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!
Years ago I bought my son and myself a cheap gaming chair for about 100€ and it was very good for years, eventually the faux leather complete peeled off the seat, but it served us fine for many years. So maybe it depends on the manufacturer and these are also probably being enshittified rabidly. Comparing a 2019 product to 2025 probably doesn't work.
Last year I bought my son a Noblechairs Epic gaming chair as a gift from a sale, he's basically lives in it and likes it very much. It isn't a racing type chair, but a more firm office type seat and so far it is holding up well. The price is middlerange and it's pretty sturdy.