Looking for a desk chair for my desk at home. Spend a decent amount of time in it, and was wondering if any of y'all would recommend a gaming chair instead of a standard office chair. Any specific recommendations? Don't want to break the bank, but would like something that'll last a good while and not be bad for posture. Thanks

I have this gaming chair and it's awesome. Has a sub woofer in the back and tweeters on the sides and built in vibration for your back. It's very comfortable and the sound is killer.

However it is a bit low to the ground so may not serve your desk purposes as well as a desk chair that can be raised up and down.

I think I ordered it online from wal-mart for around $160.

I have a dx racer. Like it better than any ergonomic desk chair I have had in the past. Mine is black and white. Wish it came in a color that looked a little less "gaming" now that I have a nice wood desk and stuff.

I'm rocking an Ikea Markus chair. pretty comfy

Yeah mom said no to over 800 dollars for a chair. Think the racer I have was around 300 on Amazon.

Herman Miller Aeron

chigger said:

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Herman Miller Aeron

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This is the correct answer. Look on Craigslist or whoever auctions surplus bank/business/lawyer furniture in your area for deals. You should be able to get a like-new one for $300-400.

Get a real chair and not a gaming chair if you care about your back. I have a Lifeform but they are not cheap. Herman Miller is a good option.

agdoc2001 said:

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Herman Miller Embody.

Don't buy a gaming chair unless your mom says it's ok.

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Doc, I finally broke down and got one of these today and it is absolutely incredible.

I was rocking a $199 Lay Zee Boy from costco that I bought maybe in 2019 that had all of the fake ass leather peeling off, squeeked like a mf when I stood up, and my back/sleep was garbage -- and I put up with it for another 2 years.

I work from home and only go into the office once a week -- so i likely spend 45-55+ hrs a week on this chair.

I actually was in a Herman Miller store about 4 or 5 years ago and sat in this chair, but thought it unwise to spend almost 2 large on an office chair.

I've been keeping an eye on the sales and noticed it was almost always Nov 1 where they had their 25% off, so I went in today to test the chair and ended up walking out of the store with one.

Im very curious to see if there is a relationship between the chair I sit in for a lot of hours a week and the quality of sleep I get.

I think my desk chair could have been really hindering me physically for quite some time now, if it has been a contributing factor to my poor sleep patterns.

The difference between a good chair and great chair is not how you feel when you sit down, but how you feel when you get up after several hours.

I'd really recommend getting a good quality office chair. I went the re-manufactured route when our office implemented WFH in 2020 and couldn't be happier. I got a Steelcase Series 2 for ~$400 at the time and it's still in great shape. I bought mine through Crandall office online.

https://www.crandalloffice.com/

This is something I need to do at some point. I've worked from home for almost a decade and only had questionable chairs. I've tried both a gaming chair and the lazy boy from costco and didn't like either of them. The gaming chair we just sold and I gave the lazy boy to my wife as she did like it, and my office gets pretty hot so it just didn't work because I'd get sweaty. I need something decent that is also ventilated. I've been using a cheap chair my wife got off amazon and while it does the trick it's definitely not great.

Average Joe said:

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The difference between a good chair and great chair is not how you feel when you sit down, but how you feel when you get up after several hours.

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Or for really great chairs like HM, you forget you haven't stood up in a while. While they look cool, and feel really great when you first sit down, gaming chairs don't really compare.