Help finding a new office chair

sven256 · 19 Jan 2009 at 15:06

Right I'm in the market for a new office chair.

I have a budget of around £500 upper limit, but I'm not sure what to get.

So i'm after some recommendations. As it's so hard to find any review or info on high ish end chairs, apart from the Herman miller aeron.

I have been looking at the aeron. But i'm a little unsure as I have been reading the bar at the front edge of the chair can be quite annoying, and can cut the circulation off.

I also quite like the looks of http://discountdesking.co.uk/office-chairs-delivered-in-48-hours/deluxe-seating/rimini/prod_511.html. But i'm unsure if it will be any good as most days it tends to get 8+ hours use. And it thinks its mostly built for design.

And finally I have been looking at some on http://www.officechairsuk.com/acatalog/Task.html does anyone use any of these chairs and can comment on their comfort levels.

Thanks in advance.

The Dread Pirate · 19 Jan 2009 at 15:09

Villain Chair F T W!

sven256 · 19 Jan 2009 at 15:13

If i had around 3k to spend I would.

platypus · 19 Jan 2009 at 15:14

If you've £500, get yourself to a store and get one ergonomically fitted.

sven256 · 19 Jan 2009 at 15:17

I would love to.

But I have searched and searched around Manchester, and there seems to be few and far between stores. They all seem to be based around london, with the odd one or two up here with a very limited selection.

platypus · 19 Jan 2009 at 15:26

Then travel. You can't put too much import on getting a decent chair

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Knubje · 19 Jan 2009 at 15:27

Do lay z boy do a office style chair? If so then that is more likely to be a winner

philjohn · 19 Jan 2009 at 15:40

Despite ergonomics having moved on since they were released, I still like the Aeron. Herman Miller have released a new one recently that's also meant to be good.

Dr House · 19 Jan 2009 at 15:44

In that sort of price range I would look at a HumanScale or a Herman Miller Aron

mrk · 19 Jan 2009 at 15:47

platypus said:
If you've £500, get yourself to a store and get one ergonomically fitted.

But what if you spend all day on your chair as it's so comfy then your badonkadonk grows...your assgrooved chair will be useless then!

platypus · 19 Jan 2009 at 15:48

philjohn said:
Despite ergonomics having moved on since they were released, I still like the Aeron. Herman Miller have released a new one recently that's also meant to be good.

At those prices though, I'd always get one fitted, and not a standard Aeron.

sven256 · 19 Jan 2009 at 16:09

I'm in no doubt getting one fitted would be better. But to travel to London and back is a 8 hour trip, then time to look around at different places and chairs it would require a stopover in London, thus cutting into my budget.

Hence I was looking for a few recommendations on here, of what people have and what people have used to get a idea.

Guru · 19 Jan 2009 at 16:21

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