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I think most would still say the standard is: Herman Miller Aeron. Usually people with dissenting opinion would still be picking a different ergo chair from Herman Miller.
Yeah those are pretty amazing. Had those at work.
I have a Noble ICON and would recommend one.
I think most would still say the standard is: Herman Miller Aeron. Usually people with dissenting opinion would still be picking a different ergo chair from Herman Miller.
I have the Hermon Miller Aeron and truth be told its probably approaching 7 years as well... So maybe I should go sit in a new one to see how it feels. I have lower back pain and I'm just trying to prevent it furtherThe Ergo Human chair is more comfortable, easier to adjust and has a headrest. That said, the Aeron chairs are the gold standard for longevity. My Ergo Human is starting to fall apart after about 7 years of hard daily use.
I had an Aeron I bought used that was built in the 1990's. I had that chair for ten years before it finally broke to a point where it wasn't cost effective to fix. So the Aeron chairs outlast anything I've ever seen. Meanwhile, the arm rests on my Ergo Human are starting to come apart and the bearings in the piston part seem to be going as it pops if you shift your weight sometimes. The adjustment lever for reclining broke years ago. I tried to contact the manufacturer for warranty service and never heard back. While its been a great chair overall, I will probably look at something else to replace it. I probably won't be looking at the Aeron either, but mostly because of their extreme cost, dated controls and poor lumbar support mechanism. The sliding pad thing is weak sauce. It also lacks a head rest. I think the Aeron was great for its time, but its been eclipsed by newer designs.
thanks for the replies
everyone I talked to in the gaming community seems to think DX racers are the way to go.
I have an Aeron right now, but its about 5 years old and I think its sucking for me.
I had an Aeron I bought used that was built in the 1990's. I had that chair for ten years before it finally broke to a point where it wasn't cost effective to fix. So the Aeron chairs outlast anything I've ever seen. Meanwhile, the arm rests on my Ergo Human are starting to come apart and the bearings in the piston part seem to be going as it pops if you shift your weight sometimes. The adjustment lever for reclining broke years ago. I tried to contact the manufacturer for warranty service and never heard back. While its been a great chair overall, I will probably look at something else to replace it. I probably won't be looking at the Aeron either, but mostly because of their extreme cost, dated controls and poor lumbar support mechanism. The sliding pad thing is weak sauce. It also lacks a head rest. I think the Aeron was great for its time, but its been eclipsed by newer designs.
Gotta say that I love the Serta Air Arlington that I bought at Office Depot a couple of years ago for like $170. It's no Herman Miller quality or looks-wise but it's just as comfortable IMO and you can buy 7 or 8 of them for the price of one Aeron.
The point of the Aeron isn't just the quality or the looks, it's that' it's built like a god damn tank and will last a decade even under heavy abuse with minimal work on it. It's an amazing value when you consider the quality and durability of it, the durability is a huge reason why it's been the gold standard of chairs.
I would consider durability as part of the quality. The way I see it if I can get 3-5 years out of a $200 chair that is comfortable then I'll still have spent 1/3-1/2 the price of the HM after 10 years and come out ahead.
So I think the reason why my chair isn't doing so hot for me is because I have chronic lower back pain and it just doesn't feel comfortable. It feels like there's little support.I'm not in the immediately hate DX Racer (or racing type chairs in general) camp but the reason they think that is because DX Racer got in early via marketing those chairs (and the style) as gaming chairs, especially by product placement to streamers (and other influencers). By extension that chair style is also now associated with gaming.
An amusing anecdote by the way since I somewhat follow it the Overwatch League had been using up until recently Herman Miller Aeron's. They've recently now switched to racing style gaming chair due to sponsorship and some players were complaining about the lack of adjustments/ergonomics.
One thing I'm surprised about is that no ones tried (as far as I know) to market one of those mesh ergonomic chairs as a gaming chair as an alternative style.