 budget to a used office furniture store and look at a used Steelcase Leap, Silq, or Jaku in good condition, all of which have high-back versions.

Thanks, I looked at Steelcase but new seemed out of my budget. I like the features of that Leap if I can find one. You've given me a quest.

[Great-Kazoo]

Thanks, I looked at Steelcase but new seemed out of my budget. I like the features of that Leap if I can find one. You've given me a quest.

Think of it as it's something, for your camper.

[brutal]

Think of it as it's something, for your dumper.

FIFY.

[enfield]

Since having to work from home, I too was tired of the cheap office chair I had. I ordered a Steelcase Leap from these guys: https://www.crandalloffice.com. It was remanufactured with new seat cushion, fabric, wheels and gas piston. No more butt pain. The chair is very well built.

[Jer]

I would skip all these options and go to a used office furniture store, personally. You want a chair designed for all day computer work, where the ergonomics are likely to be very different from a gaming chair, even an executive one. I am using a Steelcase Leap they let us take from work when they closed our office down. These are $1200+ chairs designed to last 10 years or more in an office setting in use for 8 hours a day, and much better than the $150 chair I threw out when I brought this one home. My ass no longer hurts when I get up at the end of the day, nor does my back. I'd take your $500 budget to a used office furniture store and look at a used Steelcase Leap, Silq, or Jaku in good condition, all of which have high-back versions.

Agree with this 100% and would add another chair to the list to check out used: Herman Miller Aeron.

Skip anything with the word "gaming" in the description and avoid anything with fake leather like the plague. Mesh or that heavier fabric is the ONLY way to go.

[whitewalrus]

Agree with this 100% and would add another chair to the list to check out used: Herman Miller Aeron.

Skip anything with the word "gaming" in the description and avoid anything with fake leather like the plague. Mesh or that heavier fabric is the ONLY way to go.

I as well recommend Herman Miller?s chairs. Getting them used under $500 shouldn?t be too hard. Make sure you get the models with all the adjustments - this makes a huge difference if you are not whatever normal sized they think people are when they make the chair.


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[Little Dutch]

Agree with this 100% and would add another chair to the list to check out used: Herman Miller Aeron.

Skip anything with the word "gaming" in the description and avoid anything with fake leather like the plague. Mesh or that heavier fabric is the ONLY way to go.

The Aeron is the only computer chair I’ve found worth having. OP said no mesh though, so I didn’t have anything else to offer.