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Re: Ask HN: What is the best chair for developers?

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Post by pmh »

ghostbrainalpha wrote: post #35
rewtraw wrote: post #21

Steelcase Leap. Similar to the HM Aeron, but has cushion instead of mesh, and offers a bit more adjustment. It comes down to a matter of personal preference, but many prefer the comfort of the cushion. Personally, I sometimes sit with a leg crossed under me, or sideways in the chair, just because I like moving around, and the Leap is comfortable in all positions. Before I purchased it, I was having horrible wrist and…

Most Steelcase chairs are over $1,000 but Wallmart has the V2 for $400. I wonder if this model is as good as the others, or if it isn't really the same thing.

You're likely seeing that from a third-party seller, similar to Amazon's marketplace or ebay. At the least, I wouldn't expect the chair to be brand new at that price.

Re: Ask HN: What is the best chair for developers?

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Post by Liquix »

asciimo wrote: post #29
pcunite wrote: post #3

In 2011, I went on a search for the "perfect" chair. Want to know what it is? :-) There is not one! Of course I bought the Aeron because the internet told me to. In less than 8 hours I was really hurting and had to return it. Today, I use something from neutralposture.com. However, what is "best" for you depends on your body type. The most correct answer is "change your chair, sit and stand, move around" throughout t…

While browsing neutralposture.com's products, I noticed this bullet proof chair. http://neutralposture.com/_site/guardian.php That's a criterion I hadn't considered.

Hah! That's great. In what kind of bulletproof-vest requiring situation is being strapped to a chair an advantage?!

Re: Ask HN: What is the best chair for developers?

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Post by ghostbrainalpha »

asciimo wrote: post #29
pcunite wrote: post #3

In 2011, I went on a search for the "perfect" chair. Want to know what it is? :-) There is not one! Of course I bought the Aeron because the internet told me to. In less than 8 hours I was really hurting and had to return it. Today, I use something from neutralposture.com. However, what is "best" for you depends on your body type. The most correct answer is "change your chair, sit and stand, move around" throughout t…

While browsing neutralposture.com's products, I noticed this bullet proof chair. http://neutralposture.com/_site/guardian.php That's a criterion I hadn't considered.

That is both hilarious and incredibly sad.

ANY CHAIR is a bullet proof chair if you store your bullet proof vest on it.

Re: Ask HN: What is the best chair for developers?

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Post by haldora »

JonathonW wrote: post #18
smacktoward wrote: post #5

Anecdata: I have had good results with the Steelcase Leap. It's not cheap, but as you note, you're going to be spending a lot of time in it so this is probably not the place to economize. I do wish there were more comparative literature on this subject, as it's difficult to find good objective ways to compare chairs. Here are the Wirecutter's recommendations: https://thewirecutter.com/reviews/best-office-chair/

Comparative literature? Meh. I wish there were someplace where I could go and actually try high-end office chairs. Chair preference is going to vary from person to person (which makes written reviews and comparisons kind of useless), but office supply stores like Staples or Office Depot only stock the low end (which may work for some, but don't have the adjustability or durability of higher-end chairs). I'd like some…

If you are in the Texas area , humansolution (https://www.thehumansolution.com) in Austin has a good selection of chairs. Not affiliated with them. I actually drove a few hours just to try out chairs before placing an order for my Leap. It was delivered without issue (well, except Steelcase mixed up the shipping labels with someone else in CO. lol).

Re: Ask HN: What is the best chair for developers?

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Post by smacktoward »

JonathonW wrote: post #18
smacktoward wrote: post #5

Anecdata: I have had good results with the Steelcase Leap. It's not cheap, but as you note, you're going to be spending a lot of time in it so this is probably not the place to economize. I do wish there were more comparative literature on this subject, as it's difficult to find good objective ways to compare chairs. Here are the Wirecutter's recommendations: https://thewirecutter.com/reviews/best-office-chair/

Comparative literature? Meh. I wish there were someplace where I could go and actually try high-end office chairs. Chair preference is going to vary from person to person (which makes written reviews and comparisons kind of useless), but office supply stores like Staples or Office Depot only stock the low end (which may work for some, but don't have the adjustability or durability of higher-end chairs). I'd like some…

If you're in the DC area, the Healthy Back Store (https://www.healthyback.com/) is the place you're looking for.

Re: Ask HN: What is the best chair for developers?

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Post by ghostbrainalpha »

Liquix wrote: post #45
asciimo wrote: post #29

Earlier quoted context omitted.

While browsing neutralposture.com's products, I noticed this bullet proof chair. http://neutralposture.com/_site/guardian.php That's a criterion I hadn't considered.

Hah! That's great. In what kind of bulletproof-vest requiring situation is being strapped to a chair an advantage?!

You aren't stuck to the chair, the bullet proof vest comes off the chair and so you can take it with you.

Perfect for teachers in a school shooting situation where they can use the chair to block the door and protect the whole class, or put on the vest as they escort their class outside.

Re: Ask HN: What is the best chair for developers?

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Post by paulmay »

Our team has been using Ideon's SitOnIt TR2 task chair for many years and it's a great chair. Before we moved to this chair, I'd been sitting on Herman Miller chairs and I had significant back pain. It's been much better since we moved to the TR2. The mid-back version is what we use. We get the multi-function add-on for it as well (seat back tilt, tension control, back height adjustment).

https://chairbuilder.sitonit.net//#Task/TR2/_/config

The prices listed on their website are much higher than you'll pay if you buy through a store that offers workplace design services. Finding a place that sells them was way harder to figure out then it needed to be, but we finally figured out that the best way to do it was to contact the sales rep for our region. You can find the rep for your region on this page and they'll point you to a retailer.

https://www.sitonit.net/contact/replocate.html

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