I badly need a new chair.
I put the thumbnail chair there just for fun. It's called the Vantum and it's ~$700. I don't need a Cadillac chair. A Honda is more than adequate. I just don't know what that'll cost.
- What's the absolute minimum you'd spend to get a Honda chair? $100? $200? More?
- What brands have the best reputations?
- What brands should be avoided?
- What questions am I forgetting to ask?
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The cough backstory
The plain-old desk chair I bought just 14 months ago already has a serious crack. I noticed it today. I don't think it can be repaired. Plus the crack will expand making the chair worthless. It's just a question of how fast. Worst of all - could the chair collapse all-of-the-sudden sending me crashing to the floor?
Before I bought it I avoided the cheapest chairs. I spent a bit more - $80 - in hopes the damn chair would last at least a couple years. So much for that!
I wouldn't buy gaming anything. Buy high quality office furniture that's designed by ergonomics experts to protect companies from liability if their employees experience repetitive stress injuries from their furniture.
Hermann Miller and Steelcase are both good manufacturers. You can buy them affordably from office furniture liquidators. Don't settle for anything less than top quality.
Look to spend $300 or so. Might seem like a lot but you spend a lot of time in your chair and it's literally your body on the line, so don't cheap out.