Computer chair needed

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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.