I got a Staples Hyken chair and couldn't be happier.
Ask HN: Best office chair for home office work?
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#32Many areas have office liquidator types of places where you can get almost new Steelcase Leaps for $200-400. I got one for $250, it retired my Aeron, I find it to be much much better.
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#33I'm sitting on a Mira right now and I have a Mira at work. I used to have an Aeron at work also so I would recommend either one.
I have used Steelcase chairs and those are great too.
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#34Second handed Aeron. Also, no matter how good the chair is, you'll need to take breaks, get up and walk around every now and then. We're animals that require motion. Our bodies have simply not evolved to be sitting for long periods of time.
Finally, your chair is not the only component in being comfortable. I recently discovered that my knee pain was because my setup wasn't fined-tuned to my height. This website[1] helped me to tweak my setup and now the knee pain is gone.
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#35You can get the Aeron's on Ebay for under $500.
After owning one for a while they are nice. Quality is decent but I think they're overrated for their "new" price. As with many popular things, you can search for the word followed by "sucks" to find plenty of legit complaints. The pressure under your thighs is the one I find the most annoying.
That said, I'm overall happy with my used one I own. I appreciate that it's popular enough that I can replace arm rests when they get worn out.
I have it paired with the Autonomous.ai standing desk frame, a cheap Amazon desktop & a cheap standing mat. I like this because sitting for 6-10 hours a day isn't ideal for me, but I understand for some people standing isn't an option.
I enjoy my setup more than any office one I've ever been in.
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#36Steelcase Leap is an amazing chair, but more than $500 (or at least it was when I bought mine). I tried a bunch when I finally decided to upgrade from the $200 Staples chairs that wear out in a year and found this one the most comfortable by far. Have used it for a few years now with absolutely no complaints.
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#37You cannot go wrong with most Herman Miller chairs. I originally started researching chairs because I have was having severe back pain. After several doctors appointments I found the cause, my old Ikea chair. I ended up going with the Mirra 2 and fell in love with it. It completely solved my back pain within two months. The price can be off-putting so I recommend checking out Design Within Reach's outlets (owned by Herman Miller) where you can get Aeron's and Mirra 2's for half off. Hope this helps.
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#38Steelcase Leap is an amazing chair, but more than $500 (or at least it was when I bought mine). I tried a bunch when I finally decided to upgrade from the $200 Staples chairs that wear out in a year and found this one the most comfortable by far. Have used it for a few years now with absolutely no complaints.
Steelcase furniture can be bought at pennies on the dollar at office space auctions.
In fact in many places companies hold “clearing sales” to clear the office space from any furniture due to the high costs of disposing of the furnishings when their tenancy ends or when they sale the building.
I bought a Steelcase workstation desk complex that costs around £3000 in the UK for £257 at an auction such as that.
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#39You can get the Aeron's on Ebay for under $500. After owning one for a while they are nice. Quality is decent but I think they're overrated for their "new" price. As with many popular things, you can search for the word followed by "sucks" to find plenty of legit complaints. The pressure under your thighs is the one I find the most annoying. That said, I'm overall happy with my used one I own. I appreciate that it's…
If you have pressure under your thighs, you might need some kind of footrest - it solved my problem entirely with my Aeron.
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#40A Lazy Boy recliner, a hospital bedside table and a bookcase as a unit, is perfect if you don't have to get up and down much.