Can't recommend this enough.
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Get rid of your $300 “gaming” chair and upgrade to the Staples Hyken for $150
- Thread starter Earvin Infinity
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But where's the padding for my butt?
honestly after buying a secret lab for my wife it's definitely worth the money if you spend a lot of time sitting at a computer desk every day. And it was more than 300$
honestly after buying a secret lab for my wife it's definitely worth the money if you spend a lot of time sitting at a computer desk every day. And it was more than 300$
Have this chair and love it. Took some time to get used to it since I previously had a cheapo Walmart "leather" chair, which I'm sure was awful for my back, but once I did it was smooth sailing from there.
The thing about this chair is that it doesn't get worn out. So the comfort is always the same. I've had it for years, and it's the same chair it was 4 years ago. Before I had to buy a chair at least once a year, or I had to put up with how awful they felt after a few months.
Sitting in this right now, it's a good chair for the price! If you're like me and often sit with one leg under the other up in your chair (is this weird? I don't know) then it's pretty damn bad for that. I have calluses on my feet from the chair material pressing on them lol.
How does it compare to the popular Herman Miller Aeron or the Ikea long skinny chair forgot what's it called. Edit: Ikea Marcus lol
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My husband and I got chairs from staples that have a high back and a longer seat and foldable arms. Perfect for me because I love to sometimes cross my legs which requires removing my ikea chair arms
I bought a Secret Labs for $500 and coincidentally got it shortly after work from home started. It's amazing, and so much better than the $2-300 office chairs I had used for years. You instantly can tell it's just on a different level than a typical office chair, the materials alone.
But for $150 this Staples chair looks like a good bet.
It's not terribly unusual, but it's also not one of those perpetual sale situations.
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Nah OP, that chair is too narrow and short front-to-back for me to ever be comfortable in for more than like 30 minutes. Gaming chairs suck, but the Hyken really isn't a great option (at least for me).
This provides proper airflow for gamer pizza-bites farts to escape.
Very well against both, if you mean the Ikea Markus (or Marcus?).
My company supplied me with a Herman Miller Aeron in the office, and it's great, but we went WFH a few weeks ago. I planned on going back to the Ikea Markus I've had a few years as my gaming chair and have been very good with. But - my daughter had all but staked claim on the Ikea chair, so I ordered a Hyken - and it's really good. Maybe not as good as the Herman Miller, but it's very supportive and comfortable for hours of working on my computer.
This looks pretty good for 150 bucks. Though most full back mesh chairs are going to be better than any "gaming" chair. If you can justify spending another $100-150, you can get a lightly used pre-owned Steelcase Leap v2 or Herman Miller Aeron from an office furniture liquidator, which both blow this staples chair out of the water. Ergonomics are important.
For real! Bought my son one worth every penny he swears by it! The Secret lab chair I mean😂
My (non-gaming) chair is starting to come apart, so I appreciate this post & any others with their recommendations in this price range, or if this is the best bang for your buck.
I do this! It makes me prefer chairs with a lot of depth. I need a big ol seat so I can put my everything in it and curl up like a ball, I guess.
Yeah, my Secret Lab chair is incredible and was worth the money
This is pretty much exactly how I sit at my desk chair most of the time and why I'll probably be ordering a Secretlab chair during their Black Friday sale.
What if I live I Canada, and for some reason this is my $300 chair apparently
www.staples.ca
FlexFit Hyken Mesh Task Chair with Adjustable Arms - Black
Find a FlexFit Hyken Mesh Task Chair with Adjustable Arms - Black at Staples.ca. Read reviews to learn about the top-rated FlexFit Hyken Mesh Task Chair with Adjustable Arms - Black.
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Yeah, I sit like a weirdo with one or two of my legs underneath me or on the chair, and I have plenty of room
Yeah, like the guy sitting in a $1300 chair is going to take chair recommendations from the guy who doesn't make that in four months. COME ON!
I have one at work. All other chairs are ruined for me forever now.
I bought this chair last year and it broke within a few hours of getting it. I bought it new, but it was obviously used before me, and legit the night I put it together the hydraulic died and the seat would no longer raise.
Fuck this garbage ass chair, save up and get something better, your back and wallet will thank you.
Fuck this garbage ass chair, save up and get something better, your back and wallet will thank you.