Anyone use a gaming chair for work?
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I was thinking of getting one of these 2:
https://www.sparco-official.com/en/checkout/cart/c...
https://www.sparco-official.com/en/lifestyle/offic...
Has anyone tried them?
https://www.sparco-official.com/en/checkout/cart/c...
https://www.sparco-official.com/en/lifestyle/offic...
Has anyone tried them?
bing said:
I was thinking of getting one of these 2:
https://www.sparco-official.com/en/checkout/cart/c...
https://www.sparco-official.com/en/lifestyle/offic...
Has anyone tried them?
I'd want more adjustability on the arms, personally. (Btw, first link doesn't work).https://www.sparco-official.com/en/checkout/cart/c...
https://www.sparco-official.com/en/lifestyle/offic...
Has anyone tried them?
Arrived today - that was a big heavy box! Put together without any drama.
Only tiny disappointment was a small mark on the shoulder bolster - like a faint grease/oil mark, but not very obvious except at certain light angles, so not bothered about getting it exchanged etc.
I guess the base is fairly firm, but my old cheap chair had NO padding at all, so this feels quite luxurious even before being broken in.
Not sure i'll use the pads - theres enough in-built lumber for me, and the head cushion is too high if its strapped-on.
Just need to get the heights of the desk and chair optimised and then i'll get the ultrawide monitor mounted on the wall, and all the cables hidden away.
Only tiny disappointment was a small mark on the shoulder bolster - like a faint grease/oil mark, but not very obvious except at certain light angles, so not bothered about getting it exchanged etc.
I guess the base is fairly firm, but my old cheap chair had NO padding at all, so this feels quite luxurious even before being broken in.
Not sure i'll use the pads - theres enough in-built lumber for me, and the head cushion is too high if its strapped-on.
Just need to get the heights of the desk and chair optimised and then i'll get the ultrawide monitor mounted on the wall, and all the cables hidden away.
Those chairs look like they will be sweaty. You can't beat a used Herman Miller for value IMO. Not only that if you come across a 'barn find' 
really cheap you can have fun doing it up yourself. Spares are cheap and plentiful. It's a proper PHers chair.
edit to add: not cheap but someone else did all the work for you https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Herman-Miller-Aeron-ful...
really cheap you can have fun doing it up yourself. Spares are cheap and plentiful. It's a proper PHers chair.edit to add: not cheap but someone else did all the work for you https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Herman-Miller-Aeron-ful...
Seeing how many got the Titan XL on here that could be a problem.Doofus said:
Depends whether you can sit still without breaking into a sweat, really.
It's nearly 30 degrees in my 'office' today, enough to make anyone sweat into their plastic/pleather chair. My back, sack and crack are the only things kept cool by the mesh chair, the rest of me is pleasantly glowing. If you're a fat f
ker I'd recommend a 'C' size Aeron over the B.Motorrad said:
It's nearly 30 degrees in my 'office' today, enough to make anyone sweat into their plastic/pleather chair. My back, sack and crack are the only things kept cool by the mesh chair, the rest of me is pleasantly glowing. If you're a fat fker I'd recommend a 'C' size Aeron over the B.
If the temperature goes above a certain level aren't you allowed to go home?ker I'd recommend a 'C' size Aeron over the B.Oh...
Motorrad said:
Those chairs look like they will be sweaty. You can't beat a used Herman Miller for value IMO. Not only that if you come across a 'barn find' really cheap you can have fun doing it up yourself. Spares are cheap and plentiful. It's a proper PHers chair.
edit to add: not cheap but someone else did all the work for you https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Herman-Miller-Aeron-ful...
That's why I went for the SL Titan so I could get the fabric upholstery rather than PU Noblechairs were offering. I've had zero sweat issues - although the draft in my office probably helps. really cheap you can have fun doing it up yourself. Spares are cheap and plentiful. It's a proper PHers chair.edit to add: not cheap but someone else did all the work for you https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Herman-Miller-Aeron-ful...
That used Herman Miller is the same price as my Titan, and I know from experience the head/neck support on them is non-existant - so much happier with the value I've got from Secret Lab.
bodhi said:
That's why I went for the SL Titan so I could get the fabric upholstery rather than PU Noblechairs were offering. I've had zero sweat issues - although the draft in my office probably helps.
That used Herman Miller is the same price as my Titan, and I know from experience the head/neck support on them is non-existant - so much happier with the value I've got from Secret Lab.
You certainly can't sit back into the Aeron. I use it in combination with a variable height desk so I'll be standing some of the time and varying the height as I work throughout the day. That used Herman Miller is the same price as my Titan, and I know from experience the head/neck support on them is non-existant - so much happier with the value I've got from Secret Lab.
I suppose my point is that there seems to be better value in some high quality used items which are serviceable than some of these 'gaming chairs' which from my experience have been cheaply built and don't last the course. I had one and the pleather started delaminating after a couple of years leaving me covered in bits of plastic crap.
Funk said:
daddy cool said:
Heads up - the Hero Black edition back in stock at Overclockers today, I've just [PH mode] PULLED THE TRIGGER [/PH mode].
You won't be disappointed!Blue Oval84 - see if you can swap!!
Edited by Funk on Friday 29th May 19:27
But then I did something else impulsive since I bought my chair... Booked the Volvo in for it's service and accidentally [PH mode] PULLED THE TRIGGER [/PH mode]
on a Polestar performance upgrade for the car at £495. Buyers remorse set in basically immediately after I said yes and whilst I could cancel it, apparently you get a proper Polestar badge for the boot lid. A bloody badge! A proper Polestar one and everything!On the basis that the Nitro is genuinely meant to be the same as the Noble Epic, and is half the price of the Hero, I think I'm going to have to lie in the bed I have made for myself!
Blue Oval84 said:
Funk said:
daddy cool said:
Heads up - the Hero Black edition back in stock at Overclockers today, I've just [PH mode] PULLED THE TRIGGER [/PH mode].
You won't be disappointed!Blue Oval84 - see if you can swap!!
Edited by Funk on Friday 29th May 19:27
But then I did something else impulsive since I bought my chair... Booked the Volvo in for it's service and accidentally [PH mode] PULLED THE TRIGGER [/PH mode]
on a Polestar performance upgrade for the car at £495. Buyers remorse set in basically immediately after I said yes and whilst I could cancel it, apparently you get a proper Polestar badge for the boot lid. A bloody badge! A proper Polestar one and everything!On the basis that the Nitro is genuinely meant to be the same as the Noble Epic, and is half the price of the Hero, I think I'm going to have to lie in the bed I have made for myself!
I've just seen you're only 15 mins up the road from me - if it weren't for Covid-19 b
ks you'd be welcome to a test sit!Funk said:
Blue Oval84 said:
Funk said:
daddy cool said:
Heads up - the Hero Black edition back in stock at Overclockers today, I've just [PH mode] PULLED THE TRIGGER [/PH mode].
You won't be disappointed!Blue Oval84 - see if you can swap!!
Edited by Funk on Friday 29th May 19:27
But then I did something else impulsive since I bought my chair... Booked the Volvo in for it's service and accidentally [PH mode] PULLED THE TRIGGER [/PH mode]
on a Polestar performance upgrade for the car at £495. Buyers remorse set in basically immediately after I said yes and whilst I could cancel it, apparently you get a proper Polestar badge for the boot lid. A bloody badge! A proper Polestar one and everything!On the basis that the Nitro is genuinely meant to be the same as the Noble Epic, and is half the price of the Hero, I think I'm going to have to lie in the bed I have made for myself!
I've just seen you're only 15 mins up the road from me - if it weren't for Covid-19 b
ks you'd be welcome to a test sit!Gassing Station | Computers, Gadgets & Stuff | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff