Ask HN: Best office chair for home office work? • Hacker News Board

Re: Ask HN: Best office chair for home office work?

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Post by weaksauce » Sat, Jul 06, 2019, 7:31 PM UTC

andrewf wrote: post #16

Go second-hand. If you've had a good experience sitting on a particular chair in the past, consider one of those. I'd sat in Aerons in workplaces, so I bought a second-hand one on Craiglist for about 50% of list price. It's still going strong 5 years later. Be aware of the options. Aerons come with one of two forms of back brace (or neither) and in three sizes, for instance.

I think I got an aeron off cl for about 400 bucks about ten years ago and it’s still going strong. Compared to buying a new cheaper foam style every couple of years it’s way cheaper and more comfortable over the long haul.

Re: Ask HN: Best office chair for home office work?

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Post by [deleted] » Sat, Jul 06, 2019, 7:31 PM UTC

andrewf wrote: post #16

Go second-hand. If you've had a good experience sitting on a particular chair in the past, consider one of those. I'd sat in Aerons in workplaces, so I bought a second-hand one on Craiglist for about 50% of list price. It's still going strong 5 years later. Be aware of the options. Aerons come with one of two forms of back brace (or neither) and in three sizes, for instance.

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Re: Ask HN: Best office chair for home office work?

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Post by cure » Sat, Jul 06, 2019, 7:33 PM UTC

andrewf wrote: post #16

Go second-hand. If you've had a good experience sitting on a particular chair in the past, consider one of those. I'd sat in Aerons in workplaces, so I bought a second-hand one on Craiglist for about 50% of list price. It's still going strong 5 years later. Be aware of the options. Aerons come with one of two forms of back brace (or neither) and in three sizes, for instance.

Yep, I got a second hand Aeron about 12 years ago, and I still use it happily, it's in perfect shape.

Re: Ask HN: Best office chair for home office work?

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Post by colluphid » Sat, Jul 06, 2019, 7:34 PM UTC

I have a Secret Lab Titan which I'm happy with. It's very comfortable and has good lower back support.

https://secretlab.co/collections/titan-series

Re: Ask HN: Best office chair for home office work?

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Post by sam_lowry_ » Sat, Jul 06, 2019, 7:35 PM UTC

Aeron

Re: Ask HN: Best office chair for home office work?

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Post by alexibm » Sat, Jul 06, 2019, 7:36 PM UTC

Unlike a lot of people on HN, I don't like Herman Miller Aeron that was a gift from my parents & brother for my birthday few years ago. I find it to be very unforgettable to sit in it for a long time.

Re: Ask HN: Best office chair for home office work?

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Post by larrywright » Sat, Jul 06, 2019, 7:36 PM UTC

Depending on where you live, trying out an office chair for a while might be an option. I found a local office furniture store that sold Herman Miller (not a big box retailer, but one who sells to bigger companies), and was able to give them a credit card number and a drivers license and they let me borrow a few chairs to try out. I tried the Aeron for a week and then the Embody for a week. I ended up buying the Embody. I paid a little more than $500, I think it was more like $750. Totally worth it though, I expect to still be sitting in it in 20 years.

A note on the Aerons that lots of people have recommended: they come in three different sizes, something most people don’t realize since corporate buyers usually just buy the medium size. If your frame is larger or smaller than average (speaking of height here, not weight) then one of the other sizes might fit you better.

I can’t recommend the Embody enough though. I can sit in that chair for 10+ hours and not feel it. It’s an amazing chair.

Re: Ask HN: Best office chair for home office work?

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Post by [deleted] » Sat, Jul 06, 2019, 7:37 PM UTC

stargrazer wrote: post #2

The high end office chair companies will usually offer a try before buy deal. The Aeron chairs by Herman Miller are popular in some re-insurance companies. I have used the Mirra 2 chair, but prefer the Aeron. The Aeron, unless purchased used, probably won't fit in your budget, but breaking the budget on such an important item as this will probably be of value.

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Re: Ask HN: Best office chair for home office work?

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Post by finaliteration » Sat, Jul 06, 2019, 7:37 PM UTC

colluphid wrote: post #24

I have a Secret Lab Titan which I'm happy with. It's very comfortable and has good lower back support. https://secretlab.co/collections/titan-series

I’ll second this! I bought the Titan about 6 months ago and it’s been amazing. I can use it for long work and gaming sessions and stay totally comfortable without any back or leg pain like I used to have with a previous chair. The lumbar support is also adjustable which is great.

Re: Ask HN: Best office chair for home office work?

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Post by twodave » Sat, Jul 06, 2019, 7:37 PM UTC

I bought a Herman Miller Aeron off eBay a few years ago while I was working remote. Until then I'd been experiencing pretty regular circulation and back issues (and I'm a relatively healthy person under 35). Now I have no pain and no circulation problems.

I ended up taking the Aeron to work when I took another office job, and bought a second-hand Steelcase Leap V2 for home. I like them both for different reasons. The Aeron is more comfortable over long sessions (which is why it is still at the office), but the Leap is still plenty comfortable and, to me, is more adjustable.

My only complaint about the Aeron is the front lip prevents me from _ever_ folding one of my legs under the other (sitting on my ankle, basically). The lip makes that particular position painful (and probably I should not be sitting that way, but not being able to is a bit limiting).

EDIT: Also seriously, go find a dealer near you and try some out. You'll know pretty quickly whether you want to spend 8 hours in the chair or not.