Computer chairs

[The Tronyx]

Hello Everyone!

I assume that a lot of us spend a considerable amount of time in front of our computers so what we sit in should be a pretty comfortable thing. I am in the market for a new chair and it only seemed right to ask others what they prefer.

I am thinking of getting a mesh chair similar to the one seen here (http://www.target.com/Merrill-Low-Back-Chair-Black-Chrome/dp/B000VHSGAI/sr=1-1/qid=1232006266/ref=sr_1_1/191-3365840-7870235?ie=UTF8&index=target&rh=k%3Amerrill%20low-back&page=1) and I was curious what everyone else prefers. I live in Chicago so the weather in the winter isn't too big of a deal but in the summer the leather chair I have now can get pretty hot.

Anyway, what do you think?

:popcorn:

[renzokuken]

looks like a very nice chair. is mesh comfortable though? i like my padded fake leather one, although it was a cheapo one and broke recently. my advice is spend a few extra dollars and get something that you know is going to be built well.

failing that, build your own
http://www.arrickrobotics.com/chair/

or check these out
http://www.mikesquarter.com/the-ultimate-top-10-computer-chairs-32/

[handy]

I hurt.

So a comfortable chair is very important.

To find a chair that is comfortable to use for 12 hours or more a day is not an easy task, at least for me; I have had at least half a dozen of the wrong chairs, I wish I had found the right one at the start, I would have saved a lot of money, time & discomfort.

My solution was not cheap, though I expect it will be an heirloom, due to the quality of its construction. I use a Recaro office chair. It is a very high quality automobile seat with adjustable squab, back, head rest & lumbar support. It also incorporates the usual height & tilt routine.

Some years ago it cost me over $1000- Oz. Everyday I consider it to be one of my better investments, my only regret is that I hadn't purchased it 25 years ago.

[Thelasko]

This was a topic of "Ask Slashdot (http://ask.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/06/12/1815232)" a while back. The conclusion was the Herman Miller Aeron. (http://www.hermanmiller.com/CDA/SSA/Product/0,,a10-c440-p8,00.html)

[jerrrys]

99913$35 at the local thrift store, if you got any thrift stores in your area, its worth while to check them out.....

[Dr Small]

I have a fake leather office chair which I consider quite comfortable with arm rests. The only complaint, is that my elbows are so bony, that the leather on the arms have cracked and began ripping. I taped them up (which everyone thinks looks strange) but it just keeps getting worse! :D

I don't believe I could use a chair that didn't have arms. But other than that, I'm not too particular :)

[The Tronyx]

Thanks for the input all and hello DrSmall!

I have a fake leather chair now and like I said the seat is starting to tear and it gets hot in the summer.

I like the Herman Miller chairs but I just can't justify spending $600-800 on a chair atm

[cardinals_fan]

I got a cheap task chair for free with my printer. It's turned out to be the best product I've ever bought (even if it was free). Great posture, comfort, and durability.

[KiwiNZ]

I have the Mirra Chair , its the best I have ever used

[bonzodog]

I have a chair similar to this (http://www.target.com/Exec-Chair-Mesh-Seat-Black/dp/B0006HXEOG/sr=1-15/qid=1232047158/ref=sr_1_15/182-7479504-9292564?ie=UTF8&index=target&field-browse=1038614&rh=k%3Amesh&page=1), except it was much cheaper.

[KiwiNZ]

My employer purchased two for me , one for the office and one for at home. The Mirra is expensive over $1,000 NZ $ but really they are worth every cent

[mips]

My solution was not cheap, though I expect it will be an heirloom, due to the quality of its construction. I use a Recaro office chair. It is a very high quality automobile seat with adjustable squab, back, head rest & lumbar support. It also incorporates the usual height & tilt routine.


Do you have the 24-hour chair?
http://www.recaro.com/index.php?id=5601&region=http%3A%2Fbusca.uol.com.br%2Fuol%2Findex.ht ml%3F&L=2

The Recaros don't seem to be available over here. The Herman Miller ones are available but I suspect they will cost a boat load of money, will phone for pricing tomorrow.

[Dr Small]

Thanks for the input all and hello DrSmall!

Hello to you too! :D I haven't seen you for quite some time.

[Maheriano]

I've given this a great deal of thought.
A lot of people slouch over when they type causing a convex curve on their spine and bad posture. And even when pressing back against the chair support, it still doesn't really support you that well, I just naturally hunch over when I'm in front of the computer. So what if you put the support on the other side.....your chest? Picture straddling an incline weight bench where your chest is against a flat board and you're leaned forward, I think this would be the most comfortable way to sit in a chair. The only problem would be finding somewhere to put the keyboard, it would have to be a really low table beneath your chest, probably split into two.

Just my thought.

[linuxisevolution]

I've given this a great deal of thought.
A lot of people slouch over when they type causing a convex curve on their spine and bad posture. And even when pressing back against the chair support, it still doesn't really support you that well, I just naturally hunch over when I'm in front of the computer. So what if you put the support on the other side.....your chest? Picture straddling an incline weight bench where your chest is against a flat board and you're leaned forward, I think this would be the most comfortable way to sit in a chair. The only problem would be finding somewhere to put the keyboard, it would have to be a really low table beneath your chest, probably split into two.

Just my thought.

You should patent this, if someone hasn't already :)

I have a herman Miller that I got for free from some organization...I just found out what it was by looking underneath, but couldn't find any number, and it isn't on their site...

[handy]

Do you have the 24-hour chair?
http://www.recaro.com/index.php?id=5601&region=http%3A%2Fbusca.uol.com.br%2Fuol%2Findex.ht ml%3F&L=2

The Recaros don't seem to be available over here. The Herman Miller ones are available but I suspect they will cost a boat load of money, will phone for pricing tomorrow.

No I don't have that model.

From looking at the product range, the model I have is not available anymore.

I'm sure any of the other Recaro's would be great, just get the lumber balloon option; you adjust the amount of lumbar support with a rubber inflation pump that you squeeze, just like the old fashioned blood pressure machine type. It also has an easily operated valve to release pressure & lower the amount of lumbar support.

So there is no distributor of the Recaro products in S.A.?

[handy]

I've given this a great deal of thought.
A lot of people slouch over when they type causing a convex curve on their spine and bad posture. And even when pressing back against the chair support, it still doesn't really support you that well, I just naturally hunch over when I'm in front of the computer. So what if you put the support on the other side.....your chest? Picture straddling an incline weight bench where your chest is against a flat board and you're leaned forward, I think this would be the most comfortable way to sit in a chair. The only problem would be finding somewhere to put the keyboard, it would have to be a really low table beneath your chest, probably split into two.

Just my thought.

I type with the keyboard on my knees.

I find it quite comfortable to type in this fashion, & that is saying something as I suffer from tendinitis & arthritis, in various parts of my body, including my arms/wrists.

I rarely type for extended periods these days though.

[KiwiNZ]

This is the chair I have at home and work

[jrusso2]

If your really serious about a good chair they start around $600 and go up to a few thousand.

[MikeTheC]

The primary purpose behind webbed or mesh chairs is to provide you with a supporting surface which doesn't heat up with body temperature, but rather remains at a (normally) cooling room temperature.

A friend of mine bought one a number of years ago, and likes it a lot. I've sat in it a number of times, and personally I find it uncomfortable.

Chairs are like mice, or pants, or sun glasses. You have to try them to know if they suit you. Recommendations alone are insufficient.

[-grubby]

My chair goes to an old dining set, it gets quite uncomfortable after a few hours of sitting.

[handy]

Chairs are like mice, or pants, or sun glasses. You have to try them to know if they suit you. Recommendations alone are insufficient.

I disagree, as chairs can be bought that offer a huge amount of adjustment, whereas spectacles can be adjusted to a certain degree depending on the frame, a tailor can make adjustments to pants, mouses are (from my experience) beyond adjustment, apart from button & scroll wheel configuration.

So my advice, (again) is if you can afford it, get a chair that can be adjusted in as many ways as possible, under such circumstances you are doing your best to future proof the chair, & if you buy well, it may last you a life time.

[floatingpoint]

I used to get quite uncomfortable sitting at my computer. Quite a lot of back pain, sometimes for a while after, and I'm a fit and healthy 20 year old. When I was moving last summer, I decided I was tired of the conventional 'desktop' setup and declared that my room would be at ground level.

I got a low-lying unit to house my hi-fi, pc, tv etc, and (this is the important bit) a HUGE bean bag. It is the most comfortable and versatile piece of furniture I have ever owned and I highly recommend it to everyone. Make sure you get a big one though, that can be refilled with smaller pouches of the polystyrene beans, otherwise it'll lose it's form pretty quickly.

This post may be of no use to you, but... beanbags are the future!

[ajcham]

I'm currently using this abomination: http://www.argos.co.uk/wcsstore/argos/images/6171050A66UC298688M.jpg

Despite the cushions I use to make it just about bearable, I'd probably be better off kneeling at my computer desk for all the support that gives me.

[mips]

So there is no distributor of the Recaro products in S.A.?

There is but as far as I can tell they only do car and baby/child seats.

[handy]

There is but as far as I can tell they only do car and baby/child seats.

They would import them, you could probably order an office chair & wait until the shipment arrives.

There is nowhere else I would rather sit than in this chair. :-)

Actually, the way I found out about Recaro making office chairs, was that I had the bright idea of building an office chair out of a quality, adjustable car seat. When I phoned the man at the national Recaro importers office, telling him about my bright idea, he told me that they had already thought of it & pointed me to a website.

So the short of that story is, you could buy a seat & mount it on an office chair base yourself.

[jacky10]

I am using Ergonomic Aeron Chair which is comfortable and designable too.I think it is the best chair of the world.....This chair is according to my height and weight.. If u want then u should read http://www.aeron-chair.org/... this is the most imp that what quality r needful for ur chair?

[sandyd]

I dont have one - its better to stand than sit - esp when your doing work. This is because your spine (when standing) is bent in a "S" shape (which is good and normal) while when you are sitting, it is bent into a "C" shape which is not good for your back. Even though companies reccomend that lumbar support will make it better, it is really just another marketing strategy. (and yes, at home I have one of those chairs where its filled with something - it looks rather like a half deflated ball. however, its super comfertable.

[sxmaxchine]

im not psoitive this is the same chair but a teahcer at my school has one in her office and it is really comfortable.

Here is the chair (http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Executive-Office-Home-Computer-Desk-PU-Chair-High-Back-/310221479877?cmd=ViewItem&pt=AU_Office_Furniture&hash=item483aa41fc5)

[Phrea]

I have a second hand standard office chair.
You know, the ones that never ever break [so no reason to buy a new one :| ], aren't all that comfortable and are generally considered horrible. :D

[mmix]

1. any mesh chair
2. geek desk (http://www.geekdesk.com/) with no-chair

ps:
I am using nitul with customized desk(height=0.82m)
NOTE: It wasn't easy to get used to this chair.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kneeling_chair
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saddle_chair

[jamesparker]

Hi there: I searched the entire net for a padded Charles Eames chair in black and could only find unaffordable offers. Most of them want to rip you off. Now I found that Staples sells the high back under the name Quinto and the low back version under the name Amalfi . Go figure, but these are perfect reproductions and I was happy to finally find the Eames office chair at an affordable price.

[anjana agrawal]

Hi all,
We all know that human's body is not designed for chairs. When you use these chairs regularly you will fill back pain after some time. I had suffered also from back pain then someone advised me for back chair. I think these chairs care of your muscle.