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My work setup. nothing too special.
 
How are the AD700s? :p

Also - Torq - how is that chair? What did you have before it?
 
Thanks for the kind words, it is a nice and productive place to sit ;)

Koko56 - The chair (Aeron PostureFit, fully loaded) is amazing. Everything is adjustable, and it is incredibly comfortable. I often pull 20 hours sessions in it with no discomfort whatsoever. Easily the most impactful purchase I have ever made for my office.

After 4 or 5 years of heavy daily usage it is showing no wear at all. Still looks the same as when it was new.

Prior to this I had some $200 adjustable task-chair I picked up at CostCo, and it was nice enough - until I spent a day with this one ;)
 
Torq said:
Thanks for the kind words, it is a nice and productive place to sit ;)

Koko56 - The chair (Aeron PostureFit, fully loaded) is amazing. Everything is adjustable, and it is incredibly comfortable. I often pull 20 hours sessions in it with no discomfort whatsoever. Easily the most impactful purchase I have ever made for my office.

After 4 or 5 years of heavy daily usage it is showing no wear at all. Still looks the same as when it was new.

Prior to this I had some $200 adjustable task-chair I picked up at CostCo, and it was nice enough - until I spent a day with this one ;)
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Damn... I've been looking for a chair a few months ago as my lower back was starting to be stiff and impacting things - I would normally start to slouch in my chair or even lean to mostly the right side of my table and support my head with my arm with the elbow on the table.
I went ot IKEA and a few other shops, but then I realised that I would probably need something like that chair if I was to settle. "lol" and "sadface"... :D

Oh, just to make sure, that chair is also widly known as the "The Aeron chair" is not it?
 
Koko56 said:
Damn... I've been looking for a chair a few months ago as my lower back was starting to be stiff and impacting things - I would normally start to slouch in my chair or even lean to mostly the right side of my table and support my head with my arm with the elbow on the table.
I went ot IKEA and a few other shops, but then I realised that I would probably need something like that chair if I was to settle. "lol" and "sadface"... :D

Oh, just to make sure, that chair is also widly known as the "The Aeron chair" is not it?
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Yes, that's the one.

It's available in a variety of configurations, starting with no arms and no specific back support, and you add the options you want from there. It is possible to buy the basic model and add/upgrade the bits you want over time. Though this tends to wind up being more expensive.
 
I see.

That brings me to ask you - how did you decide on what you wanted for your chair?

I've hada galnce at what seems ot be the official UK site and there are a few options.

Is there a place where all of them are explained or... ?
 
thought i would join in with this bad cell phone shot. just got my mStand and external fw800 enclosure for my old hdd. i have a kvm to switch between computers

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Koko56 said:
Damn... I've been looking for a chair a few months ago as my lower back was starting to be stiff and impacting things - I would normally start to slouch in my chair or even lean to mostly the right side of my table and support my head with my arm with the elbow on the table.
I went ot IKEA and a few other shops, but then I realised that I would probably need something like that chair if I was to settle. "lol" and "sadface"... :D

Oh, just to make sure, that chair is also widly known as the "The Aeron chair" is not it?
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I think it's a better investment if you get a humanscale or knoll chair instead. While the Aeron looks good but it's not as comfortable as you think.
 
I see.

That brings me to ask you - how did you decide on what you wanted for your chair?

I've hada galnce at what seems ot be the official UK site and there are a few options.

Is there a place where all of them are explained or... ?
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I talked with various dealers that specialized in adjustable/ergonomic seating products and tried a bunch of things out over the space of several weeks (find a good dealer).

I think it's a better investment if you get a humanscale or knoll chair instead. While the Aeron looks good but it's not as comfortable as you think.
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What is perfection for one person is not necessarily even tolerable for another. A lot of it is personal and sometimes not even without some degree of subjectivity.

Personally I do quite like the Humanscale "Freedom" chair. What I did not like was having either a conventional leather/foam or their foam/gel seat. They offer a mesh/weave style back, but not the seat.

That was a deal breaker for me, made it harder to naturally and subconsciosly "wiggle" during a long session of coding, and that made my arse numb. I imagine, if you do not have a nice cool office (I am heat sensitive) the pellicle/mesh style base on something like the Aeron gives better air circulation.

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Regardless, you need to find a good dealer and try them in the environment you will be using them, in the same sort of usage patterns you will really use them in. Most good dealers will have a try-at-home program, and those that do not will usually offer a 14-30 day no-questions asked full-refund.
 
Torq said:
I talked with various dealers that specialized in adjustable/ergonomic seating products and tried a bunch of things out over the space of several weeks (find a good dealer).



What is perfection for one person is not necessarily even tolerable for another. A lot of it is personal and sometimes not even without some degree of subjectivity.

Personally I do quite like the Humanscale "Freedom" chair. What I did not like was having either a conventional leather/foam or their foam/gel seat. They offer a mesh/weave style back, but not the seat.

That was a deal breaker for me, made it harder to naturally and subconsciosly "wiggle" during a long session of coding, and that made my arse numb. I imagine, if you do not have a nice cool office (I am heat sensitive) the pellicle/mesh style base on something like the Aeron gives better air circulation.

...

Regardless, you need to find a good dealer and try them in the environment you will be using them, in the same sort of usage patterns you will really use them in. Most good dealers will have a try-at-home program, and those that do not will usually offer a 14-30 day no-questions asked full-refund.
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Nice. I'm not planning on getting one in the near future, but just wondering.
bdr529 said:
glad you asked. that is a filco majestouch with tactile switches. i just got it last week, really like it so far.
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I see, looks a bit like a Happy Hacking KB or the dasKeybaord.
 
Setup is: Quad 2.93 nehalem Mac Pro with GTX 285 and Vertex SSD. This setup is running on 2x 3007-HC screens.

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