discussion New computer chair

[OverkillYJ]

Don't most of their chairs retail for over $400? :doh:


You would've been better off saving your money and just getting an ikea markus instead. Dxracers are overpriced and overrated (no offense). The "leather" they use is a PU bonded leather and it will start to flake away after a couple years.



Just saying, if somebody is willing to drop that kind of money on a sub-par chair, then they're better off picking up a second hand Herman Miller, Steelcase or Haworth. Often times startups/businesses go bankrupt and you can snag one for a steal.

My PU leather one is 5 years only with no sign os flaking, also they make full grain leather ones (which i purchased for my office).

 

[Dark Knight]

My PU leather one is 5 years only with no sign os flaking, also they make full grain leather ones (which i purchased for my office).

PU can and will flake eventually. That's why it's Polyurethane Leather.

 

[FreeKnight]

PU can and will flake eventually. That's why it's Polyurethane Leather.

Periodic conditioning and not being exposed to UV will drastically reduce that. You can easily have *good* PL not degrade for well over 10 years if it's maintained.

I definitely notice it in cars where you can tell the owner drives with the windows open and doesn't condition the leather. Of course if it's really shitty PL, it can die a lot faster. If I remember right one of the domestics (Chev maybe?) had notoriously bad 'leather seats' in one of their lines in the mid-late 90s.

 

[lowfat]

Got the Embody setup. So far so good. Setup took 25 minutes or so. Lots of adjustability. A lot more than my Aeron had, although I didn't get a top model Aeron when I bought it. When I was ordering the Embody it didn't look like the arms could go out wider, but they do.

Material I chose isn't good for bare skin .

 

[lowfat]

I've had the Embody for 2 weeks so I'll give more thoughts on it. It is very customizable. Back support tension, tilt, tilt resistance, height and adjustable seat depth. It took me a very long time to find a comfortable setting.

To the opposite of what I thought, increasing the back support tension was way more comfortable. Supposedly tightening it is for straight backs, and loosening it is for more curved back. I found that having it loose put too much pressure on lumbar and it felt like I was getting stabbed by plastic. Compared to an Aeron, I would say about 50% back tension would be similar to it. If you increase tension it gives way more upper back support. Lean back, you get support. Lean to the side, you still get support. The back of the chair always puts light pressure everywhere.

Arm rests are leaps and bounds better than the Aeron. They go higher than the Aeron, thus forcing my shoulders back. They also go crazy narrow, is if you are doing a lot of type touching, you could do so while supporting your elbows and not putting as much pressure on your wrists.

The seat is more comfortable than an Aeron but don't expect like a plush 'executive' style chair. My butt does get sore w/ extended sessions in it. Just yesterday I noticed that I could extend the depth of the seat. By extended it more of my legs are supported. It can reach my knees now, so less pressure on your butt/tailbone.

One issue I had was it sits too high even on the lowest setting. Because of this I couldn't have the arm rests as high as I wanted. Resolved this by raising the height of my desk by putting casters on it (was going to do this anyways).

Plus it looks SICK. :biggrin:

 

[Lysrin]

Any pics of it in its new natural habitat?

 

[Sagath]

Yeah, and where did you buy it from? I'm probably going to dump the cash based on your review.

(yes, I still havnt bought a new chair, and I'm tired of hunting kijiji for an Aeron at a reasonable price)

 

[lowfat]

Any pics of it in its new natural habitat?

I just spend the last 3 days redoing my desk (although it looks mostly the same :blarg. Once my cables come in today and I finish I'll be posting pics.

Yeah, and where did you buy it from? I'm probably going to dump the cash based on your review.

(yes, I still havnt bought a new chair, and I'm tired of hunting kijiji for an Aeron at a reasonable price)

Gabriel Ross. https://grshop.com/

But I think most Herman Miller authorized retailers will have the same price. HM is sorta like Apple and they regulate their prices for consumer purchases. They also do a semi-annual sale where everything is 15% off. Pretty substantial amount on a $1400+ chair. One in Nov-Dec. I think the other is around July. So you can wait for a few months to save a couple hundred bucks.

Contact | Contemporary Office Interiors in Edmonton is an HM dealer. If they stock one you could try the chair out yourself maybe.

 

[Sagath]

Calgary has like 8 Aeron chairs for sale on Kijiji for ~350 bucks. Edmonton? Zip for months.

Hard for me to justify 1500+ on the Embody new. Anyone in calgary willing to go get an Aeron and hold it for me until I drive down?

 

[sf101]

Periodic conditioning and not being exposed to UV will drastically reduce that. You can easily have *good* PL not degrade for well over 10 years if it's maintained.

I definitely notice it in cars where you can tell the owner drives with the windows open and doesn't condition the leather. Of course if it's really shitty PL, it can die a lot faster. If I remember right one of the domestics (Chev maybe?) had notoriously bad 'leather seats' in one of their lines in the mid-late 90s.

in cars you can tell from the first time they get in the car when its winter .. atleast up here in alberta when its lower than say -15 , the old vinyl and fax leather seats would crack

I should add - this isn't the case for the most part indoors unless abused.

maybe if you let it sit in the sun for decades , but at the same time your supposed to treat real leather with oils etc to keep it from also cracking over time etc.