Gaming or office chair

Skidder · 19 Nov 2020 at 11:07

Hi folks. My trusty Ikea markus needs to go as it is pretty worn

I work from home (not just covid but all the time) and I am sat at my desk at least 9-6 but often more. I also game from the same set up but clearly less hours a day.

I am weighing up whether to get a second hand Herman Miller or something. Aerons seem to go around £300 or therabouts or to go for a new gaming chair.

I am 5ft 8 (and an all important half) and 86kg of combined muscle, sinew and pott belly.

I am flexible to some degree on price. I guess around £300-400 but happy lower and could be pursauded higher if particularly beneficial.

How good are today's gaming chairs for extended office use?

I do slouch and sit back a lot. feels like an office chair although ergonomic may not suit slobbing about on as well. Needs to be subtle looking for video calls so can't have doom demnons on it or whatever.

thoughts please

Reuben klang · 19 Nov 2020 at 11:59

2nd hand Aeron is the way to go.

Amazing chair, just bought one myself.

Cenuij · 19 Nov 2020 at 17:14

Reuben klang said:
2nd hand Aeron is the way to go.

Amazing chair, just bought one myself.

Having used the Aeron, the Mirra, and the Mirra 2 my personal opinion is the Mirra 2 is now the best chair.

Reuben klang · 20 Nov 2020 at 14:22

Cenuij said:
Having used the Aeron, the Mirra, and the Mirra 2 my personal opinion is the Mirra 2 is now the best chair.

You haven't had a chance to try the embody have you? I've tried a few but have yet to find a place to try it.

rob275 · 20 Nov 2020 at 20:50

Cenuij said:
Having used the Aeron, the Mirra, and the Mirra 2 my personal opinion is the Mirra 2 is now the best chair.

Been looking at the Mirra 2 myself. Did you use it with the butterfly back or triflex?

Cenuij · 20 Nov 2020 at 22:28

Reuben klang said:
You haven't had a chance to try the embody have you? I've tried a few but have yet to find a place to try it.

Sorry I haven't

Cenuij · 20 Nov 2020 at 22:32

rob275 said:
Been looking at the Mirra 2 myself. Did you use it with the butterfly back or triflex?

Being used to the triflex on the Mirra I stayed with that when I bought a Mirra 2 for home. I like that it's firm but also gives enough to feel like memory foam on my lower back.

To qualify what I said about now being the best chair (subjective of course) - I mentioned in another thread that the Mirra / Mirra 2 has a front lip adjustment which avoids the "bite" of the hard lip some users have found after prolonged use with the Aeron.

This front lip adjustement was a metal bar and hinge design on the Mirra, it had a foam pad above the metal bar which degraded after time to introduce a pressure point just an inch or two back from the front lip/edge.

This was fixed with the re-design the Mirra 2, combined with it's full mesh suspension seat (like the Aeron) there's absolutely no issue with the front edge after prolonged use with the Mirra 2.

I'm not sure the warranty period for Mirra 2 is as long as it used to be for the Aeron, mine arrived with 12 years.

Skidder · 21 Nov 2020 at 08:13

Well I've totally ignored this advice I'm afraid and picked up a noble hero. I suspect you are right and know you are right re ergonomics but will see how I get on with it

Milo01 · 22 Nov 2020 at 20:34

Don't buy a gaming chair most of the are crap and just looking nice, buy a good office chair instead.