There’s no shortage of choice when it comes to picking a new gaming chair. From size and shape to feature set and perhaps most importantly, budget, there’s seemingly a combo for everyone. Our list of the best gaming chairs is proof of that, but AndaSeat is following the path of Razer in 2025 in trying to cater 🧸to the more ꦡaffordable end of the pricing scale.

I’ve sat on plenty of gaming chairs lately that cost twice as much as the AndaSeat Novis, so the question I’m asking myself is a simple one. Are gaming chairs getting too 🍌complicated and too ex⭕pensive, and is there value in keeping things simple?

Assembly

The AndaSeat Novis might be a budget offering, but the unboxing experience was almost identical to the far more expensive 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:AndaSeat Kaiser 4. It’s a far cry from the impressively slick 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Secretlab Titan Evo’s packaging and build, but its no-frills box with plent�ꦡ�y of plain packing materials gets the job done well enough. All the parts and tools you’ll need are included, along with a simple instruction booklet, but realistically, there are few enough parts here that you probably shouldn’t need to look at that anyway. Wheels on the bottom, seat on the top - you’ve got this.

I tackled the build solo and went from boxed to seated in around 15 minutes without any major hiccups. Unsurprisingly, the slot-in side support bracket is notably absent, and while this does make things a little fiddlier, if it meant trimming a little more ♑off the price, then I can live without it for the one-time use it offered. Also missing is either a head or separate back cushion. Again, this isn’t a surprise, and for me personally, it’s not a huge loss either, but it’s something to be aware of.

Design & Features

With it put together, it’s safe to say the vibe of the AndaSeat Novis is about as quintessentially “gaming chair” as you can get. It’s almost like the starter mold that all other gaming seats💃 are formed from. Available in two sizes and just two colours, the Novis features a wide, flat bucket seat with a slightly contoured back cushion, and honestly, that’s about it on the design front. Like the Razer Isku🌱r V2 X, you miss out on adjustable lumbar support because of the lower price, and the armrests simply go up and down instead of playing hokey pokey like so many you see these days.

Interestingly, despite being nearly a third of the price, there are a lo𝓀t of shared components between the AndaSeat Novis and the Kaiser 4. I’💯ve been testing both the linen fabric and PVC leather variants of the Novis, and both upholstery materials are the same as the brand’s more expensive chairs. The wheels are the same too, as are the gas lift and tilt mechanisms. This chair may be missing a few aforementioned features, but you aren’t being skimped on when it comes to the basics, which is rather nice to see.

Little changes in the overall shape of🏅 the AndaSeat Novis between the L and XL variants; there are minor sculpting differences, but not enough to notice unless they’re placed side by side. The size change is also not too drastic. Primarily, you gain width with the XL variant as the backrest and ground-to-seat measurements increase by just a couple of cm each. Interestingly, the L variant’s five-point star base is a thick molded plastic, while the XL variant is given the same metal base as other AndaSeat chairs. Both are black and appear similar from a distance. I also didn’t notice a difference in stability or manoeuvrability when using the two chairs day to day, though🐲 that nylon base does make the Novis L a couple of kilos lighter.

Performance

If I’m being honest, I didn’t come into this review with the highest of hopes or expectations. My experience with the (apparentꦛly) more premium AndaSeat Kaiser 4 wasn’t a brilliant one, so before jumping into the Novis, I was a little nervous about what the brand’s budget offering would be like. These concerns quickly f👍aded because AndaSeat’s least expensive chair may well be its most comfortable.

The AndaSeat Novis is the chair equivalent of the KISS philosophy: get the basics right and you’re most of the way to a winner. For a chair, that’s comfort, stability, and support, and fair play to the Novis because it does a wonderful job of the lot. Comfort was an immediate tick. The cold-cure foam seat cushion is considerably softer and welcoming than both the main seat cushion of AndaSeat’s other chairs, but also their main rivals’ offerings too. Premium options like the Secretlab Titan Evo or 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Boulies Master Series, for example, have aggressively firm seats that take a fair bit of adjustment to learn to love. I felt like I sat ‘on’ those other chairs, but I sat ‘in’ the AndaSeat Novis and I far preferred it. Whether this softer cushion is as good for my spine, I don’t know. I’m a writer, not a chiropractor. But as an exp🥃erienced fan of sitting comfortably, I can tell you I wish the Titan Evo’s seat cushion was more like the Novis’.

The large back cushion may lack any adjustability, and you’ll need to pay an extra $39 for a lumbar pillow add-on, but I found it was nicely shaped and felt just right for extended use. I’ve never🦋 been one for aggressive lumbar support bulges, so the gentle curves of the AndaSeat Novis struck a nice balance between comfort and ergonomics. This was the first area I noticed what felt like a slight drop in build quality, however. While the fabric L-size Novis I was testing was fine, the PVC leather upholstery of the XL variant felt like it was wrongly sized. It didn’t tightly hug the contour of the back cushion and instead seemed to be stretched across the main face of the chair. It left me feeling almost like I was leaning back into a shallow trampoline, and although this may have just been a quirk of my particular unit, it was definitely a little less comfortable as a result.

Beyond this oddity, the rest of the AndaSeat Novis’ hardware did exactly what I needed it to without flare or fuss. The steel frame across both sizes felt robust and never creaked. The gas lift was exactly what you’d expect, with a slightly modest but decent enough 10cm of adjustment. After a few recent disastrous experiences (I’m looking at you, Kaiser 4), the Novis’ armrests are mercifully only single-D. I just don’t need my armrests to be 18D or whatever ridiculous number brands are itching to climb to. Inste♓ad, the AndaSeat Novis’ generously sized, slightly squishy rubber armrests go up and down; that’s it. To be honest, that’s all I needed them to do. They’re comfortable, stable, stay firmly in place under load, and can be adjusted in quite fine increments up to 7cm. They do everyt🐭hing I need and they do it well.

While the AndaSeat Novis does offer the same standard tilt and lean controls as every other gaming chair I’ve tested, they were a little too resistant for my liking. The chair came out of the box with the under-seat knob set to its firmest setting, but even after spending the best part of probably 30 seconds twisting this to its minimum level, I still felt I had to push back pretty hard into the Novis to b🉐e able to lean. I’m a man who enjoys a frequent recline to ponder the many meanings of life, or indeed how to best word a sentence about 6D armrests, so this quickly became an irritation and a source of disappointment. It seems like a minor thing to get hung up on, but realistically, this is probably what’s stopping me from sticking with the Novis as my daily driver over other far more expensive options. Admittedly, it may loosen up over time, but after a couple of weeks of testing things didn’t seem to change much, if at all, and I’m not sure they’d ever get to where I’d like them.

Should you buy the AndaSeat Novis?

I can see the AndaSeat Novis being a total crowd pleaser. This is a gaming chair that ticks so many boxes and covers all the important bases. The cushion is softer and more comfortable than many others, the upholstery and frame hardware are still just as good as more premium chairs, and its price is eye-catchingly accessible. AndaSeat has stripped things back, stopped trying to show off with features nobody really needs or wants, and has nai♈led it as a result.

Obviously, it’s not perfect, and there are a few figurative rough edges here and there. You’re also missing out on some of the more detailed posture and positioning features (and a few Dimensions of armrest adjustment). But if all you need is a comfortable place to park yourself for a few hour🃏s of work or gaming, then the AndaSeat Novis is going to be hard to beat for this price. As far as competition goes, this might be the best budget gaming chair on the market in 2025.

How we tested the AndaSeat Novis

I used the AndaSeat Novis gaming chair as my daily driver for both gaming and general office productivity for a couple of weeks. In this time, I tested both the L and XL variants, in the fabric and PVC leather upholster⭕y, respectively. Thro🅰ughout testing, I occasionally switched back to the Boulies Master Series and Secretlab Titan Evo to compare experiences.

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Memorial Day has brought back Secretlab's claim that you can get up to $100 off its signature Titan Evo chair, but as ever, that's only the case for a select few skins and only on the small versions of those select chairs. There are plenty of Secretlab Titan Evos included in the Memorial Day sale that don't get the full discount, but most of them aren't close to the full one hundred. For my money, those looking to save as🌄 much cash as possible will want to know about the House Lannister version. It's one of two regular-sized Titan Evos that's available with the $100 discount, which brings it to . If you're not so worried about the full discount, and you're just trying to get one of the most recent designs a little cheaper, I'd be seeking out the Goku version, which is seeing a discount from $684 down to .

Secretlab does make some of the most popular and 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:best gaming chairs around, but it also makes some of the most expensive when all is said and done. The real chalꩲlenge of getting a proper discount on a Secretlab chair during its seasonal sales is getting to the end of the checkout process and still having the same chair you clicked ✃on originally - without any cost-adding extras lumped in.

The full list of chairs that are available with the $100 off discount is listed below. Again, be warned that the $100 discount is only available on some of these if you opt for the small size. To make things easierౠ, I've put the letter "S" in brackets next to the ones that only get the discount in that size. Otherwise, these designs and more can be found with partial discounts in the regular size.♕ To browse the , click the linked text.

• AHRI (S) |
• Akali (S) |
• Team Liquid |
• Team Secret (S) |
• Viego (S) |
• The Flash (S) |
• Tracer (S) |
• K/DA POP STARS (S) |
• K/DA ALL OUT (S) |
• House Lannister |

Should you buy the Secretlab Titan Evo?

As you can see just from the discounted ware🍸s, one of the biggest reasons for buying the Secretlab Titan Evo is for the rather ludicrous levels of design choices you have when shopping for them. There are tasteful designs for all sorts of nerdy franchises, so the true benefit of Secretlab is being able to pick the one that you stan the most. Can't decide on just one? The clever zip-up skins the Secretlab wizards cooked up let you remodel for a versatile feel. There are also lots of upholstery options, although you may not get as much choice on that aspect if you're trying to secure a discount.

Personally, I wouldn't recommend the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Secretlab Titan Evo for its comfort level, unless you're opting for the newer (and pricier) 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Secretlab Titan Evo Nanogen Edition. This manufacturer cares a💜bout posture support and ergonomics, but it leaves a bit to be desired in terms of cushioning. Of course, the build quality and solid shape of the Titan Evo do mean you can sit on it for hours of work and play and not really complain, but the seat cushion in particu🗹lar isn't the comfiest, so if you prefer a softer seat, maybe look to another brand.

As you may have sussed out 🐓from the rest of this article, the final factor that I'd be hesitant to recommend Secretlab for is its price. Yes, if you go to the likes of Herman Miller, you can find more expensive chairs than this. But since Secretlab is one of the most popular chair makers out there, a lot of people don't realise they can get a lot of the same features (and sometimes more) from cheaper options.

If you've a🌊lready tried a Secretlab seat, you don't need me to tell you if it's for you or not. For a lot of folks, these are simply unbeatable chairs, so if you're shopping around for one, make the most of the lower prices while you can.

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If you shop around for the most premium ergonomic gaming chairs on the market, you'll probably land at the feet of one brand, and one brand o💟nly. Herman Miller makes some beautifully elegant and comfortable seats, but its high price tags make it the holy grail manufacturer everyone wishes they could afford.

Boulies, on the other hand, makes some of the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:best gaming chairs on the affordable end of the spectru෴m. That's not to say it makes cheap seats that don't last, but this brand has a knack for taking premium features from rival chair makers and cramming them into a much cheaper package. That definitely seems like the aim of its latest model.

Compared to the regular asking price of a Herman Miller chair, the price of the EP300 feels like a blessing from the gaming furniture gods. The 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Herman Miller Embody costs more than a grand, and even the more affordable 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Herman Miller Vantum is still upwards o💧f $750. Looking at the EP300 from a design standpoin🐟t, it has very similar ergonomic spinal curvature to the latter.

From first glance, I really love the look of this chair, and not just for its familiar design. In fact, when you look even closer at its features, it reminds me of another epic gaming throne, the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Fractal Refine.

The EP300, just like the Refine, comes in both mesh and fabric upholstery options, which is such a great change from💖 what a lot of gaming chairs do - separate their fabric and mesh options into totally different price points, often forcing people to pay more for the breathable mesh option. While I wish there was more than one colorway of the new EP300, the black Padded Mesh or Black Mesh versions look sleek in their own right.

The EP300 has also changeable seat depth, again, like the Fractal Refine. Boulꦯies says this is to cater to different body types, but what I liked about it with Fractal's seat was that I could still benefit from the ergonomic backrest and posture support while sinking deeper into a more relaxed position.

Herman Miller fans in particular might be envious of theꦓ headrest on the EP300, since Embody owners need to buy their headrest separately, and this one takes a leaf out of the book of a lot of office chairs since it can adjust to the angle and 𓆉position you want to rest it in.

Interestingly, there's no adjustable lumbar support here, which could end up being a flaw. Instead of the four-way adjustable padding found on chairs like the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Corsair TC500 Luxe and the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Secretlab Titan Evo NanoGen Edition, the EP300 utilizes a spinal curve to its backrest that naturally provides lumbar support. The backrest has three height adjustment settings, so you can match that spinal shape to your body shape. Elsewhere, we have the tilting, reclining, rocking, and swivelin♎g you'd expect from a desk chair, with a recline ra🦩nge of 90-109 degrees.

I'm most eager to try out the armrests. While I do like the armrests found across the other Boulies chairs, like the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Boulies Elite and 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Boulies Master Series, I do think an ergonomic chair like this calls for a more premium set of pads for your elbows to lean on. The armrests of the EP300 can be adjusted in height, depth (forward and backwards), and their pivoting angle. I personally hope they feature a button that locks them into position, though, since one of my pet peeves with gaming chairs lately is ar♑mrests that ಌslide around when you don't want them to.

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Right now, three of my favorite chairs are all discounted, and with the prices they're at, I don't see any reason to wait for later this month. Kicking things off is a seat that's perfect for anyone buying their first one, or anyone who just doesn't have the budget for some of the big♎ger names. The Corsair TC100 Relaxed is going for right now, and even for our favorite budget chair,🍌 that's one hell of a bargain.

Next up is its mid-range sibling, the Corsair TC500 Luxe. This also appears on our 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:best gaming chair list, but the Shadow (black) model is currently rocking a $75 discount, bringing it🎃 to . Lastly, for those looking for the last 🌠word in lumbar support, the Razer Iskur V2 is down to , reduced from its hefty $649 price.

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I'm 💃going to level with you, surround sound systems, as cool as they are, are a bit of a hassle for most setups. Placing speakers in front of you is easy enough since you're generally going to be pointing yourself and your furniture at a screen which sits on a surface of some kind, or is tucked up against a wall. But speakers behi💟nd you? That's a bit more of a faff to organise, depending on your room layout.

I'm sure you've also wished there was an easier way to get spatial audio without opting for a headset that's going to wreak havoc on your eardrums if used in every single session. Well, it turns out the folks at Razer have thought about this exact problem, and their solution is to mount those surround speakers to the headrest of your 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:best gaming chair.

Acting as a standalone speaker, Razer Clio can put surround sound-like audio into your lugs o🅘n its own thanks to its unique shape and placement behind your head, but it can also be paired with existing front speakers th🌊rough Synapse 4 software.

As yo🎉u might guess, it's essentially a wireless Bluetooth speaker, but it can connect to a PC or console using Razer's HyperSpeed Wireless technology (presumably with a USB dongle). Razer quotes it to have a 14-hour battery life, which isn't bad for a speaker.

I can't lie, as quirky and new as this product is, it does seem a wee bit more viable than some of R💛azer's other inventions. Not that a haptic feedback backrest isn't a cool idea, just hard to imagine being widely used by your everyday Fortnite player.

Clio does seem to have the 3D audio chops for this era of gaming, though. Like a lot of Razer's audio products, it has certification through THX Spatial Audio, and its design as a set of dual near-field speakers means that it'll deliver powerful audio, but might not be as disruptive if you usually play with speakers in a home with other people having to listen to it. Two 43mm full-range drivers will give some of the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:best PC speakers a run for their money.

However, as someone who reviews and sits in a lot of different gaming and office chair﷽s, I do have some questions about compatibility. Chairs and headrests come in all sorts of shapes and sizes, so just how will Clio play with chai🍒rs not made by Razer?

Well, Team Sneki claims that with adjustable nylon straps, Razer Clio is going to be compatible with most high-end gaming chairs. In fairness, this is how most neck cushions attached to gaming thrones before magnetic ones game along. Either way, try telling that to 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Herman Miller Embody owners wh🦩o famously get a little triggered by not having a neckrest included in their chair's asking price.

If pairing is done through Synapse 4, I also have a few questions about how this would pair up with an existing set of speake🦹rs that were made by another brand.

I don't know many speakers that can talk with Synpase if they aren't m🍸ade by Razer, so it sure seems like this is going to be able to sync up with an existing Razer sound system like the Nommo speakers, or one of the manufacturer's soundbars. Only time will tell, however, and maybe outward compatibility will be a feature Razer tries to integrate.

As many questions as I might have about Clio, there is one caveat that Razer itself has brought to light. As part of its sustainability mission, Clio haℱs been designed to work with any USB to USB-C cable, and as such, there won't be one in the box when you buy this product. I'm all for sustainable packaging when it comes to gaming hardware, but for a $229 asking price, t♑hat might rub some people up the wrong way.

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By far, though, the ones I get asked about most often are chairs with heated massage features, because boy, don't they sound nice. Who doesn't want a gaming chair that heats your body up in the winter and massages all your aches away while you work from home? That sounds like the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:best gaming chair imaginable, doesn't it?

Well, pardon the pun, but I'm not sure these chairs can "back up" their allure. While they sound nice on paper, I usually disappoint people by telling them that these chairs often aren't worth the extra money you pay for them. Gaming chairs are expensive enough, but that's only the beginning of the problem with heated backrests and massaging g🎃aming chairs. So please, before you take the leap, allow me, your friendly neighbourhood chair reviewer, to talk you back down from the ledge. Here's why I'd argue against buying a massaging gaming chair🌳.

Price

I know I literally just said it, but gaming chairs are already an expensive item to invest in. Not only that, but shopping for one feels very high-risk. It's not like you can take a trip down to the local gaming chair shop and park yourself in all the different types to try them out and see which suits you best. A lot of the time, you're sinking a small fortune (arouဣnd $500 for a decent chair with lots of features) into something you'll have no idea you'll like.

Brands like Secretlab and Herman Miller charge a premium for their seats, and it's easy to come away from them having spent upwards of $700. Mid-range brands that still make great chairs are brands like Fractal Design, Boulies, Corsair, and AndaSeat. Ev🍃en then, you're still parting with between $300-$500 to sit down in their products. Sure, there are the entry-level options that lie around the $200-300 mark, but my guess is that if you're looking for an all-singing, all-dancing massage chair, you won't be interested in compromising to one of the cheapest ones out there that only give you the bare bones.

Massaging gaming chairs can come from either end of the spectrum. Sometimes, from that upper echelon, and in the case of the Mavix M9, the massaging features add extra cost to an already pricey seat. Massaging/heated chairs from Mavix and DX𒐪Racer can cost you anywhere from $600-$800. That's a whole lot of money to part with for one extra feature. On the opposite end of the spectrum, you've got options from Elfordson, which are a lot more affordable, but their chairs don't have the strongest user reviews. No matter how much pain your back is in, I really don't see a chair being the solution.

They won't help your pain as much as you think

One of the biggest reasons people are drawn to massage chairs is that they have back pain complaints. Let me tell you, as someone who's been reviewing gaming chairs for the better part of three years, that this is a great reason to invest in𒀰 one. Since I was a teenager, I've always carried stress in my back and shoulders, and one of the big ways I evaluate each gaming throne is by seeing how it helps or hꦗinders that pain.

Posture support is an amazing feature of gaming chairs, but I'm going to burst your bubble right now. Posture support is just that - it's support, it's not a cure for your back pain.

Massage features are the exact same. Even if you hired a professional massage therapist to give you a bi-weekly rubdown, their help would only go so far. According to , the number one cause of chronic back pain is muscle atrophy - as in, muscles deteriorating so they can't properly support your spine, ligaments, and body weight. In fact, according to the , the , , , and pretty much any physiotherapy website I can see all argue that muscle deterioration comes before improper posture, genetics, or chronic conditions, and that exercise is the thing that will help you overcome your pain.

Now, don't get me wrong, a solid, posture-enhancing chair is absolutely going to aid you in your quest against back pain as well, but it isn't going tꦦo be a cure-all, nor an easy way out. Without speaking too broadly because your back pain might be due to a specific trauma or condition I don't know about, strengthening your back is goꦅing to be the long-term way to improve things for you.

The realities of massage chairs

What's more, gaming chairs with massage features aren't really designed to cater to your specific back issues. You might have a specific point of pain, or a different ☂somatotype (body build) from the people these chairs were designed around, so it's not like they can specifically target your area of♛ discomfort.

Plus, 🐼have you ever tried a proper, non-gaming massage chair? I'm pretty sure at some point we've all sat in one of those giant coin-slot massage chairs you can find in shopping malls, at cinemas, or sometimes theme parks. Alternatively, maybe you have a grandparent or older relative who has a massage chair at home. If you have tried one, you'll know that thes🏅e armchairs don't exactly "massage" you; they make you feel like you've been repeatedly hit by a truck, often worsening whatever pain you have.

Gaming chairs that have heated massage features, like the Mavix M7, don't go that far. Their motors aren't as powerful, and don't actually span the entire backrest, they mainly focus on a small portion of your lower back. When our news editor Ali reviewed that chair, he really enjoyed it, but did come away feಌeling as though the Elemax features are a luxury that don't necessarily warrant the extra money you pay.

Ali also noted that the practicalities of owning a heating, massaging chair aren't all that great. You'll need to plug it in to either charge it or power it when it's working. If you're worried about your energy bills already, thanks to a full gaming PC setup and all the tech you use on a daily basis (and constantly surging energy prices), this is going to be an extra expense for you. Plus, if you don't have a spare plug socket near where you sit, that'll be an inconvenience. Extra electrical parts also make for a trickier (and heavier) assembly process, which I know from assembling the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询🌠:Fezibo Triple Motor L-Shaped Standing Desk.

A regular gaming chair with great lumbar support will be just as good for you

While༒ I wouldn't necessarily recommend that you fork out e✨xtra money on a gaming chair with massage features, there are plenty of chairs out there that give you great lumbar support that I would recommend investing in.

For starters, there's the go-to choice of the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Razer Iskur V2, which, although pricey, does have a💝 partially floati𒐪ng backrest that lets you customize its lumbar support to suit you and the positions you like to sit in.

Then there are ergonomic options like the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Fractal Refine, which is our current pick for best overall gaming chair. It, like a l🌼ot of other chairs, has lumbar support you can customise both in its height and depth, and its mesh cosmetic options ensure the rest of your spine is supported in a healthy way. Tওhe best thing about the Fractal Refine's lumbar support, though, is that it has a secondary seat depth for when you want to sink into the chair a little deeper. This ensures that while you take a more relaxed and reclined position, your lumbar and spinal column are still being supported by the chair's ergonomic design.

If you're okay with something a bit more traditional in terms of gaming chair design, why not opt for the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Corsair TC500 Luxe, the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Secretlab Titan Evo, or the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Boulies Master Series? Alꦏl three of these feature adjustable lumbar support along with other features. While they won't h𓆉eat you up or rub you down, they will give you everything you need to start conquering your back issues.

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Thꦯat makes it the most recent title added to Razer's roster of Sensa HD compatible games, joining Final Fantasy XVI, Frostpunk 2, Star Wars Outlaws and more. It also comes shortly after Razer announced Simhub integration with its Sensa-enabled gadgets, giving racing fans the feedback they've been asking for since these devices launched late last year.

Exactly how 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Dune Awakening uses Razer Sensa HD ha💛ptics remains to be seen. The tech is usually reserved for smaller in-💛game moments - different spells have their own unique feels in Hogwarts Legacy, while Final Fantasy will translate your sword attacks in similar ways.

So far, Dun🌊e Awakening has promised us bazookas, ornithopters, rifles, buggies, and jetpacks - all solid contenders for spཧecific in-game haptic responses. There are certainly plenty of in-game opportunities to use these motors but, having reviewed both the Freyja and Kraken, Razer needs to make sure these experiences are powerful and distinct.

Sure, it's great to feel theಞ jolt of a specific spell as you wander through Hogwarts - but after a certain amount of time they do tend to blend into one experience and there are larger cut-scene and gameplay moments that benefit more from audio-to✃-haptic features. Switching Sensa HD on means you're sacrificing the vibrations of larger musical swells or explosions, if they're not coded into their own haptic settings.

Razer has recently been digging into its racing audience with its Simhub partnership, so I'm hopeful the tech will take advantage of the various terrain and vehᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚicle opportunities afforded by Dune Awakening in May. Imagine feeling that sand crunching under your wheels or the rev of Holtzman Engines across six individually tuned motors. That's the kind of immersion Razer 𒀰and Funcom could be playing with here.

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None of them have enraged me like the latest mainstay trend though, because it's an undeniable step backward for any gaming chair, and yet it's showing up all over the place. I am of course talking about freely rotating armrests that have no locking mechanism to keep them in a desired position. Don't get me wrong, being able to adjust the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:best gaming chairs to the position and shape you want to sit in is one of the🐠 reasons they're worth investing in,♐ but they also need to stay in the position you want them in. Allow me to explain.

A lot of gaming chairs stand out against office chair rivals because of their 4D armrests. These are armrests that can be adjusted on four different axes. Usually, they can ✨slide forward and back, side to side, they can rotate, and you can adjust their heights. When you first sit in a gaming chair with these high-end armrests, you may have a brief moment of confusion as you work out how you adjust them in each direction. Until recently, there are almost always buttons, levers, or small catching mechanisms that release each dimension. That might sound tricky to grasp, but for how often I actually adjust my armrests, it's never really bothered me.

What more recent models have been doing is removing the rotating catch on armrests so that all you need to 💟do to twist them around is apply some light pressure 🌺in either direction.

To be frank, this sucks. It means that, depending on how you're sitting, or what part of the armrests you put 🅷weight on, they can pivot away from you, making you feel and look extremely silly. At best, this is a minor inconvenience that you'll encounter maybe once every few days, but at worst, it drives you insane because every time you go to stand up and use the armrests to push yourself upward, the armrests spin out and leave you seconds away fꦬrom a slapstick comedy stunt.

I first noticed this on the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Fractal Refine, which, despite its annoying armrests, currently holds our top spot for best overall gaming chair right now. Luckily, its armrests are pretty great otherwise. They have a fantastic shape and size to them, they're wide enough that your forearms have plenty of room to slide around when you're doing big mouse flicks, and they feel nice and cushioned for your elbows. The freely rotating armrests are a 😼minor flaw in this instance, then, but I didn't realize that I was going to start seeing them popping up from other brands.

Putting my slightly exaggerated ranting to one side for a moment, I do actually worry that these types of rotating armrests could cause some folks a nasty injury. Standing up is bad enough, but what about the people who use gaming chair armrests to carefully lower themselves down into a chair? If all your weight is relying𝕴 on armrest stability, and t🍌hey then spin out, it's a recipe for disaster.

The 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Corsair TX500 Luxe and the new 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Razer Iskur V2 X are two more rec✨ent examples of gaming chairs that have this feature, and I cannot understand who's deciding it's a great thing to have. I get that mobile gaming is a constantly overlooked market, and the emergence of so many handheld gaming PCs means people need more rotation in their armrests, but would it be so much to ask for a button to press when you actually want them to move?

I'm pretty particular about my chair positioning. I like knowing that whenever I sit down, my backrest, lumbar support, and armrests are in the position I've set them up to be in, and another problem with unlocked roꦕtation is that my armrests are constantly in the wrong place which leaves me feeling uncomfortable and even a little stressed out. That's probably my just-right OCD talking, but I'm sure I'm not the only one who gets annoyed by it.

The 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Secretlab Titan Evo Nanogen Edition is not my favorite gaming chair, but at least that brand gets armrest adjustments right. It has ꩵbuttons and catches for all of its dimensions, and once you've adjusted them once, it's pretty easy to remember which button does what. Then again, Secretlab's armrests aren't perfect either - they click into set positions rather than freely moving and locking in w🅠here you want them.

Boulies may be on the firmer end of the scale with its armrest cushioning, but if you grab the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Boulies Elite Series or the more expensive 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Boulies Master Series, you'll getꦚ buttons and catching mechanisms 🏅to keep them in the positions you want. I don't know about you, but it seems like a basic requirement to me.

If this seems like a trivial thing for me to write over 800 words about, I don't blame you for thinking so. But armrests are a very underestimated part of a gaming chair, especially if you use one to sit at a desk and play on a 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:gaming PC. They can 💦actually have a huge impact on your ergonomic sitting position - one of the cornerstones around which gaming chairs are designed. Have them too far apart and you create a slouch. Position them too high and you'll give yourself back tension. Make them too narrow or too firm, and you'll inhibit your mous💜e aim or give yourself sore elbows.

Gaming chairs are expensiv𓄧e, and sometimes needlessly so. I hope this isn't a trend that sticks around, because if I was paying the often silly prices of these ga꧟ming chairs, I'd be livid that such basic design flaws were making their way into a finished product.

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The whole appeal of the brand-new Razer Iskur V2 X is that it delivers all of the best features you’d expect from one of the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:best gaming chairs but at a much more accessible and appealing price point. This is something that directly speaks to and excites me. For just $299/£299 Razer is offering something that competes with its sibling that costs almost twice as much, the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Razer Iskur V2.

For years I ignored what I sat on while gaming so that I could afford to buy more games instead. That was until recently when I realized t𒅌hat my knees and back would thank me later in life if I decided to invest in a chair that would help me take care of 🧜them. That’s exactly why we liked the Razer Iskur V2 to begin with, so does the budget model live up to the same standards?

Assembly

I was pleasantly surprised at just how easy the Razer Iskur V2 X was to assemble. To be perfectly honest I started to get suspicious of myself. “What have I missed?” I began to ask m♍yself. Will the seat just collapse under me because I have forgotten something? I can proudly say this hasn’t happened, and the V2 X just has a breezy building process.

The seat comes with a very helpful and informative instructions sheet thaꦯt walks you through the assembly step-by-step. It really couldn’t have been clearer and I was able to swiftly have it built and ready to jump into a round of Call of Duty Black Ops Zombies in around 20 to 30 minutes - it’s worth noting that I constructed the chair by myself so it may be quicker with two people.

I really enjoyed the addition of an included Allen key that was much easier to use than your standard one. This was a nice touch that meant that I didn’t have to scramble in drawers searching for my Allen keys that only ♔come out once in a blue moon.

Design

What I really appreciate about the Razer Iskur V2 X is the fact it’s quite ‘no-nonsense.’ Taking a look at Razer’s website prior to my chair arriving, I wanted to check out all the possible combinations and customization options. I was surp⛄rised to see that there weren’t any. Now, this may sound like a negative at first but to me it was a selling point as I didn’t have to weigh lots of options and configurations🎶, the chair simply comes as it is with all the baked-in features that Razer is offering.

And ‘what are those features?’ I hear you shouting at your screen right now - calm down. Well, Razer is offering only one color option for the Iskur V2 X model, Black/Green. I’m a big fan of the color scheme as it can really fit any setup and looks professional enougౠh to be used in a work setting. The Black/Green design is a multi-layered fabric that, while $350 cheaper than the leather Iskur V2, still gives off a premium feel to the touch. Razer touts this as a more breathable and cool material for those longer gaming sessions.

Features

The Iskur V2 X also proudly features built-in lumbar support, something which I really appreciate and look for in any gaming chair since I began an office-based 9-5 job. To cut some corners and keep the price down Razer has not utilized the ‘6D lumbar support’ which is part of the more expensive line, but it does a pretty good job for a significantly cheaper price. Unlike more premium options like the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Boulies Master Series, the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Corsair TC500 Luxe, or the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Secretlab Titan Evo Nanogen Edition, this lumba✱r support is non-adjustabl☂e and sits in a fixed curve.

The other key dif🧔ference compared to the more expensive Iskur V2 is that it features 2D armrests rather than 4D. This doesn’t mean they’re flat like Paper Mario, rather it means that 💦instead of going this way, that way, forward and backwards (over the Irish Sea) they just move up, down, and can rotate at an angle.

Speaking of angles, I was impressed that the Iskur V2 X still retains the 152-degree recline of the more premium model for any of you who like to really relax when gaming - be honest, you can’t be comfortable sitting completely reclined. Razer has actually expanded the seat base to 545mm on the Iskur V2 X compared to the V💜2 meaning that you’ve got more room to play with if you find yourself sitting in various positions

Performance

Thankfully my assembly was masterfully done and my first time sitting in the Razer Iskur V2 X didn’t result in me crashing and burning, rather I was met with something much more comfortable. I spend the majority of my time sitting down in an office chair at work, most recently the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Boulies Elite Series gaming chair, so I want to have a comfortable experience when I get home to game too and the 🌱Iskur V2 X gives me just that… to an extent.

Now, I am someone who enjoys quite a firm seat. In fact, this extends to a lot of things in my life - careful now - as my pillow is basically a brick, for example. So, I was happy to discover that the foam cushioning of the Iskur V2 X didn’t simply slump or sag under my weight when sat on. It remained firm but still left me feeling cushioned. Essentially it doesn’t get unco♔mfortable to sit in it for long periods of time, but still provides the firmness I liꦐke.

The chair remains comfortable to an extent though, and that’🎃s because the backrest didn’t have the best of both worlds as the cushion did. While it didn’t become uncomfortable over long periods of time, I found it particularly hard to get used to the built-in lumbar support. This is a feature that I was excited about prior to sitting 𝓰in the chair itself but found myself getting a little annoyed at over time. I am used to the Bouiles Elite Series gaming chair, a chair that targets a similar price and consumer, and I think that it provided me with a more comfortable experience when it comes to lumbar support. Yes, the Iskur V2 X is supportive in that regard and it is comfortable for the majority of the time, the fact that I am unable to adjust it means that it was never quite right for how I wanted to sit. On the flip side of this maybe it has improved my posture as I am now trying to properly align with the shape of the chair. Does that one-size-fits-all support work for everyone’s body type though? It’s a little tricky to say.

The 2D armrests were comfortable and adjustable meaning I was able to bring them to the exact height I needed them to be at any given time. However, due to the fact that they rotate without a button or lever-pull means I would occasionally put too much weight on them and they would spin a little. This is a trend we’re noticing with a few gaming chairs here at GamesRadar+, with even our top pick, the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Fractal Refine, succumbing to this feature’s annoyance. I’d have lik🥂ed to see a locking feature to ensure they remained in my desired position, please.

Unfortunately, the Iskur V2 X doesn’t come with additional support cushions and I did find myself attaching a s꧅pare one I had lying around the house for my neck during those longer gaming or work-from-home sessions. You are able to buy one separately from Razer if you want something more official, though.

Should you buy the Razer Iskur V2 X?

If you were to ask teenage me if I would want a Razer Iskur V2 X I would have immediately jumped at the chance because of the name associated with it. Now as an older, hopefully wiser man I am able to look past just the premium brand name and appreciate the product itself. I am glad to say that the Iskur V2 X wouldღ live up to the hype ♏my teenage self would have had. Especially thanks to its more affordable price than most of the big-name gaming chairs out there.

If you’re looking for a gaming chair that has built-in lumbar suppoꦡrt, a comfortable seat, and a professional and sleek look then you can’t go wrong with the Iskur V2 X. It is a s🏅olid chair that delivers on what it promises; premium features but at a less than premium price. However, the Razer Iskur V2 original model is the choice for anyone who can stomach its price. Just be thankful it’s seeing discounts more often now.

How we tested the Razer Iskur V2 X

To extensively test the Razer Iskur V2 X I really put it through its paces with extended periods of sitting. I used it for both woꩲrk and gaming purposes for a 2-3 week period before writing up this review, and would frequently spend up to 8 hours a day sitting down in it. I assembled the chair on my own, using the instructions provided.

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The new Playseat Formula Instinct F1 Edition sits somewhere in the middle of the field. At $599/£519 this rigid, fixed-position racing seat is a sign you’re taking sim racing seriously. This is a 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:best gaming chair contender for those who spend more time on the virtual tracks than in any other genre, but♛ it could just be versatile enough to be a mainstay of any console setup.

Inspired and officially licensed by Formula 1 it’s an eye-catching option, but with plenty of alternatives around, including Playseat’s own 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Trophy Logitech G Edition, is it the one to go for?

Assembly

While it takes a massive team of engineers to construct an F1 car, you’ll need to put together the Formula Instinct F1 Edition yourself. Thankfully Playseat has kept things as simple as possible. Arriving f🌺ully flat packed it’s remarkable how few individual pieces make up this racing seat and going step-by-step through the easy-to-follow instruction booklet I was able to construct it on my own in about an hour.

I did face a couplಞe of hiccups courtesy of a particularly stubborn connection that just wouldn’t budge, but I imagine this was more a tolerance quirk of my unit rather than a major design flaw. You’ll find all of the required bolts and tools in the box along with a pair of white fabric gloves if you’re 𒐪feeling particularly fancy.

Design

Playseat is a familiar co-pilot for me, I’ve🐷 tested a number of its seats in the past and the excellent Playseat Trophy has been my daily driver over the last 12 months. While the Playseat Formula Instinct F1 Edition is a similar concept, it follows a noticeably different design language. The Trophy is flowing and almost organic in style with rounded edges and a soft flexible seat. The Formula Instinct is almost industrial in comparison with a hard-shell seat and angular metal frame.

Build quality is excellent, not that you’d expect anything less from a $599 cockpit made by a brand with Playseat’s reputation. The metal construction gives this racing seat a noticeably solid and sturdy feel with a slightly textured finish on the main frame and glossy white highlights to break things up. It’s 📖certainly not as sleek as the Playseat Trophy but with a few flourishes of strikingly red F1 branding it’s smart enough to look at.

Interestingly, despite being larger according to the spec sheets, the Formula Instinct felt smaller and less commanding in my room than the Playseat Trophy. I don’t have an explanation for this except vibes, the seat itself on both cockpits is a relatively similar size and shape but there was a definite visual difference. Maybe it’s just an optical illusion. Optical illusions don’t apply when it comes to footprint though and the size of the Playseat Formula Instinct shouldn’t be underestimated. This isn’t a compact, living room-friendly option like the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Playseat Challenge - this is a full-size rig that r♏ealistically needs a dedicated gaming space.

I also quickly discovered that with just four small 🦩rubber feet, it’s not particularly carpet-friendly either. These are the only points of contact with the ground and bearing the full brunt of the weight were quick to leave alarming marks in my medium-pile carpet. I could see this causing permanent damage in the long run so I ended up grabbing some furniture sliders to place underneath each foot to spread the load. These were cheap enough to grab online so not a major issue but it’d be nice to see Playseat include something similar in the box to screw to the bottom.

Features

The Playseat Formula Instinct F1 Edition includes a fixed, molded seat and while the bucket shape is deep and welcoming, it’s also my only disappointment when it comes to build quality. Playseat might give them funky ‘Modufoam’ branding in an attempt to jazz them up, but the cushions seem 🃏out of place and generic compared to the rest of the seat. They do the job, but the back panel in particular feels thin and while the base seat is a little thicker and nicely sculpted, it all just seems like basic foam. They’re not uncomfortable, they’re just entirely unremarkable and I was expecting more.

More so than other sim racing seats I’ve tested, the Formula Instinct is wonderfully customizable. Everywhere you look there seems to be another way to dial it in to your liking. From the angle of the pedal tray to the height of the headrest cushion, it’s up to you how you want it and I played around for almost an hour making little tweaks here and there. It was surprising just how much of a difference small changes would make to the overall fe𒐪el and I’d definitely recommend investing some time to really understand the impact changing each part makes. At a quick count, I found no less than eight different points of adjustment, some a🧸llowing for detailed fine-tuning with others delivering broader changes moving between a range of fixed positions.

On the whole, each of these adjustments was simple to make, though I felt like some mechanisms were stronger than others. The main crossbar that supports your 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:best racing wheel featu😼res the jazzily named ‘X-Adapt quick release adjustment system’ while others are more basic and use a thumb screw or hex bolt. I have no major complaints about any of the choices Playseat has made here and I’m sure simplifying in a few places would have helped keep costs from spiraling, though a little spot to store the required hex keys would have been a nice touch and saved future searches I’m sure I’ll have to make.

Annoyingly the most common adjustment you’ll probably want to make is also the most awkward to do. Just like an F1 driver’s seat fitting is the first step of their journey in a new car, sliding the Formula Instinct’s seat back and forth is the main starting point for sim racers and the first thing you’ll want to change if a new player is hopping behind the wheel. Playseat has improved things from the Trophy which needed multiple hex bolts to be removed and the Formula Instinct now just needs four knobs to be loosened. This is great, but with these undone actually sliding the seat itself was stiff and more difficult than it needed to be. ꦑIt may loosen over time as it wears or perhaps just needed a little squirt of WD-40, but a more assisted or at least less resistive solution would have been very welcome.

Performance

Jumping into F1 24 any pent-up tension from the build process or frustrations over underwhelming foam instantly vanished into the rearview mirror because out on track the Playseat Formula Instinct is lovely to use. I’ve spent a lot of time (pretty poorly) racing F1 cars in the Playseat Trophy over the last few months so it was surprising how different the experience in the Formula Instinctﷺ was. Playseat’s marketing boasts an ‘authentic F1 racing position’ and while I’ve never set foot in a Formula One car and can’t say whether that’s true, what I can say is it’s a noticeably different driving positionℱ to the Playseat Trophy and Challenge. It’s also by far the easiest of the bunch to climb in and out of. The cockpit feels far more open with fewer places to bang your knees and fewer ways to lose your dignity trying to clamber out of it.

While much of my racing is generally done with the compact MOZA R12 wheelbase, I thought I’d stress test the Playseat Formula Instinct with the beefiest wheel I had available, the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Logitech G Pro R🎉acing Wheel and Pedals. Not only does that generate 11Nm of torque through its direct drive motor, but it’s also an absolute beast of a thing that weighs 8.5ಌkg and has a hefty overbite that makes it noticeably front-heavy. I figure if the Formula Instinct can handle this, it’ll handle pretty much any wheel - 🔴and it handled it with ease.

No matter how much the force feedback shuddered and how quickly I whipped the wheel around tight corners the Playseat Formula Instinct kept it locked in. The X-Ada🐠pt clamp system does a wonderful job of not allowing any give or loosening and the wheel remained in exactly the same position at the end of 70 laps as it did when the lights went out. Perhaps more importantly, so did I in the Formula Instinct’s rigid bucket seat. The fixed position means this is a very different experience than with Playseat’s other mid-range chairs and while I’m a fan of the Playseat Trophy’s hammock approach that gives and moves with you, there’s definitely a more professional vibe that comes from this more static seat.

By far the least elegant component of the Playseat Formula Instinct is the pedal tray but it’s a textbook example of function over form. Just like the wheel platform I had no trouble lining up the aggressively large Logitech G Pro Pedal base but it’s a far fiddlier and more frustrating affair. Admittedly this is probably on me, so a word of advice; don’t try to mount the pedals with the Formula Instinct on its feet - tip it on its side or you’ll be there for twice as long as you need to be. Pedals attached - and my bright papaya McLaren out on track, however, the pedal tray was capable of withstanding serious strain. With exposed bracing arms on either side the Formula Instinct certainly looks far less slick than the Trophy’s all-in-one system, but they’re mighty effective as♌ even when slamming the G Pro’s 100kg load cell brake pedal down the Formula Instinct never budged. The braces also allow for a greater and more granular range of positions than other Playseat racing chairs too, complimenting F1-inspired seating position well with a tray that can reach some pretty extreme angles.

Should you buy the Playseat Formula Instinct F1 Edition?

There’s a lot to like about the Playseat Formula Instinct F1 🧸Edition, this is a racing seat that ticks jus🍰t about every box for the right kind of gamer with the right kind of setup. Build quality is noticeably strong, it’s deeply customizable, and most importantly it’s a joy to race in. For $599/£519 you get a lot of rig for your money and the Formula Instinct stacks up well against the rest of the field as a result.

I’m not sure it’s as universal a rig as some of Playseat’s other options though. The Playseat Trophy Logitech G Edition is sleeker and less harsh on carpets while the Playseat Challenge X is cheaper and considerably more living room-friendly. One isn’t necessarily better than the others though, just better suited for different s𒊎ituations. If you have a dedicated racing space and you don’t mind sacrificing some aesthetics for a little extra adjustability, or if you like the fact it has an F1 logo on the side, then go for the Formula Instinct. It’s a great rig and unlikely to disappoint.

How we tested the Playseat Formula Instinct F1 Edition

The Playseat Formula Instinct became the center of my sim racing setup for a few weeks, paired with both the MOZA R12 and Logitech G Pro Racing Wheel. I supplied my own furniture sliders as the racing seat was te🦩sted solely on carpet however this did not impact the performance of the unit. I completed a number of races and general driving sessions in EA F1 24, Forza Horizon 5, and Forza Motorsport, along with some dedicated stress testing.

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This $95 price cut only applies to the Sherwood green model, but both the Frost (white) and Shadow (grey) variants are going for $424.99 at the moment. I'm honestly surprised to see this chair get such a deep price cut this February. First of all, this isn't the time of year I expect to see big chunks of cash coming off any of the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:best gaming chairs. Second😼ly, this chair only launched late in 2024, so for it to already have more than a $50 discount is pretty good goin🌠g.

Should you buy the Corsair TC500 Luxe?

You may be wondering why I'd argue that the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Corsair TC500 Luxe isn't for everyone. To begin with, just take a look at it. It doesn't exactly fit in with the crowd of quite samey, racing seat-shaped, RGB-reflecting gaming chairs from specialist brands. It doesn't even go down the route of minimalist Swedish design that makes the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Fractal Refine stand out. This is a chair that resembles a classy leather reading lounger more than it does a ga🏅ming throne. It's like what you'd expect a bond villain to swivel around in while ominously expecting you.

I'd argue this seat walks the line between something that has all the gaming features you want for desk setup or console gaming while looking safe for work at the same time, which is a tricky balance to get right. The 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Boulies Master Series manages that too, and either chair will give you a more distinct look than the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Secretlab Titan Evo, which is so popular that ඣit's immediately recognizable.

The TC500 Luxe is pl𒊎enty comfortable and strikes another great balance between comfort and firmness for posture correction. It's got integrated lumbar support and a beautiful head pillow that feels softer than any other I've tested. It has a wide seat base to cater to lots of different sitting positions anꦆd body shapes. But there's another reason I'd argue this chair isn't for everyone. Its armrests are both excellent and terrible.

The innovative "omniflex" design Corsair has gone for with this chair is great. It allows you to sink weight into your elbows without a rigid armrest putting pressure on them or trapping a nerve. But for some reason, even when yꦫou move them to their narrowest setting, the armrests are far too far apart. It's a glaring issue a lot of reviewers have noted, and it's a massive shame. I, for one, have come to terms with it, and I'm still using the TC500 Luxe as my everyday chair at the moment because it doesn't ruin the experience. But this is a flaw I can't understand how it got all the way into final production - especially when the rest of the seat is so well thought-out.

So, is the Corsair TC500 Luxe for you?🥂 If it is, I wouldn't wait ar🌱ound for its discount to disappear.

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Now, it feels like floodgates might be opening, because Boulies, another well-established maker of some of the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:best gaming chairs is also joining the party. The brand has today anno🤪unced a new version of its Master Series chair which comes with a folding-out legrest.

The Boulies Master Rex doesn't seem to change an awful lot about the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Boulies Master Series we know and love, but it does seem to be a separate model. In other words, this isn't like the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Secretlab Recliner add-on which can be bought separately and attached to an existing 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Secretlab Titan Evo.

While current Boulies Master Series owners won'๊t have the benefits of Secretlab's add-on designs in this instance, you may be surprised to know that the Boulies Master Rex will only set you back , although that's with an £80 discount down from its official £409.99 price tag. Considering the Secretlab Recliner costs $199 / £159 on its own, that's not bad in comparison.

Although the Boules Master Rex launches today in the UK, stock doesn't appear to have reached the US yet. I've reached 🎀out to Boulies to ask when stock will be available since the rest of the brand's chairs are available in both territories. Boulies is based in the UK, so it may just be that the Rex will come to US buyers in due course.

Despite a very similar look to the original Master Series offering, Boulies has refined its 4D armrests. This is a big positive in my eyes, since across the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Boulies Elite Series and now discontinued 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Boulies Ninja Pro, the brand's armrests did tend to feel a tad hard to si🦩nk your elbows into. The redesign brings in softer surfaces, which I hope make their way to the rest of the Boulies chair range.

The Master Rex (which sounds like the name of a wel𒁏l-to-do young dinosaur) is available in the same colors as the regular Master Series chair and in either fabric or the brand's newly refined Ultraflex PU leathe🌼r.

The Boulies Master Series has always utilized an integrated lumbar support system, with a decent range of tilt. The chair brand says this updated Re🔯x model will use its spinal curvature and an enhanced tilting mechanism to ensure comfort whether you're gaming, relaxing, or working from home.

One of my biggest issues with Secetla⭕b's recliner was that it didn't extend out the way for folks with longer legs. While its cushion was plenty comfortable, it was only really supporting the back of my knees and calves. It's hard to tell without testing, but the Master Rex's footrest looks like it slides outwards after unfolding, so hopefully it can really help you recline by reaching your heels.

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This is the brand’s attempt at a high-end spot on the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:best gaming chair ladder. I’ve already placed its excellent TC100 Relaxed on our leaderboard as the best budget option, so going into testing the premium alternative, I had some expectations. For a flagship chair, I’m delighted to note that Corsair has managed to avoid the ludicrously high price lines other brands lean into. This may be a gaming chair for peo⛎ple who own many leather-bound books, but at $500/£500, this really is one of the best value finds in 2025.

I’ll be upfront and say that I actually love this chair, so much so that it’s replacing the now discontinued Boulies Ninja Pro as my mainstay I’ll keep around for when I’m not testing something new. Unfortꦅunately, though, it has a massive, inescapable issue that nearly spoils the whole experience. Whether or not it’s a deal breaker for you, I’m not sure.

Assembly

Of all the gaming chairs I’ve tested, the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Corsair TC100 Relaxed had the most minimalist approach to assembly instructions. There were no included leaflets or a Secretlab-esque placard with handy diagrams. The only help you get in building it is going to Corsair’s website and finding inst👍ructions for an older chair model with a similar assembly process.

With the TC500 Luxe, there is a similar lack of instructions but Corsair’s YouTube channels have some helpful instructional videos that go through how to assemble it. Fortunately, there was nothing too confusing about the process and, like the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Secretlab Titan Evo NanoGen, the armrests come pಞre-attached, meaning there’s one less step between unboxi🦩ng and sitting.

It was♚ during this assembly process that the first moment of foreboding hit me. In the video above, the voiceover clearly says “the width of the armrests can be adjusted by partially loosening the screws”. Having been particularly excited about this chair, I had read some other reviews of it, which I don’t usually do.

The consensus on this ☂se🎀at was that it’s excellent, but for some reason, its armrests are set far too widely apart. To mitigate that issue, I thought, I’d move the armrests of mine during assembly to as narrow as they can go. When I got to that stage of the build though, they were already in their narrowest setting. “What are the other reviews complaining about then?” I thought.

I had far too little faith in my fellow ga💦ming chair critics.

Design

The thing that immediately stands out about this chair on a first look is its hex-pattern cushioning, which gives it that antique, classy feel so many gaming chairs lack. Like the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Boulies Master Series, it looks like something that’d be just at home in a remote worker’s professional video call a🅷s it does an RGB🌳-filled gaming livestream.

It has a wide seat base with a generous lip on its front, inviting plenty of viable sitting positions. It has rounded shoulders that remind me of a 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Razer Iskur X, and the integrate🌸d lumbar support and magnetic head cushion made famous by brands like Secr🙈etlab and DXRacer.

The result is a very attractive gaming chair that’s up there with the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Fractal Refine in terms of its style, and tying its aesthetics together is its marvelous choice of upholstery, which sits somewhere between suede and leather. It’s not quite either and, in truth, it might be my new favorite material for any gaming chair. It’s breathable, but it still feels as premium as the highest-end leather options. It’s also nice and plush, adding a velvety surface to a chair that isn’t as firm as Secretlab, but isn’t quite as comfort-aimed as the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Boulies Ninja Pro.

The TC500 Luxe is available in three colors, with each sporting the same black wheelbase, armrests, and casters. Frost is a creamy white color, which looks surprisingly nice for a white gaming chair (these often tend to look very bold and a bit “extra”), but I can’t help but feel a slightly different color of wheelbase would really complement this model a bit more. Shadow is a sort of graphite-grey color which is perfect for anyone wanting something more muted. The version Corsair sent me is the Sherwood variant, which has this alluring mossy green look to it and sits beautifully against my walnut-textured desk. I usually advocate for more color choices with gaming chairs, but I think these hues offer a perfect set of variables for the classy feel the Luxe is going for. I’m not sure the same effect would be achieved with a blue colorway - and this certainly isn’t something I’d like to see making a play for our 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:best pink gaming chair list.

Features

Supporting the TC500 Luxe is a solid steel inner frame. I have to say, I’m really impressed with the build quality it brings because unlike 90% of gaming chairs today, I’ve heard no cre🐷aks or squeaks coming from it after a month of testing. All the while, it doesn’t have the Secretl𝓀ab problem of that great build quality potentially contributing to a really firm sitting experience.

All the 🌞usual adjustment features are here, with a reclining backrest that tilts from 90° to 160°. You can also adjust the height and backward lean, and that aforementioned 4-way lumbar support does a lot to support your lower back. The magnetic neck pillow is the best I’ve ever tested in a gaming chair. Somehow, it’s managed to oꦑut-plush Boulies and Secretlab with memory foam that feels affectionately soft and eases back into its plump shape right after taking your head off it. I found it easy to slide around depending on my sitting position too, so Corsair has provided a large magnetic surface area for it.

One of the standout features of this chair is that it has an innovative set of Omniflex armrests. These are mounted in🔯 their center, the same as most gaming chair armrests are, but they have a unique fold in them that means when you press your weight into them, they have some give, coiling down and putting less stress on your elbows and shoulders. This is, quite honestly, ingenious, and does make a big difference to comfort when leaning on them for hours at a time. I don’t get the occasional trapped nerve or a numb feeling in my elbows like I do with other chairs, and I hope this is a design that’s adopted by other manufacturers.

These armrests are meant to be 4D, but I was sad to learn that wasn’t really the case. They can move up and down, they can rotate up to 215°, they ꧟can click back and forward in the same annoying way the Fractal Refine ones do. But they’re missing a vital side-to-side movement.

Herein lies the single biggest problem with the Corsair TC500 Luxe. Other reviewers were right, the armrests of thi☂s chair are needlessly far apart. And the worst bit is that a simple sliding hinge that slides them across laterally is all it would take to 👍alleviate this issue, potentially even bolstering this to my new top gaming chair.

Performance

Armrests are often overlooked when you’re shopping for a chair. The main draw is the ergonomics, the comfort, the shape, and size. But armrests are a massive contributor to a healthy sitting position. Beca♔use the TC500 Luxe’s armrests are set too wide, even at their narrowest, they actually detract from the posture support this excellent gaming chair gives you. If you sit up with a dignified posture, so you feel a stretch♛ up your spine, and then move your elbows further apart, your chest will sink down as a result, creating an unhealthy slouching position in your upper back.

I often carry stress and tension in my shoulders and traps, and throughout months of testing other seats with armrests that sit straight with my body’s natural sitting position, I’ve not b🐻een feeling that of late. Within a week or two of testing the TC500 Luxe, I was feeling that all-too-familiar knot in my right shoulder.

Luckily, the saving grace is that you can rotate the armrests around 🌺somewhat, meaning that you will be able to find a more natural sitting position when gaming, but your forearms will poke off of them, never getting their full benefit. It’s also the straw that breaks the camel’s back when you’re using the armrests to stand up and they click out of the one position you found them comfortable in.

I’ve heard of some Redditors and other early adopters drilling holes in their seatbases to move the armrests in further, but this isn’t something you should have to do when spending $500 on a gaming chair from a well-known brand, and I can’t really wrap my head around 𓆏why the armrest’s most narrow setting is like the widest setting on any other chair. I love that the seatbase is wide because it allows me to either cross one leg under the other, or cross both legs while sitting on it. But that wouldn’t be hampered by armrests that could slide further in.

Other reviewers have said this is quite a firm seat, but as someone who finds the Secretlab options far too firm, I’m not sure I agree on that point. For me, this is akin to the Corsair TC100 Relaxed in that it provides a really great blend of comfort and firmness. Not every chair gets that right, and I ꦑapplaud Corsair for making something that I can sit in comfortably for long hours. I do still get a numb bum if I stay in a position too l𓃲ong, but it takes a lot longer to pang me than when I’m sitting in a Secretlab Titan Evo.

Should you buy the Corsair TC500 Luxe?

It’d be easy to read my thoughts on Corsair’s armrests and think they’re a dealbreaker. For me, they’re not, but if I had paid for a $🧔500 chair and been met with armrest designs that make little to no sense for a wide range of body types, I certainly꧅ wouldn’t be happy.

Fortunately, there’s enough about the Corsair TC500 Luxe that I’m really fond of, so I wouldn’t call the wide armrests a dealbreaker. The premium looks, feel, and a great blend of comfort and firmness add up to a fanta✱stic chair that is competitively priced compared to🌌 a lot of high-end options.

And for all its armrest woes, there is some ingenuity at play thanks to Corsair’s omniflex design. This is a chair that stands out for so many reasons, and it’s one I’d easily recommend. I’d just be sending a message to those DIY fixers on Reddit to ask them how I should dri📖ll new holes into the seat base.

How I tested the Corsair TC500 Luxe

I parked myself in Corsair’s high-end gaming chair for around a month before this review was written. I assembled it myself in around 20-30 minutes, and didn’t find it too🔴 heavy to lift around on my own. I sat in this chair for long hours for remote working during the day, gaming during the evening, and content creation at my desk in my spare time too.

I compared my experience closely with the Corsair TC100 Relaxed since it’s made by the same manufacturer, and with other premium options on the market🎃 like the Secretlab Titan Evo, Fractal Refine, and Boulies chairs.

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If you're like me and you're strangely nerdy about the makes, models, and prices of the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:best gaming chairs, you may be stopping here to ask me something. Is this new seat affordable by market standards, or is it affordable by Razer's standards - because there is a difference🌞. I'm actually surprised and quite happy to say that the new Razer Iskur V2X is genuinely affo♍rdable compared to most gaming chairs, with a price tag of just $299.99 / £299.99.

Ok, so it's not under $200 affordable, but we are still talking about a gaming chair here, and Razer's tend to ere on the side of premium. This new 2025 throne is the sequel to the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Razer Iskur V2 which launched last year to praise from us for its excellent lumbar support, eventually going home with our 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:runner-up award for bes𒀰t gaming chair of 2024. It d♔oes cost $649 🐬/ £599, though, so for all its fancy features, you'd have to budget almost as much for a PS5 Pro.

Other premium brands like Secretlab have attempted to make a m🌜ore affordable version of an existing gaming chair. That's how we got the Secretlab Titan Evo Lite last year, but even that w💛ill set you back over $400. Razer seems to have cracked the $300 code here, but the way it's done so gives me reservations about whether this chair will be worth sitting in.

The way Razer has been able to half the price of its 2024 tour deforce is by serio﷽usly cutting back on the features that make it so great to begin with, and that may defeat the entire point of investing in a gaming chair.

The Iskur V2 X takes away the original V🐲2's beautiful lumbar support panel and instead replaces it with a non-adjustable lumbar arch. While I'm sure that will be plenty comfortable thanks to the high-density foam cushioning, it makes me wonder why this new chair shares the Iskur name, and why Razer didn't just launch it as a new product that specifically targets the budget buyer instead.

Lumbar support isn't the only thing missing, either. Ignoring the 4D armrests gaming chairs all but include as standard these days, the Iskur V2 X gives you 2D ones. That may be all you need, and if so, great! That said, you can get more from this sort of price range from the likes of Boulies, GTOmega, or even the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Corsair TC100 Relaxed.

It's not all doom and gloom for the V2𒆙 X though, because, despite lessened side bolsters on the backrest, you actually get a wider seat base here than you do with the original Iskur V2, as well as 152 degrees of recline.

The Iskur V2 X is available today either from Razer or approved retailers. If you're not in need of a gaming chair right this second, you may be interested to learn that Razer has also revealed project Arielle at CES 2025, a new concept for what it calls "the world's first integrated heating and cooling gaming chair". No one tell them about the Mavix M7, okay?

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Secretlab has to be one of the most popular gaming chair brands out there, but its price tags can reach pretty high numbers once you've chosen your design, materials, add-ons, and whatever else. It truly is a Christmas miracle then, that 2024's festive sale has brought down the price of some Titan Evo models by $100/£100. In true Secretlab sale fashion though, this full advertised discount only applies to certain sizes of certain upholstery and colorways. For the most part, you👍'll get a cool $30 saving on most designs, bringing the price of The Flash model , for example.

Of course, a wider range of this 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:best gaming chair contender is on offer, you just won't get the full $100 saving the brand claims. Lots of designs are seeing a $30 reduction at least, which doesn't seem like much, but for a premium product with this kind of build quality, thaဣt's not bad. If you want to go for a cheaper version with the same discount, you can get a Secretlab Titan Evo Lite for $30 less just now too.

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Should you buy a Secretlab gaming chair?

Secretlab has an amazing selection of officially licensed gaming chairs with designs that rep loads of nerdy franchises. From The Witcher to Game of Th༺rones, to Dragon Ball Z, to Dota 2 - there's a design for every fan in this brand's wares. The cosmetic selection is honestly unmatched by any other gaming furniture brand, so it's one of the biggest reasons to buy from Secretlab.

Then, of course, there's the build quality of the Titan Evo range. I've parked my tushy in many a gaming seat, and I can say with confidence that even if this brand's thrones aren't my favorite, they're the most robust on the market. Even after months of use, you won't hear a squeak, creak, or any other noise coming out of it, and that's true for the Softweave versions and the brand-new 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Secretlab NanoGen Edition I just reviewed.

So why wouldn't I buy from Secretlab, personally? Gaming chairs are supposed to blend comfortable cushioning with ergonomic posture support - y'know, so you can still walk in your 40s after playing thousands of hours a year of your favorite PC games. For me, Secretlab's chairs are just a little bit too firm to be tru🌳ly comfortable. Nonetheless, they tout loads of great features and are popular choices for m🎃ost gamers.

If, like me, you'd rather have more plush cushioning during your working or gam✱ing hours, check out options from Boulies, Corsair, or even AndaSeat.

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Personally, I always find my gaming chair to be a forgotten aspect of my setup. While I will happily fork out a lot of money to ensure I have the latest and greatest technology under the hood, I often look past upgrading to one of the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:best gaming chairs♔ - which seems silly since it’s something I use when playing with all tha🐷t tech.

Landing on the market at $379/£289, the Elite Series from Boulies feels like a very affordable and compelling offer especially when you take into account that it undercuts its biggest competition such as Secretlab and Razer whil🐷e offering similar, premium features.♐ But does the chair live up to its ‘Elite’ name and truly stand out while you’re sitting down?

Assembly

As I said previously, the chair I sit in to game is often the forg🅰otten aspect of my gaming setup. It’s been around 10 years since I last purchased a gaming chair and my current one has done me fairly well since. It was nothing to writeಞ home about, just a simple chair from Amazon that looked ‘gamer-y’ but it did the job. However, it was rarely used as the majority of my time gaming was spent on my sofa with my consoles or PC plugged into the TV.

Because it has been so long since I assembled a gaming chair I was a little apprehensive when it came to throwing the Elite Series togethe🍸r. While I enjoy putting together furniture - thanks IKEA - I really didn’t want🧔 to mess anything up and crumple under my own weight when sitting down. I can’t say that the assembly of the Boulies Elite Series chair was anything truly groundbreaking. The parts came in a box with an instruction sheet and tools. Easy enough.

The instructions were easy to follow with both a written guide and pictures which were helpful in seeing which part went where. Although I did have some issues with attaching the wheels to the base of the chair. It appeared that one of the clips was a little loose and really took some force while the other simply clicked into place - I have a feeling this was just a slight issue with my particular chair but it is worth noting. I will say that you should acquire a little𒉰 help in carrying the package the chair arrives in as this thing is heavy and is not safe to carry alone.

Design & Features

When reading up about the Bo𓂃ulies Elite Series chair prior to getting my bum on it, I was impressed at just how much choice was available for potential buyers. Getting plenty of color and upholstery choices isn’t as common as you’d think with gaming chairs outside of Secretlab’s officially licensed designs, so it was reassuring that even though the Elite Series is a little cheaper, you do have 💫options to customize.

While the Elite enters the market at the previously mentioned price tag of $379/£289, you ar👍e able to upgrade to the Elite Series Max if you’re in the UK, which runs a little bit bigger and has additional lumbar support for £329. Both models have a choice of Ultraflex PU or Water Repellent Fabric, I have been testing the former in the blue color which both feels and looks♏ very sleek. Other colors available include black and white for the Ultraflex PU or Ash Grey or Charcoal Grey for the water-repellent fabric.

The Elite series chair highlights the fact it features a “firmer, flatter seat cushion” which claims to give you a more comfortable sittꦐing experienc🦋e. Alongside this, the backrest of the chair is curved to the spine’s natural shape to ensure that you are supported through those long gaming sessions or long work days. One of the aims highlighted by Boulies with the Elite Series chair is that the design of the chair evenly distributes your weight and results in you sitting with better posture.

Like most of the best gaming chairs, the Elite Series features some pretty nifty armrests to allow you to relax into it. Attached to either side of the chair is an aluminium ‘4D’ armrest that gives you full control over the height, the angle, and the depth of it, greatly adding to its versatility.. Just like the now discontinued 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Boulies Ninja Pro, the matꦯerial at the top of the armrests is quite hard but has a slight give to it if you press down, although it isn’t uncomfortable by any stretch.

Packaged in with every chair are some incredibly soft lumbar and head support pillows t🦹hat are incredibly easy to install via some simple clips. These black pillows are here to provide you with that little bit of extra support should you need it, but are not essential for getting the most out of the Elite Series chair.

As standard the chair is able to recline, although much further than I expected as I can practically lie flat in it, and also change the height. Features you’d expect on any office 🧸chair🌠, rather than a great gaming chair.

Performance

Considering the majority of my time sitting at a desk is done at my office I decided to take the Elite Series chair with me to work. After all, I spend eight houꩲrs a day sitting at my desk and in an office chair. And when I tell you that the Boulies Elite Series gaming chair was game-changing, I truly do mean it.

My first impression of sinking into the bucket-like design of the backrest was remarkable, coming from a standard office chair and a 10+-year-old ‘gaming’ chair from Amazon, I was instantly taken aback by how comfortable and supported I felt. This last𒐪ed well beyond initial impressions as I genuinely got excited to come to work to sit down.

I didn’t have any issues sitting for long periods of time, I actually found that the longer I sat in it, the more comfortable I became as the seat adjusted and took shape around me. I think it’s worth saying that I am someone who likes a harder seat compared to a softer one; I asked my colleagues to give the seat a go to give me their initial impressions and while the majority of them enjoyed it, there were a couple who said it was much too hard for their comfort. So if you’re looki𒅌ng for something with a more cushioned seat then you may find this a little solid.

The range of motion on offer via the various handles and levers was impressive, as I wrote earlier I genuinely could lie all the way back if I wanted to and so I was able to find an angle for the backrest that really felt customized to my posture. Speaking of posture, the shape of the backrest genuinely does feel like it’s tailored to the shape of my spine. While I used t🍒o find myself sitting forward or slouching in my chairs, I never had that problem here as I was perfectly comfortable to sit back and relax.

I did try using the packaged-in cushions with the chair and while I found them comfortable enough I ended up having a similar experience to our 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Boulies Master Series review, which resulted in me not using them for the majority of the time. The headrest cushion became a little annoying as it didn’t stay in position all the time and I eꦺnded up removing them🤪 pretty soon after I began using them.

Similarly, the customizable options for the armrests were a great addition for someone like me moving from something with solid plastic armrests. The 4D movement allowed me to position it in ways that fit my needs at any given time. Right now as I write this I have them level with my desk to support my arms while I type, but previously I had them a little lower and a little further apart to allow me to relax a little more and use one of the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:best Xbox Series X controllers. However, I did find myself often accidentally pressing some of the hidden buttons that control where the armrests go. This was incredibly frustrating when I would have spent time positioning them pe🅘rfectly only for them to decide to go in their own direction.

Should you buy the Boulies Elite Series?

On a personal note, for the past couple of year🍸s, I have noticed my knees and back were quite often sore at night, particularly during the working week. I never really figured out what could have been causing it but I realize now that my previous chair just wasn’t helping. Since starting my sitting journey with the Boulies Elite Series gaming chair I have noticed my back is no longer sore and my knees are much better supported with less frequent pain.

So if you’re asking me if you should buy the Boulies Elite Series gaming chair I would hands down say yes. It has given me increase🎶d comfort in both my professional and personal life and I should have looked atꦛ buying it sooner.

However, that is🍌 a personal take. I also acknowledge that my case would have been solved by the majority of the best gaming chairs on the market. The Boulies Elite Series Gaming Chair gets everything right from its lumbar support to its design to its price but with how hard the chair actually is, it ✤might not be right for everyone.

How we tested the Boulies Elite Series

I used the Boulies Elite Series Gaming chair as my main chair for work and gaming for a few weeks. I primarily used it at my office where I sat in it for up to 8 hours every day and performed a variety of tasks. The chair I tested was the Elite Series base mode🐟l in the Ultraflex PU upholstery and in the blue color option.

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As I swivel it around and fall into it though, my rear end is greeted by a firm landing I know all too well. The new foam and leatherette combination has definitely done a better job of catching me, but it’s still not as soft as some of the other 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:best gaming chair contenders I’ve tried.

Luckily, there’s still loads to like about this new Titan Evo, and I’m glad I’ve stuckꦿ with it for around a month before writing this review. It is the best version of the Titan Evo, but with an even higher asking price of $799 / £669, it hasn’t converted 💖me fully to Team Secretlab. What’s more, its limited cosmetic options mean it may go against what people come to this manufacturer looking for.

Assembly

I have to say, the assembly process may be my favorite thing about Secretlab’s chairs. Besides maybe Boulies, which supplies color printout instructions in its boxes, no brand puts as much effort into making its chairs easy to throw together. Secretlab really has done the w🐻ork to make🌺 sure that from unboxing to sitting, there are as few complications as can be. A giant placard rests in your chair’s box and highlights very clear instructions with diagrams. The armrests even come pre-attached, completely removing one of the most finicky steps of building a gaming chair.

Generously, ꦆyou’re also kitted out with a multitool for screwing things together. A handy liꦺttle magnetic handle can be fitted with an Allen key or Philips screwdriver head, which means you won’t have to go sifting through your toolbox to find the right size of lever for your build.

I knocked the Secretlab NanoGen Edition together in around 15-20 minutes, and although I’m now well-versed in assembling gaming chairs of all shapes and sizes, I think even first-time builders would find this easy enough to bolt together in under half an hour thanks to the clarity of instructions. Be warned though, the premium build quality you get here does result in some heavy parts, so you ma🌞y need a buddy to help you lꦡift things around.

One thing I do wish could be improved in Secretlab’s shipping and assembly process, however, is the sheer amount of packaging, foam, and cardboard used. It’s great that so much care is put into protecting a Secretlab✅ chair en route to you, but there is an awful lot of waste left behind. This is the case for many gaming chairs, but if there’s one thing I’d like to see Secretlab lead the charge on next, it would be ensuring that even less packaging is used. If not that, then at least making sure it’s as sustainable as humanly possible.

Design

So what exactly separates the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Secretlab Titan Evo from its new NanoGen counterpart? Well, a bit like the Titan Evo Lite - it’s a half step toward a different chair, but it really is the same product we’ve known si🙈nce 2022. It's a variant that isn't strictly part of the Titan Evo's color and upholstery range, but it does give you the same chair, albeit with an updated level of comfort and a higher price.

The NanoGen version uses a new combination of upholstery and cushioning that Secretlab has gone to great lengths to perfect. The NanoGen Hybrid Leatherette has a very soft feel to the touch, as well as a much finer grain than the brandꦺ’s existing Neo Hybrid Leatherette. To be exact, it sports a quoted 14x the durability of regular PU leather which is up from the quoted 4x boost Secretlab’s Prime 2.0 Leatherette can lay claim to.

Underneath this new leatherette material lies the new Secretlab NanoFoam Composite cushioning. The brand says this is its softest yet, and I’d believe them. This is made up of a soft cushion microfoam layer on top, then a proprietary nano-based adhesive that attaches it to the Signature cold-cure foam from other Titan Evo models. It’s a rather maximalist approach to chair engineering, which almost completely contrasts the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Fractal Refine’s extremely minimalist approach to cushioning.

Secretlab, as usual, has done loads of ergonomic testing a🍃nd research to ensure this is the combination of support and comfort you need. Regardles🌃s of all of its scientific backing and fancy upholstery names, it translates to a chair that feels like it’s been forged out of premium materials.

Features

You’ll recognize this as a Secretlab Titan Evo, although it’s only available in the pure white colorway I’ve been testing or a pure black one that has a deep shine to it. These really are devoid of any highlights or design work, even when it comes to their logos and other branding. That may be attractive to some shoppers who want a pristine setup, but many are attracted to this brand’s chairs because of its deep selection of licensed designs. It is a shame that, at the time of writing, the NanoGen offerings are limited to these two colorways. I’d love to say this could change in the future, but the Titan Evo Lite launched earlier in 2024 and is still limited to the classic colorways o🤡riginally available in 2022.

In more basic chair terms, you do get integrated lumbar support here, 4D armrests, and loads of adjustability from height to recline, to tilt. Secretlab allows for a range of add-ons and accessories thanks to clever magnetic pads for armrest ღtops and the top of the backrest, although slapping these extras on will require more money. The chair is supported by a rock-solid aluminium wheelbase, PU casters, steel frame, and a 5-year warranty. All in all, it has some incredible build quality that remains unmatched by any competitor brand I’ve tried. Very few squeaks and creaks come out of it even a month after assembly, which is more than I can say for most desk chairs on the market todܫay.

Performance

Despite the initial shock to my rear end when first falling into the Titan Evo NanoGen Edition, it has won me over more than any other Secretlab chair. It may not have the immediate plush comfort of the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Boulies Ninja Pro, but it’s easily more comfortable than the regularไ version of Secretla꧃b’s premium throne.

I’ve found that for long hours at a desk, it more than does the trick. The seat base is wide enough that I can adopt lots of different positions and still benefit from the ergonomic magic this brand puts so much effort into researching. The integrated lumbar support works a treat, making my lower back feel cradled when working from home. When I’m playing games on PC at the same desk after hours, I don’t often need to change positions because of a numb bum. The NanoGen Edition does have that long-lasting comfort you want from a gaming chair, I just wish it felt a bit more plush so that you really felt you could relax and sink into it. As it stands, it doesn’t have that comfy vibe you’d be happily enveloped by after a long hard day of work. It doesn’t go all in on ergonomics like the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Herman Miller Vantum either, so it still ends up feeling like 😼a firmer mix of comfort and support overall.

Beyond cushioning though, this still isn’t my favorite gaming chair. The armrests, in particular, are a constant bugbear for me, particularly because of their narrow shape and surprisingly limited adjustability. The cushioning on them is lovely and never makes it feel as though I’m leaning awkwardly, cutting off circulation to my hands or trapping a nerve. On the other hand, I never feel I have enough width on them when aiming with a mouse in my favorite FPS games. The shape of them isn’t conducive to wide swipes and precise flicks. They’re also the one part of the seat that lets down the build quality. They rattle with a resoundingly plastic noise when moving your arms from side to side. Adjusting their height to fit my 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Fezibo Triple Motor L-Shaped Desk doesn’t feel intuitive either, because even though they can freely slide up and down, they lock into fixed positions that make me feel I’ve been cheated out of the 4D cusꦕtomization I was prom🐽ised.

Versatility does get saved by the various add-ons and accessories you can spend a bit extra on though. I tested the NanoGen Edition with the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Secretlab Ergonomic Recliner Add-On, and used it alongside a ꩵbeautifully plush memory foam head cushion. I’m not the biggest fan of it, but even the Memory Foam Lu🥃mbar Cushion Pro is a nice option too. The detachable skins you can opt for might be another way to add some color if you feel the NanoGen white and black options are too limited.

Should you buy the Secretlab Titan Evo NanoGen Edition?

I’m having trouble figuring out who exactly to recommend the Secretlab Titan Evo NanoGen Edition to. If you’ve already spent money on a Secretlab chair and you know you’d rather have a🐻 more comfortable upholstery and cushioning combination, you’re the obvious market here. On the other hand, you’ve likely already spent a lot of money on your first Secretlab product, and I can tell you from first-hand experience that there are plenty of other brands out there that might suit you better if you didn’t like your first one.

Anyone coming to Secretlab for the first time will probably have a chair design or colorway already drawing them in, so the NanoGen Edition may not be the best choice unless they want t🀅o exploreꦓ Secretlab’s clever skin replacement options.

The reason I hesitate to recommend this chair to people who are looking for the last stop in plush comfort is because there are so many other options out there, like the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Boulies Master Series for instance. Even the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:AndaSeat Kaiser 4 does a good job of blending that comfort and support you want from a gaming chair, and these other brands will do it cheap𓆉er than Secretlab.

If you have the budget, you want a pristine white or black chair, and you admire build quality above all else, then this probably is the option for you. There is a reason this brand is so popular, and it’s because they do make chairs that ꦉsuit a clear majority of bodies. Personally, I still feel like I’m missing 🍰what makes this chair such a favorite.

How I tested the Secretlab Titan Evo NanoGen Edition

I parked myself on Secretlab’s latest Titan Evo for around a month before this review was written. In that time, I’ve used it for work and play almost every single day, sometimes for more than 8 hours a day. I’ve closely compared it to the Boulies Ninja Pro in that time because of all the gaming chairs I’ve tested, that’s the most plush and comfortable - which feels like a solid point of comparison for the Na💙noGen’s aims. I swapped between the two chairs pl♍enty in my testing time, comparing how they made my body feel in terms of comfort, ergonomics, and any aches and pains I experienced.

I assembled the Titan Evo NanoGen Edition myself and played around with its adjustability controls plenty to find the right fit for me and my body. For more on 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:how we test gaming chairs, check out the full澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询: GamesRadar+ Hardware Policy.

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Sensa HD is Razer’s haptic baby, a system that sounds truly next-gen when laid out on paper - rather than simply relying on audio channels, it is haptic feedback coded directly into certain gameplay moments. Take that kind of detail and spread it across six haptic motors in multiple directions and you’ve got yourself a sophisticated piece of immersive tech worthy of that price tag. Unfortunately, this baby is still in its infancy - and while it coos in its crib, it’s the traditional audio feedback system that works hardest to make the Razer Freyja feel truly worthwhile - even against some of the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:best gaming chairs on the market.

Design

I was impressed when I first saw the Razer Freyja - and even more so when I first planted my rear o𝕴n its generous cushions. I hear the words ‘six haptic motor actuators’ and warming up the heat pads I expect I’ll need after just a few hours of sitting on robot parts. Instead, Razer has hidden this tech incredibly well. Yes, the cushions themselves are a little stiffer than my aging and well-worn-in gaming chair but they still feel comfortable even during longer sessions. I’ve sat in this chair for 13 hours straight a couple of times over the last couple of incredibly busy weeks - and never felt the need to shift. Considering the actual chair I use costs less than 🌳$150, that’s a real feat of butt engineering.

The actual device is a cushion overlay, using three elastic straps to fit onto pretty much an♎y chair (and that’s true, I managed to fix the Freyja on everything from garden loungers to dining chairs) and secure everything in place. I’m a fidgeter, and I regularly sit horrendously hunched in bizarre positions during the course of a work day, and the Razer Freyja never shifted out of place. I feel a little higher, with less space to wiggle around in the chair itself, but I am also being forced to sit properly - and for that, my mother will be sending her personal letter ofℱ thanks any day now, and mine will follow when I’m 50.

Aesthetically, this is very much a Razer device - but the actual design easily fades into the b𝓀ackground without too much sparkle. The surface is a simple black fabric, with green st𝓡itching, a subtle Razer logo in the center, and a bright Sensa stamp on the top right corner. It looks just as it feels - apparent that it’s there, but easily streamlined into day-to-day functionality.

Everything all feels like it’s built to last. After all those long days and nights shuffling and reshuffling my rear, moving the chair, and catching it on the corner of the desk, the Freyja still looks good as new. ꧂The breathable material ensures a relatively cool experience, and the soft fabric is friction-free.

A rubber-topped control panel provides basic access to vibration intensity, input, and power switches via a nicely clicky set of buttons set underneath slightly embossed icons. I still found myself craning ar🥀ound to see what I was hitting rather than relying on feel alone - the height of these icons isn’t quite tall enough to truly provide a no-look control scheme and the placement doesn’t lend itself to a quick adjustment.

Features

Razer has laid its hat on Sensa HD with the Freyja - but that might not have been the best move. Yes, at the time of 🅘writing, there are a small selection of games that take advantage of these more targeted haptic effects, but it’s not the boon the brand wants it to be just yet. In fact, I think it’s the good old audio-to-haptics features ✃that bring the Freyja much closer to its $299 price tag. Put it this way, I wouldn’t be mad if Razer had never mentioned Sensa and just launched with the audio system.

The Freyja can run with any game you own on PC when in audio-to𝐆-haptic mode. That means it’s already compatible with everything straight out of the box. There are currently 20 games that are Sensa HD compatible. Don’t get me wrong, more are on their way and this current roster still includes heavy hitters like Hogwarts Legacy, Silent Hill 2, Final Fantasy XVI, STALKER 2, Frostpunk 2, and Sniper Elite: Resistance, ꦅbut it’s still a limited pool for what Razer believes to be the Freyja’s standout feature.

Motors sit within the top four back pads and lower two thigh pads, with six levels of intensity customizable across each zone. That gives you a full range of feedback, while still leaving the lumbar pad free for support. The actual range of audio that the Freyja converts into haptic feedback can also be fine-tuned, allowing for personalized profiles th꧋at prioritize treble tones, expand further into sub-basওs, or double down on everything for a full ride. Alongside Razer’s own collection of per-game presets, these can be saved and assigned to your library as you would with any other device.

Well, nearly as you would. The Razer Freyja is controlled through the Chroma app rather than Synapse. For some reason only Sneki knows, the brand wants to keep its immersive features separate from the kind of functionality features you’ll find for keyboards and mice in Synapse, which means you’ll need to download even more plugins and have more running in the background. Tไhat’s a disappointing set of extra hoops to jump through, even if the actual set up process once you’ve got all th▨e software in the right place is relatively streamlined.

Tweaking gain levels or choosing between one of the three pre-made profiles can be a game changer, especially if you’re tired o🦋f haptic systems that can’t discriminate between dialogue, chat, and actual effects. The system can look a little confusing at first, but it’s easy to make changes on the fly while listening in order to quickly and accurately work out exactly what kind of experience you want.

Then there are the wires. I like cable management as much as the next gadget🌃-lover, but I’m by no means good at it. I have dozens of cables spewing around my desk, but I don’t enjoy it. The Razer Freyja adds another layer of frustration to often messy gaming setups, only this time it’s impossible to hide. That’s because the cushion itself needs to be connected to an outlet to work at all, and rather than sitting stuffed behind the back of the desk, this cꦜable has to stretch out across the main gangway to reach the chair.

There’s a quick-release connection system - a real life-saver if you happen to trip over the wire, but it’s still tough to fully enjoy when there’s a cable constantly hitting your ankles. Yes, haptics drain batteries but even slotting one somewhere on the underside of the attachment design would have been appreciated for those who want the option. The 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Razer Kraken V4 Pro can run for 13 hours with audio, haptics, and RGB lights - so it’s not out of the realm of possibility that th𒐪e Freyja can pack a few hours of its own cord-free.

Once connected to power, the Freyja relies on a standard 2.4GHz dongle t🌌o speak with your PC but can also run off Bluetooth for extra haptics when on your phone as well🔴.

Performance

This is where Sensa HD lets the side down a little, and where I struggle most to accurately review the Razer Freyja. In theory, games with Sensa HD tech enabled should be more immersive - the flick of a certain spell in Hogwarts Legacy really does feel more powerf༺ul than another.

The rumble of Snowrunner as individual surface vibrations are translated through the cushion, with a level of accuracy and detail I’ve never experienced before, is unparalleled. Final Fantasy feels more alive with finishers providing an extra satisfying wave of feedback and more targeted vibrations with slashes and strikes. I lamented that often the action was too fast to truly pick out the changes💧 in haptic response when I reviewed the Razer Kraken V4 Pro, and that’s still sometimes true here. I could only really pick out the different feelings when concentrating on them outside of combat in Final Fantasy - when I’m in full game mode and the heat is on, the intricacies of those motors are far harder to pick out.

It’s certainly neat, but that’s the only haptics you’ll get in those games with Sensa HD switched on, and you’ll only experience them if you happen to play those titles. While I could appreciate the spell-slinging feel of a wand fight, I was missing the roar of those moto🦋rs during more impressive cut-scene moments, when music swelled and explosive action crashed all around me. After using the Freyja in audio mode for so long, the moments when I truly appreciated the haptic feedback in these games felt lackluster by comparison. But hey, my Revelio spell felt slightly different to a Basic Cast.

The fact that you can spend a good amount of time in each Sensa-enabled game without even a hint of haptﷺic feedback means it’s not really the show-stopping feature Razer should be leading with. If the Razer Freyja had been $50 or $100 cheaper without Sensa HD I would have a much easierღ time recommending it. Because the audio feedback is so damn good.

I’m careening off a country lane in Forza Horizon 4, plowing my Alfa Romeo 4C into the mountainside - an off-road experience I can tangibl🐈y fe𒅌el regretting. As the surface underneath these primped wheels changes, I can feel the smooth tarmac give way to crunchier gravel. I’ve got the radio blasting, but thanks to some time in the graphs, the Razer Freyja completely ignores this soundtrack, focusing instead on translating the audio of my driving experience into a powerful but detailed haptic response.

I’ve ditched the Alfa in the Scottish highlands and jumped into a🙈 Power Armor suit, switching gears with Fallout 4 to see just how well the Freyja deals with bigger combat moments. Excluding the higher ranges from my haptic input means I’m free to shoot my Piggy Bank Launcher while listening to those sweet sweet tunes - and these explosions never felt so real. They follow sound directions, their resonance increases and decreases depending on my distance, and the immediate punch of a nearby car mushroom cloud hits with a shock of adrenaline every time.

Should you buy the Razer Freyja?

This is a tricky one indeed. Razer is leadingও a solo market right now - nobody else in the mainstream is producing these kinds of haptic cushions, outside of the enthusiast VR crowd. If you want more immersion from your games and music, the Freyja can wholeheartedly provide that - with a few software and power intricacies to sort out in the process. The problem is that $299.99 Sensa HD hook Razer seems to have hung its hat on.

The Freyja isn’t worth buying for that fancy haptic tech alone, I had a much better time playing in standard audio-to-haptic mode. I don’t know how much that Sensa tech added to the final cost, but it’s not pulling its weight. This would have been an easy recommendation if that starting cost was low♔er - I’d definitely keep an eye on sales over the course of the next year. As it stands to🦋day, it’s well worth a look if you have the cash to spend and you’re curious about a new gadget that actually does step outside the box (and succeeds in far more areas than it fails), but I certainly wouldn’t recommend it to all PC players.

I’m definitely interested to see where Razer takes this infant tech, though. Perhaps when Sensa HD has celebrated a few more birthdays it might be worth investing in, but it will need to be considerably more developed to truly g🦄row into its potential.

How I tested the Razer Freyja

I’ve had the Razer Freya attached to my chair for two months now, running all my daily PC gameplay and music through the cushion system. I mostly tested across Final Fantasy XVI, Hogwarts Legacy, and Snowrunner with Sensa HD tech switched on, and Forza Horizon 5, Hogwarts Legacy, Final Fantasy XVI, and Fallout 4 in the seat’s audio-to-haptics mode. I also tested using Spotify through both a 2.4GHz connection to the desktop client and a Bluetooth connection on Android. For more information on 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:how we test gaming chairs, check out the full 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:GamesRadar+ Hardware Policy.

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Alas, Black Friday season is upon us however, and as Michael Bublé slowly defrosts in♌ preparation for Christmas, early offers start to trickle in throughout November. Herman Miller has just started its early sale, with a 25% discount store-wide. For those hunting for gaming chair deꦦals, that's good news. That brings the Herman Miller Embody , and the Herman Miller Vantum

As 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Black Friday gaming chair deals go, that's not a bad early discount. That makes the Vantum, which is our favorite chair for pure ergonomics, down to a fairly affordable level - about the same as a Secretlab Titan Evo by the time you've paid for a custom livery, a head cushion, and maybe some armrest tops. The Embody is still in another stratosphere of price, but that $569 discount would be enough to buy one of the other 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:best gaming chairs with.

Should you buy a Herman Miller gaming chair?

You only have to look at the prices of these seats to see that they're made by a luxury brand. Although other gaming chair makers have arguably caught up, and a few even offer similar out-there designs, there still aren't many options like the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Herman Miller Embody or indeed the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Herman Miller Vantum.

If you have the budget for these kinds of chairs, and you really want to make your posture a priority as we head into 2025, then these two gaming chairs need to be on your shortlist this Black Friday. Still, do you need to spend this money on ꦏa gaming chair to make posture su𝔍pport a priority? Absolutely not.

In my opinion, if a gaming chair makes a 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Black Friday Secretlab deal look broadly affordable, you haven't done enough research. The 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Fractal Refine is our latest favorite gaming chair, and it costs $549, regardless of whether you want a mesh or fabric option. There's the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Boulies Master Series, which offers integrated, adjustable lu🧸mbar support for under $500. There are mesh chairs from loads of brands that offer a solid frame and loads of breathability. You don't need to spend Herman Miller levels of budget for a good gaming chair that will help you look after your spine.

On the other hand, if꧃ you do have the money to splas💖h out, few brands do it as well as Herman Miller, and you can see that from how popular they are. This time of year is undoubtedly the best time to grab one because they don't often become as affordable.

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With 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Black Friday Secretlab deals coming up, I thought it'd be a good idea to run you through my reasons for and against buying a chair from this brand. Do you want premium build quality? That's great, but how much are you willing to pay for it? Is it the licensed designs you're into, or are you looking for more comfort? It might surprise people to realize there's actually a lot to think about when it comes to buying one of the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:best gaming chairs - especially when you seldom get t🍷o try them out before buying.

Lucky for you, I've been parking myself in a number of gaming chairs in the past few years, and I've had a lot of recent experience with Secretlab's homegrown efforts too, most recently with the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Secretlab ergonomic recliner add-on. For that reason, I can help you 𓂃decide if this is the manufacturer for you or not.

Pro: Build quality

There's a lot to like about Secretlab's chairs, but from assembling and sitting in loads of them at this point, the thing that's always stood out to me is this brand's build quality. You may have owned an office chair or a gaming chair before, and within a month or two, you might have already started to hear squeaks and creaks emanate when you sit yourself down in it. That's totally natural for any chair like this, but somehow, the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Secretlab Titan Evo seems immune to it.

No matter how hard you fall into it, no matter the adjustments you make, or how frequently you play around with height, recline, and armrest position,💜 you won't hear the squeakies from general use, and that's a huge reason to buy becau💃se it means it's going to last you for a really long time.

Secretlab uses a steel frame for its Titan Evo with a reinforced aluminium wheelbase, which makes it very sturdy. On the downside, that can make it a🍸 tad heavy, but luckily the great caster wheels d𓆉on't mean it's some bulky immovable object. Build quality comes into the various upholstery choices you have with Secretlab too, from leathers to softweave, you're getting premium materials in your chair.

Con: Price

Unfortunately, that build quality comes at a price. Secretlab's gaming chairs are costly, and there's no real way around that. Even if you grab one during 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Black Friday gaming chair deals, there's no real competition with the price other brands in this space charge, many of whom have caught up to Secretlab's level of qualiℱty with their own thrones.

No matter which size, style, or upholstery you shoot for, Secretlab's chairs are some of the most expensive on the market, and while you are paying for high quality, it's just plain wrong to think you need to pay that much for a good gaming chair these days. Take the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Boulies Ninja Pro, 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Boulies Master Series, or even our new favorite, the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Fractal Refine, for example. There are comfortable chairs out there that don't demand a small fortune, and unless you're going for something out there like the Mavix M7, or the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Herman Miller Vantum, you're going to struggle to find a more expensivಌe brand than Secreltab.

Price isn't an issue for some people, and if you're lucky enough to have the budget that Secretlab demands and you have your heart set on one of its chairs, go all in. It's my duty to tell you though, that the price this manufacturer demands is high, and tඣhere are similar (sometimes) better gaming chairs out there that cost less.

Pro: Designs and colorways

If there's another reason to splash out the cash for a Secretlab chair, it's the slew of officially licensed designs and colorways there are. As is clear from our recent interview feature with the folks at Secretlab, a lot of love and care goes into crafting each licensed chair design, like the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史🧔查询:Warhammer 40K Space Marine 2 design.

The range on offer is very🔯 impressive indeed, and spans so many differe💃nt colors. You've got the Cyberpunk 2077 option in bright yellow, you've got the Game of Thrones Stark skin in white, you've got a brand new Dragon Ball Z-inspired livery that sports Goku's patented blue and organge fighting gear.

You can find officially licensed designs for other gaming chairs like the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:AndaSeat Kaiser 3, ꧅and you can specifically hunt for the best pink gaming chairs, but no brand has the selection of colors and faithful franchise representation of Secretlab, and that's definitel♚y a reason to buy.

Con: Comfort

This one will ultimately come down to personal preference because comfort levels and ergonomics can be great for one body and totally different for another. All I can talk about here is my personal experience, and from testing Secretlab ch🍒airs next to other manufacturers, there are definitely more comfortable gaming thrones available.

For context, gaming chairs aren't meant to be exactly like a couch. The goal is to blend some comfort for long hours at a desk fo🗹r work or gaming sessions, with the ergonomics your body needs to support your posture and stay healthy. Each chair does that slightly differently though, and you'll find in praꦅctise that each one will lean more into one side or the other.

Secretlab does a lot of ergonomic studies before creating its products, and has its own reasons to justify its designs, but if you ask me, Secretlab's level of cushioning isn't the best on the market. I mentioned "falling into" one of its chairs when talking about build quality. The sturdiness is great, but falling into one can actually bওe a bit of a shock because you expect a plush landing and actually get a bit of a bump on your rear-end.

Even the extra products you can get to make things more plush don't really help, in my opinion. You can plඣay around with extra lumbar cushions, magnetic head cushions, and different armrest tops, but none of them make the general sitting experience as comfortable as I think it should b𓆉e when you pay this sort of cash. The cushioning in other chairs is definitely more plush, so if you'd rather ere on the side of comfort, another brand is probably for you.

Pro: Add-ons and wider product range

The good news is that those add-ons and accessories do exist, and allow you to make the Secretlab chair you buy a little more "yours". Each of the accessories and add-ons for the Titan Evo and the older Secretlab Omega are designed with precision and are easy to fit onto your product. Even the ergonomic recliner can be secured onto the underside of your chair in around five minutes or so. The headrest ☂and armrest toppers snap directly onto your chair without the need for tools thanks to their magnetic designs, so that's a big plus if you feel you'd like to upgrade your chair - just be prepared to pay yet more money for them.

Of course, chairs aren't the only thing in Secretlab's wheelhouse. If you're shopping for one of the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:best gaming desks, this brand has got you covered with its impressive 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Secretlab Magnus and 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Magnus Pro. Alongside ca💃ble management trays and heavy-duty monitor arm, there are plenty of other products you can buy that will mean your chair plays beautifully with other parts of your gaming ✱setup.

Con: Shopping experience

Perhaps my least favorite thing about Secretlab, and the experience of shopping for its products, is that you only have one retailer you can buy from, and that's its own digital store. It has been the case at times that you can buy this brand's chairs from Amazon, but those days are long gone. That meanജs you'll need to brave Secretlab's website, wh🌟ich isn't the easiest to navigate.

A lot of the time, it will list "discounts", but through its customization menus, you can quickly lose sight of wh💖ich product is on offer. If you can get to the end of the checkout process and you've still saved yourself money, I would applaud you. It's a bit likꦏe going to Subway and trying to order your entire meal without a server asking you a single question - simply impossible.

In summary:

Secretlab is one of the most popular gaming chair brands you'll find, so much so that even the legendary composer Hans Zimmer uses its chairs to write his incredible𝐆 movie soundtracks. Still, there are reasons for and against buying from this brand, and there are plenty of alternatives if you find yourself swayed by what I've said in this article.

Luckily, gaming chairs get cheaper than ever during🅷 Black Friday, so you're definitely shopping around at t🐲he right time.

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I have to be honest. When it comes to the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:best gaming chairs, I don’t usually go for options with a folding-out recliner attached to them. These chairs are fairly easy to find, but I’vꩵe never seen their appeal. When I’m using a gaming chair, I want to make the most of its ergonomic posture support, and I rarely want to kick back and be further away from my mouse, keypad, or indeed my display.

On the other🥂 hand, I’m a big supporter of any brand that wants to supply its consumers with more options, and thus more ways to use its products. I just hope those consumers who do like t༒he sound of a reclining desk chair are happy to pay for it on top of what is already one of the priciest seats on the market. $199/£159 is no small price to pay for an add-on, and I’m not sure I’d be willing to fork out for it.

Design & Features

As is the case for any Secretlab product, practicality was a strong point of reference during the creation of the recliner. Assembly is very easy, and not just because the clear instructions included in the box make it so. This is an add-on that’s been lovingly crafted to sing in harmony with the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Secretlab Titan Evo, or indeed the newer Titan Evo Lite. At the same time, 2020’s 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Titan Omega ⭕can join the so🎃ng too, and it doesn’t matter what type of upholstery or colorway you own.

To install, you need only tip your gaming chair onto its back and remove the adjustability levers on either side. For the Titan Evo, you then have to apply some rubberized guards over the Steel frame on the bottom of the chair and hook the Recliner’s legs onto them. Then lock the safety levers down, and attach all your le♓vers again. If you’re using an older chair, you may need to move your armrests out to aﷺ wider position, but it really is a quick and easy installation.

The cushion of the Recliner add-on uses the brand’s PlushCell 🧸Memory Foam, covered in a velvety soft material. The reclining angle goes from 0° to 80° and, unlike the Titan Evo’s armrests, it has free reign to slide into any position along that spectrum, it doesn’t lock into fixed positions along the way.

The Recliner is controlled by a singular lever that sits directly to your right when you’re seated. Pull it, and a small pneumatic gas spring smoothly fires the recliner out at the back of your legs, immediately lifting them off the ground. If you let go of the lever, the recliner will lock into place, and it isn’t until you pull the lever again that you can fold it back down with a firm hamstring curl. Secretlab’s co-founder told me during an interview, that a lot of care was taken to ensure folding it away wouldn’t take too much strength. I’d be interested t𓆉o see if that’s the case for the majority of💙 buyers - it’s definitely something my girlfriend remarked on when she gave it a try.

Performance

As I said at ꦿthe beginning of this review, I’m not the sort of person who would choose an office or gaming chair with a recliner, so take my negative criticism with that in mind. Even so, there are a few reasons that really make me hesitant to recommend this particular recliner.

Firstly, I’m a fan of plush cushioning in gaming chairs, hence why I’m such a fan of the now-discontinued 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Boulies Ninja Pro. The Titan Evo, rather famously, has much firmer cushioning both in its seat, and its backrest. This much is known, and its creators proudly stand behind that thanks to the ergonomic studies they have done. Regardless of studies, I think ergonomics changes from person to person, and no one chair will be perfect for all prefer𝕴ences and somatotypes. For me, the Titan Evo is just a little bit too firm to be my top pick, and the folks at Secretlab and I happily disagree on that with no bad blood (they really are a lovely bunch of people).

When I use the recliner, which has that beautifully soft PlushCell Memory Foam inside it, it only exaggerates to me just how firm the rest of the chair feels. Nജot only that but any numb feelings I get in my tailbone when sitting on the Titan Evo after a few hours working at my desk are amplified when my legs aren’t securing me to the ground. Having the anchor point of your feeඣt on the ground when sitting in a gaming chair is really important because you’re distributing weight. Pick your feet off the ground, and you’ll put more pressure on your lower back, and more weight onto your rear end.

Don’t get me wrong, it can be nice to have the option to kick my feet up when I’m playing a first-person shooter on PC. Having another position to switch to if you spend countless hours at a desk is nice, and I’m sure Secretlab’s clever designs will have a more comforting impact on o🔯ther people. PlushCell cushioning does mean that there’s no pressure or pain put on your lower legs, and it really is a very comfortable add-on.

There’s another problem I found, however. Depending on what clothes you wear and what material your Secretlab chair is made of, the Recliner can sometimes mean that you start to slide down into a deeper sitting position as a pull is created on your lower legs. This is fine if you want to relax a bit more, but what isn’t okay is that you’re being pulled out of the optimum ergonomic position. Lumbar support won’t be helping you in the same way, and if you sit like this for too long, you may end up with more aches and pains. This was a problem I brought up to the team at Secretlab, and they took my feedback on board, even going so far as to supply me with an extra lumbar cushion to try and counter the issue. That didn’t work, sadly, and in some instances actually made things worse. It’s one reason I really began to love the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Fractal Refine, which has a seat base that can slide forward when ♈you want to adop🅘t a deeper sitting position.

If I was going to pay over $100/£100 for a Recliner Add-On, I’d want it to really kick my feet up, but this doesn’t really do that. I understand designing a one🌃-size-fits-all peripheral for existing and future products can’t be easy, but other chairs utilize recliners that can slide out, as well as fold up anಞd down. That makes them more versatile because you’re still accommodated if you have longer legs. I’m by no means a tall man, but even at just under 6ft, Secretlab’s Recliner only scoops up my calves, making my knees bend, but never fully straighten. I’d probably use the Recliner more if it could extend out further, and spread the comfort to my feet as opposed to my legs.

Should you buy the Secretlab Recliner Add-On?

The Recliner Add-On isn’t really for me. It isn’t what I’d choose for ergonomic reasons, but then again, I probably wouldn’t choose o꧃ne anyway. I can still appreciate that Secretlab is tr💃ying to make its suite of products more versatile for its customers. Giving people more options to sit comfortably during work and play is a great thing, and the premium build quality and easy assembly are a testament to that.

I do think the price of $199/£159 is a bit steep for an add-on though. I’m a big supporter of this brand’s premium feel🐟, great build quality, and easy assembly processes, and I understand that those things don’t come cheap. That said, there are much more affordable options in the gaming chair space, many of which have caught up to Secretlab’s caliber. In fact, you can buy fꦑull gaming chairs with recliners pre-attached for less than the cost of this Recliner Add-On.

If you have the budget, and you want more from your current Secretlab chair, the Recliner is a💝 nice option. Unfortunately, it’s not really one I’d choose.

How I tested the Secretlab Recliner Add-On

I was offered the chance to be a beta tester for Secretlab’s latest add-on, the Ergonomic Recliner. That means that before this review, I’d been using the Rec💛liner on a Secretlab Titan Evo for around two months. During that time, I had access to a pre-launch model, which I got my girlfriend to install on the chair to test just how easy it would be for people without a lot of gaming chair assembly experience. I also tested the final product which I installed on the seat myself.

I used the Recliner in many different positions, hoisting my legs up at a slew of angles to find potential comfort and pain points. For more on 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:how we test gaming chairs, check out the full澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询: GamesRadar+ Hardware Policy.

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The 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:best gaming chairs are often pretty sim൩ilar. They sport a racing chair cutout in their general shapes, some adjustable armrests, maybe a lumbar and head cushion, and all of them try to blend comfort with ergonomics. It’s clear that Fractal has done its homework because all those non-negotiables are present here. Not only that, the brand has looked at what does and doesn’t work in the current talent pool and has tried to improve upon it - perhaps hinting at its namesake, the Refine.

Also impressive is the fact that Fractal Design has supplied mesh and fabric versions of its first seat - putting to bed the idea that other brands should be making separate products depending on which side of the market they’re targeting. Whether you go for the Light or Dark Fabric model, or the Light or Dark Mesh model, you’ll pay the same $549 / £474 for the Refine. If you opt for the premium Alcantara version I’ve b🥃een testing, you’ll need to set your budget higher, to the tune of $899 / £779.

Design & Features

I really don’t want you to think I’m weird for what I’m about to say, but I don’t know any other way to sum it up. The Fractal Refine is a very sexy gaming chair. Still reading? I hope so because even the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Herman Miller X Logitech Embody doesn’t look this stylish to me, and I want to try to do it justice. The Alcantara model has this rich black tone to it that really draws the eye in with its matte texture. Theꩲre aren’t Frankenstinean stitching lines across the upholstery, and this means the only defining lines when you look at the chair as a whole are its various outlines. It’s an almost Moebius-visual effect which I never get tired of seeing at my desk.

The shape of the Refine isn’t a million miles away from the traditional ra🥂cing chair cutout we see all too often, but it's blended here with ergonomic allure as it stretches a bit taller than rival chairs. There’s subtle curvature in the shoulders that make it seem dignified, and♛ yet it’s still recognizable as something more than a bland old office chair.

The backrest is where its Swedish sense of minimalism comes up short for me though, because, in its attempts to cater to both the mesh and cushioned sides of the market, it feels like it’s missing the best of either. The back doesn’t have the breathability of mesh, but it doesn’t have substantial cushioning to make it feel as comfortable as something like the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Boulies Ninja Pro.

The se♔atbase is more than substantial though, and its adjustment controls are integrated into the paneling on its sides, which is a nice design choice that means there are no awkward levers poking out at 😼off angles. As nice as this is, function does suffer a bit. When you’re sitting above them, they can be harder to find. They also don’t have the best action, so when you pull one out you have a slight moment of doubt where you ask “Am I breaking something, or is this thin bit of plastic supposed to fold out the way?”

Your standard recline features are here - the chair’s back can lean to 125°, and there’s integrated lumbar support you can adjust to what suits you and your body. It is a tad annoying that you need to stand up and spin the chair around to access this, but that’s the case for the majority of lumbar twizzlers on the market. Like any office-style chair, you can also make the Refine go higher or lower. The Armrest🤪s can move inward, up and down, and even change angles to best reflect your position. This is all great, but what’s annoying a🌼s hell is that they slide forward and back without the use of a catch, button, or lever. That often results in you switching positions and accidentally clicking them a few notches out of place.

The headrest cushion is an unexpected delight as well. It doesn’t opt for the magnetic tech in Secretlab’s chairs and leaves out the elasticated strap used by a lot of other brands. The cushion here slots into the backrest with two metal hooks, which allow it to slide up and ✨down. You can then take the 🌄headrest off completely thanks to a handy eject button on the top of the backrest.

There are, however, some unexpected adjusting features that you won’t find elsewhere. For example, there’s the ability for the seatbase to slide forward, allowing you to actually shift into a more relaxed position at a desk without ruining the chair’s ergonomic potential. You can adjust the seat depth too, which is an added bonus if a brand isn’t making slightly larger models of its chairs to suit gamers with larger frames. There’s tilt tension adjustability, which increases or decreases the ♐resistance you feel when leaning back. I fiddled with this many times, but honestly never felt different tensions. Maybe this is my problem, but I suppose it’s a nice way for people to control how much they need to lean back to adopt a more comfortable position.

Assembly

One of the most important ways we test gaming chairs here at GamesRadar+ is by assembling each seat ourselves, and determining whether a helper is needed or not. 📖Assembly ins🌠tructions vary wildly in gaming chair realms - some opt for a large placard that drapes over the top of the chair in the box, others print out colored A4 sheets, and some give you a QR code and let you fend for yourself.

Having just built a 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:gaming PC in one of Fractal’s Meshify Cases, I can say that there are definitely design cues this brand is bringing over from its Swedish counterpart, IKEA. Instructions here come in the form of a handy user guide booklet, but there are no words used other than the basic step titleꦍ. “Attach Seat Assembly”, and “Attach Armrests” are fine, but some light color coding wasn’t enough to explain that you have options for where to actually attach certain screws. I found this ambiguity with Fractal’s PC case instructions too. Diagrams and some dotted lines can sometimes assume understanding that isn’t always present for first-time builders - I’ve thrown together plenty of gaming chairs, and even I got stumped a few times during the Refꦗine’s assembly, wondering if I’d taken a wrong turn somewhere or used a wrong screw. For folks who aren’t as accustomed to building flat-packed gaming furniture, a few more words or even just some more clarity in the images wouldn’t go amiss.

Lucꦕkily, maneuvering the individual parts of the chair was easy enough, and nothing felt too heavy for one person to sort on their own. The hollowed-out castors don’t click into place quite like the assembly instructions show, but they slot in just fine once you turn the wheelbase the corꦿrect way up.

I did have to do a reassembly of the Refine following an event I wish I caught on camera. Attaching the backrest to the chair involves fixing four bolts into place - this is rather confusing since the instructions only say you should have two backrest screws, but there are another two in the backrest already when you unbox it. One of the first times I properly sat down in the assembled chair and leaned back, I felt a sl⛦ide, then a🍎 click, then gravity take over as I toppled backwards, my legs flying up in the air in an involuntary backflip. I’d love to say I knew exactly what caused the backrest to fall out of the seat assembly - I certainly thought I had screwed things down securely enough. After fixing the screws back into place a bit tighter, this didn’t occur again, but the instructions didn’t exactly inspire a lot of confidence I was doing the right thing. Safe to say, make sure you bolt things down securely before you recline in the Refine.

Performance

Coming from the Boulies Ninja Pro, one of the most plush and comfortable gaming chairs, part of me wants to argue that the Refine doesn’t have enough cushioning for the money you pay. I do feel that’s a valid bit of criticism because when you properly inspect the backrest, there really isn’t much th𝕴ere. For mesh enjoyers, that’s standard, but for anyone who wants a bit more bang for their buck, it’s hard to justify the money you spend on the Refine compared to leather options with more cold-cured foam under the hood.

Still, it’s really difficult to fault the Fractal Refine, because even without the plush cushioning I’d prefer, this is such a comfortable seat to sit in for hours at a time. I actually think this comes down to perfect ergonomics, because if that’s done correctly, you shouldn’t really notice it. Gaming chairs almost always try to combine comfort with good posture support, which is why they’re worth buying over office chairs. You’ll often find, though, that any given chair will do one be🎉tter than the other - it’s a very difficult ratio to get right. Although I will occasionally get a numb rear-end sitting in the same position for too long, I think the seat base itself is plen🔯ty comfortable, and I think the ability to slide into a deeper position is a huge win for the Refine.

One thing I genuinely can’t get over is how brilliant the armrests are. Don’t get me wrong, the forward and backward sliding annoys me to no end, and I wish there was a way to lock them in place. Still, the amount of movement and fine-tuning you can do with them means you can set them exactly level with a desk, which I found was so beneficial for my aiming in first-person shooters like Hunt: Showdown. Having tested a 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Secretlab Titan Evo just before this, I found the armrests here to be much more malleable, which I think is a really underඣrated feature. There isn’t anything particularly special to these armrests in terms of comfort. There’s a squish to them, but they maintain a wide shape that cradles your forearms. Their wider shape is great though, particularly for bigger flicks of the mouse when gaming.

Should you buy the Fractal Refine?

The Fractal Refine has a different feel to a lot of the gaming chairs I’ve tried, and I think it’s the different approaches Fractal Design has taken that meant I wasn’t quite sure what to make of it before I started this review. Now that I’ve thought about the ins and outs of it though, I actually thin💟k it’s one of the best all-rounders you’ll find at the moment. It has great ergonomics, meaning I haven’t felt aches and pains from sitting down in it for extended periods of time. ๊It’s comfortable, even without an abundance of cushioning, and allows people to choose freely between mesh and upholstery without the pressure of added prices (excluding the Alcantara model).

I also cannot fault the Refine’s design, particularly its adjustability. These are small details that Fractal has accounted for, and they make a big difference. All that, and you still have a chair that looks more distinct than 🐓90% of its riv💙als.

The thing it will come down to for most people, is that price tag. At $549 / £474, you get a medium price point compared to the really affordable brands like Boulies and GTOmega, but you aren’t close to straying into the high-end category dominated by Herman Miller🌸 and Secretlab. Then again, if you want a more premium material, you do have the option to spend more on the Alcantara version. In almost every way, you’ve got the perfect all-round gaming chair in the Fractal Refine, and one I’d easily recommend.

How I tested the Fractal Refine

I assembled the Fractal Refine by myself, following the instruction booklet closely to evaluate my experience building it. I compared my time closely with other gaming chairs I’ve put together. I then used the chair every day for work, gaming, and content creation for over a month before this review was written. In that time, I’ve fiddled with the adjustment features of the seat and adopted many sitting positions. Perhaps more than any other feature, I’ve played around with the armrests to find the perfect position for gaming at my desk, the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Fezibo Triple-Motor L-Shaped desk.

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Starting from $359.99/£289.99, the Boulies Master Series is a chunk cheaper than a lot of its rivals but still promises a familiar-looking feature set with all the expected mod cons. So something has to give, are we overpaying to sit elsewhere or is the Master Series cutting corners to compete?

Assembly

I’ve put together a lot of gaming chairs recently, the Boulies Master Series is my fifth build in as many weeks so I’m starting to get the hang of it. Constructing the Master Series was an entirely unremarkable experience, which is nice in one sense and an indicator of where Boulies has managed to trim the price down in others. While the process was simple and a welcome change from the wrestling match of the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:AndaSeat Kaiser 4, it was noticeably less elegant overall compared to the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Secretlab Titan Evo.

All the bits were there, they all fit together first time and there wasn’t a bolt out of place, but the Boulies Master Series lacked an initial wow factor in its presentation. The instructions were easy to follow but a little low quality, and where Secretlab delivers a neatly branded box of tools and extras - Boulies throw a crumpled blister packet somewhere in the b൩ox for you to fish out. Both approaches are equally valid and I ended up with a finished chair just as quickly in both cases but there was more of a special feeling with the Titan Evo that the Master Series lacked.

Design & Features

As is now the norm with gaming chairs, the Boulies Master Series has plenty of choice when it comes to size and aesthetics. I’ve🌞 been testing the larger Master Max which runs a couple of cm larger in all directions, though it’ll also run you around $60/£70 more as a result. Upholstery-wise, you’re 🍌able to choose between Ultraflex PU, Nappa Leather, and the water-repellent fabric my test unit is wrapped in.

Boulies makes a deliberate point to highlight the Master Series’ design as being both gaming setup and home office friendly and it’s hard to disagree. It’s a refined shape with reserved accents that look the business. The colour choices echo this, the four fabric swatches are muted pastels and even the most outlandish red Ultraflex PU option isn’t over the top. My chair is ‘Como’, which is just marketing speak for ‘Gr𝐆een’, whatever it’s called though it looks lovely. If you’re not brave enough to rock a subtle green chair there are two shades of grey and a Slate Blue option as well.

You wouldn’t know it just by looking at it, but Boulies has hidden a n💎umber of points of customization inside the simple silhouette of the 🎃Master Series. A couple of knobs on either side control the seemingly now industry-standard internal lumbar support panel and each turns with a gentle, audible click that’s more satisfying than it should be. There’s a near lay-flat amount of recline on offer (though has anyone ever actually used that?) and when you’re sitting upright you’ll find a good range of tilt and rock along with a nice amount of height adjustment too.

Performance

There’s nothing too outlandish about the overal🌌l shape of the Boulies Master Series so there are no surprises when it comes to the all-important sitting experience. It’s per🌟fectly pleasant, in fact, I’ll take that a step further and say for both work and play, it’s actually really rather comfortable to sit on.

I found the Master Series slightly more comfortable for shorter sessions than the Secretlab Titan Evo - a chair that’s considerably more expensive. A lot of this is down to the Boulies Master Series’ main seat cushion which finds a nicer balance between soft and supportive - something we found in droves with the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Boulies Ninja Pro. There’s enough give w🔜hen you first sit down to feel like you’re being welcomed into the Master Series’ rounded bucket seat, but it’s still firm enough to look after your posture too. After a couple of minutes, I’d be hard-pressed to notice a real difference between them, but first impressions matter after all.

While I can’t fault the range of movement and customizati🌃on the steel frame of the Boulies Master Series offers, i🎶t’s another area where you’re reminded of the chair’s more accessible price point. It’s all a bit noisy. The upholstery rubs on the frame in a couple of places making it squeak and groan whenever you move. I overcame this in one area by sliding a piece of paper between the side of the backrest and the bracket, but the source of the second squeak is still a mystery. Then there’s a clicking noise from within the base anytime you rock backwards. Which piece it’s coming from I’ve never managed to work out, but it’s irritating in an otherwise quiet office.

The 4D armrests do their job well with plenty of room for adjustment while remaining stable in all positions, though unfortunately the same can’t be said for the included head cushion. It’s plush and comfortable but Boulies has stuck with the now outdated elastic strap mounting option meaning it’s a little less refined and likes to fling itself on the floor at every opportuni꧑ty. The backrest is more modern and more successful, two knobs allow for impressively fine control of the integrated lumbar support and while I’m generally not one for pronounced back bumps, I was able to dial in a comfortable position with ease.

Should you buy the Boulies Master Series Gaming Chair?

The Boulies Master Series gets the fundamentals right. This is a comfortable chair for both work and play with a seat that str𝐆ikes a nice balance between cushioning and support, impressive lumbar adjustment, and refined stylingღ.

While it may have skimped on some of 🥃the extra flourish of more expensive rivals on the list 𝓀of best gaming chairs, the Master Series still delivers in the areas that matter most, and with pricing starting from $359.99/£289.99, this is an excellent middle-ground option.

How I tested the Boulies Master Series

I used the Boulies Master Max Series as my main chair for work, gaming, and streaming for a couple of weeks before this review was written. My unit arrived in the Como water-r🦄epellent fabric colorway and throughout testing, I tried each of the chair's customization options and features. I assembled the chair by myself and com🧸pared my experience closely with other seats I’ve built recently.

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The 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:best gaming chairs are hard to buy online because it's not like you can sit on one yourself and figure out if it's right for you. Thankfully, we've put our butts on a lot of them and dealt with loads of the biggest br൩ands in an attempt to figure out what your best options are. Testing gaming chairs isn't as straightforward as the formal testing we do for the likes of gaming PCs and components, but we do try to treat each chair with a fair process that evaluates how i🌳t will last over time, and how you'll get on with it whether you're building solo or with a friend. 

Of course, different seats will have different features, so once assembled, we try to put them all to the test, and determine if they target a more ergonomic crowd or a comfort crowd. Futureproofing is also important, so we try to spend a lot of time with one before writing up a review. We like to live with our hardware here at GamesRadar+ and that means using every new bit of kit like it was our own. You can find more on GamesRadar's review ethos in our 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Hardware Policy. 

How we test gaming chairs

No two gaming chairs are the same, and even though many of them are similar, the small disparities can mean big differences overall. When we test gaming chairs, we're aware that we have our own unique preferences and body types, so we try to take into account wider parameters while giving you our ta෴kes. 

These are a few of the🎃 things we always❀ try to answer in our reviews: 

• How comfortable the gaming chair is both initially and then over time 
• The overall build quality and sturdiness of the gaming chair 
• How long the gaming chair takes to assemble
• How complicated the build process is for one person by themselves
• The price of the gaming chair and its place in the market
• The features and adjustability options on offer
• If the chair is on the ergonomic side of the spectrum, or more tilted toward comfort
• If the chair adequately supports posture and spine health

Arguably the most important element ꦦto reviewing a gaming chair is how comfortable it is both upon initial inspection and then over time. We will generally work and play in a chair for around a month before we come to a verdict and write up a review. 

In general comfort tests, we want to be able to sit in a chair for a full day of work without feeling aches, pai♒ns, ✅or numb bums. This might go without saying, but it helps us to determine whether each chair is firmer or on the plush side.

Build qual💧ity is a very important factor when testing and reviewing gaming chairs, too, if the seat isn't constructed out of quality materials then it's unlikely to last for all to🍸o long. Chairs are meant to be a long-term investment, and so we try to be quite hard on them for the testing period - this isn't because we're mean, but because we want to simulate lots of use and wear and tear so you know something will last.

Assembly time is something that we take into account when reviewing any gaming chair, as this gives the prospective buyer an idea of how long it takes in real-world testing. It can also unravel manufacturing issues because if things don't꧒ fit together perfectly or vital tools and bolts are missing, we'll know it's harder to recommend. 

Each of our reviewers will build their chairs solo so that they get a solid kꦐnowledge of how each one pieces together. We take note of the time spent building, and the quality and clarity of instructions. Its weight can be a factor too - did we feel that a chair required another person to help us? That can be important too, because not everyone can wrestle these hefty chair parts together themselves.

Value for money is so important to our hardware coverage and isn't simply a matter of weighing up prices. Value is how much quality and features you get fo⛦r your money, and with chairs, it's an important factor.  Expensive models aren꧑'t always the best, and sometimes cheap options can offer you just as much. Taking the customer experience, the comfort, and all of the other factors we've mentioned above into account, we get a clear image of a verdict. 

For example, we ask ours﷽elves during the review process if we would pay the asking price for a model based on everything we've experienced in building and using it. We wouldn't want to just push the most expensive items on our readers unless we genuinely believed in their value ourselves. 

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Following in the footsteps of the Kaiser 3, the unsurprisingly named AndaSeat Kaiser 4 is the brand’s latest attempt to land a 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:best gaming chair contender. Promising comfort combined with a few bells and whistles, I’ve been using this premium-priced $569 gaming chair for the last few weeks t🤡o see if it’s worth i𒊎nvesting in.

With so many other options a𒆙t, and considerably below this pri✨ce point it has a steep hill to climb, so can the AndaSeat Kaiser 4 deliver or should you sit elsewhere?

Assembly

Putting together the AndaSeat Kaiser 4 was more frustrating than it should have been and what I imagine༺ is realistically a 10-minute experience took me nearly an hour. Everything arrived nicely packaged with clear, easy-to-follow instructions, but a manufacturing defect meant installing one of the main backrest bolts correctly was nearly impossible. 

Like the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Secretlab Titan Evo, the Kaiser 4 uses a fixed bracket on one side of the backrest to slot into the base cushion and line everything up. It’s a clever setup that works well - if the holes are aligned, which on my unit they weren’t. This meant wrestling with the large and quite heavy backrest to try and convince all four bolts to happily secure. In the end, I had to brute-force the misaligned bolt as tight as I 🀅could and while it held together fine and you wouldn’t know by sitting on it, this meant the magnetic side cover didn’t neatly attach and looked clunky as a result.

With it finally together you’re left with a pretty regulation-♋looking chair because, for the most part, ꧃the AndaSeat Kaiser 4 follows all the expected tropes of a modern gaming chair. The familiar-looking design features a wide bucket seat, a large winged back, and a chunky base unit that together form a pleasant enough overall package. 

The Kaiser 4 is technically available in 2 sizes, the large and the extra large that I’ve been testing, however only this XL variant seems to be offered on the AndaSeat website with no mention of the large size outside of technical spec documents. Odd, but in line with the brand’s other seats we’ve tested, like the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:AndaSeat Kaiser 3.

Design & Features

You may not be spoiled for choice when it comes to size but there’s plenty to consider in terms of color. There are 10 colorways available for the AndaSeat Kaiser 4 which are split between tw🍒o upholstery options; Premium PVC Leather and Linen Fabric. The latter is limited to just grey or black while the PVC Leather my chair is covered in pushes the boat out with a few ou๊tlandish choices like Robin Egg Blue and Blaze Orange. The material and stitching are both pleasantly soft and there seems to be an impressive amount of flexibility to the fabric which should hopefully keep cracking at bay in the long run, something PU Leather chairs often struggle with.

My unit is the Cloudy White PVC Leather variant, though it’s worth being aware your color choice only impacts the front panel of the seat itself. Regardless of which fabric and color combination you go for, you’re stuck with a completely black back, base, detailing, and he☂ad cushion. It’s a little disappointing to see AndaSeat cut creative corners like this with the Kaiser 4 because it really does detract from the overall look of some color choices. On both the PVC Leather and Linen Fabric versions of the Kaiser 4, the entire back panel of the chair is a rubbery-feeling faux carbon fiber material that, while less of a clash on my PVC version, I imagine would be a bad textural change on the fabric chair. It’s just an odd choice on a premium offering that I’m struggling to explain bar looking to reduce costs or manufacturing complexity.

The most outrageous part of the AndaSeat Kaiser 4 is the 5D armrests which are comical at their best and downright horrendous at their worst. My review unit had a defective mechanism on the left-hand side which meant the armrest wouldn’t raise from the lowest position and yet this wasn’t the worst of its problems. In addition to the standard range of movement, the Kaiser 4 armrests fold in half with the front lifting to a fixed, steep 40 degree angle. Why? Never have I looked at an armrest and wished it would lift my arm into an awkward position and bang🐻 into the front edge of my desk. This bizarre overcomplication aside, the armrests themselves are poorly made with cheap, mushy feeling buttons and a huge amount of noisy wobble in all directions. These are the kind of armrests I’d expect on a cheap, off-brand chair, not a near $600 premium option.

Performance

Build quality and design oddities aside, the AndaSeat Kaiser 4 is actually quite a comfortable chair to sit in. I’ve used it as my daily driver for both work and gaming over the last couple of weeks and as a place to pa﷽rk up, I have little to complain about. The high-density foam cushion finds a nice balance between being soft enough to feel welcoming and firm enough to provide decent ergonomic support and I found it remained pleasant to sit on for extended sessions. 

The backrest follows a recent trend in gaming cha🐬ir design of attempting to throw as many moving parts as possible at you in the quest for that 𓆉golden ergonomic-comfort ratio. In the case of the Kaiser 4, it’s largely successful, though it goes to some extremes that feel like AndaSeat is showing it can do it for the sake of it, rather than it actually being useful. An internal frame in the backrest can be adjusted up, down, in, and out via knobs on either side which offers plenty of customization though at times I did struggle to feel much difference. 

Much more impactful is the entire back cushion’s ability to kick out at up to a (slightly ridiculous) 24-degree angle. You’re limited to four angle presets on the way to that aggressive 24-degree maximum, though I’d imagine most people will stick nearer the 3 or 10-degree levels like I did throughout testing. At these less extreme positions, I was able to dial in a position I was happy with, even as someone who’s never really be🅠en a fan of intrusive lumbar supports or cushions.

The AndaSeat Kaiser 4’s black steel and aluminium frame does its job without a fuss and features all the usual tricks you’d expect from a modern gaming chair. The backrest reclines to an almost flat 135 degrees and while I’m not sure what situation that’s actually useful for, when lying back I never felt like the chair was going to fall away from underneath me. Unfortunately t▨he same isn’t true of the rocking function. You’re offered 15 degrees of tilt, either in a fixed position or rocking freely back and forth, but despite a five-degree slope to the seat cushion itself, I felt like the Kaiser 4 was trying to tip me forward and out of the seat at the lowest setting. This isn’t a problem when setting a fixed position but did prevent me from using the rocking motion I would have preferred.

Should you buy the AndaSeat Kaiser 4?

As far as gaming chairs go, the AndaSeat Kaiser 4 is fine, but ultimately it’s unexciting and doesn’t offer enough to justify its top-end price tag. At a basic level, it’s reasonably comfortable, but big-ticket marketing features like the 5D armrests are poorly executed and end♛ up detracting from the overall experience rather than adding to it. It leaves the Kaiser 4 feeling more like a chal▨lenger offering rather than a premium one.

The problem for AndaSeat and the Kaiser 4 is just how many other options are available, the list of best gaming chairs is a long one so trying to find a firm footing is a tough task. $569 also puts it up against some serious competition like the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Razer Iskur V2, for examp🐻le, which has adjustable lumbar support and sure-fire build quality. That kind of money should buy you basically any of our top-rated chairs so if you’re♎ keen to go premium, you really are better off sitting elsewhere.

How I tested the AndaSeat Kaiser 4

After building it solo, I used the AndaSeat Kaiser 4 as my primary chair for both working and gaming for a couple of weeks before writing this review. While not always my preferreꩵd permanent choice, throughout testing I tried the range of adjustability settings for at least an hour. As someone who works from home, I put loads of time into weighing up the value of this seat for remote workers and your everyday gamer. I also compared my time with it closely to my experience of trying out other gaming chairs from brands like Boulies and Secretlab.

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Yes, the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:best gaming chairs are comfortable. Yes, they’re loud and proud about their innovative lumbar and posture support. And yes, sometimes they do have out-there designs that muted office chairs could never dream of. Most of the biggest brands still charge upwards of $400 for what is now a pre🎶tty standard set of features, and you’ll never convince me there’s no price gouging hไappening there.

The varying prices of similar models from brand to brand always make me question how manufacturers actually decide on a price. Sometimes I picture Wolf of Wall Street-style parties where gaming chair higher-ups drink booze, play mini golf in an office, and laugh with one another about how much they could dare to charge schmucks like me for a little bit of lumbar s𝕴upport.

With that over-the-top image in mind, the last thing we needed was for all the biggest gaming chair brands to put less cushioning in, leave out the fancy materials, and start charging more 🐠money for them in the na👍me of “cooling”. Yet, that’s exactly what happened with the current trend of mesh gaming chairs. 

 “Guys, I’m in my mesh era” 

Mesh chairs are exactly that, and I’ve never really understood them. Sometimes you’ll see them disguiseඣd by the word “Ergo”, but they essentially trade the typical support a gaming chair gives you for a mesh backing. If you’re thinking of an IKEA Markus, you’re on the right lines. You might think scaling designs back would mean cheaper prices, but in fact, manufacturers seem to be using this trend to charge more for what is essentially less of a product. 

Where your typical, personality-filled 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:pink gaming chair will have a racing seat shape, leather, and cushioning, mesh options go for a more minimalist style. They have one or two layers of netted material,꧑ perforated all the way through, that’🍨s wrapped around the edges of the seat frame so that a backrest acts almost like a hammock.

The big draw of these chairs is supposed to be their temperature control. With an almost transparent backrest, there’s apparently more “breathability”, meaning during the sweatiest gaming sessions you won’t overheat. Having tested a few of these chairs, I think that’s utter nonsense. I’ve sat in leather gaming chairs, upholstered ones, and mesh ones, and the temperature almost always feels the exact same. In fact, perforated leather is probably the one I find cools me down the most because it’s breathable whꦑile also having a cooler surface.

Mesh chairs also tend to be weirdly heavy. Despite taking out the usual innards of a back cus🍬hion, their frames usually have more outlandish designs. This can make it harder to assemble them solo, again, leaving me to wonder why we should be charged more for them.

Pay more for less 

Ok, so I may not be the biggest fan of mesh gaming chairs personally, but beyond my🥃 own tastes, what’s the big deal? 

What I can’t wrap my head around is the ♊over-the-top prices of these seats. No matter what your thoughts are on leather versus mesh, you can’t deny that since mesh ha💞s become more of a mainstay in the market, gaming chair brands have used it as an excuse to release new models that cost more. 

Razer introduced its Fujin line late last year, and although Razer’s Enki and Iskur V2 models are fairly pricey anyway, the mesh Fujin Pro will set you back $1,049. Asus has its Herman Miller rival, the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Asus ROG Destrier Ergo Chair. It’s maybe one of the most “extra” bits of hardware I’ve ever tested, and it costs $899. Mavix, in fairness, uses a mix of leather and mesh, and even without the added cost of a heated, massaging backrest, the Mavix M7 is priced at $777. Autonomous has its Ergo chair model at $449, which isn’t as bad as the rest, but it’s still more expensive than some of to🅷daꦬy’s gaming consoles. 

Even Boulies, the makers of my favorite gaming chair, the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Boulies Ninja Pro, now has its EP460, which uses a hybrid mesh material and comes in at $299. Having more options is n𒈔ever a bad thing, and I’m sure there’s l𒀰oads of market data telling these brands there’s a demand for them. Still, I wish they weren’t as expensive as they are, because as someone who reviews these products, I fail to see why they cost the small fortune they do.

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The gaming chair I’m most excited by at the moment 🅠is the upcoming first from Fractal Design. looks like it’ll carry the brand’s sublime P🗹C case innovation into ergonomic furniture, and it might just hold the solution to my mesh price problem. 

The Refine is going to be available in a few different colorways and materials, including a beautifully lush Alcantara black, a light fabric, and even a few mesh options. Shockingly,✅ all of them are counted as one product and will cost the same $549 price (except the Alcantara model, which is bizarrely $899).

This chair isn’t exactly cheap either, but what I like is that regardless of the material you choose, you’ll get the same design and features. Unless there’s some ergonomic science I don’t know about Mesh or fabric is a cosmetic choice that shou꧙ld be available to all, not some lux♛urious alternative. 

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Both of those Herman Miller thrones sit within our 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:best gaming chair list thanks to their lovely designs and reliable comfort. As if they weren’t 𓄧already revered enough, the Vantum has just been officially refreshed with some stunning new colorways. 

He⛦rman Miller designs are all about clean𓄧 line work, contrasting tones, and colors that almost appear different depending on the light you catch them in. These latest designs are no different, and if you’re buying now, you have the choice between a deep blue version named Nightfall, Mystic - a “meditative lilac”, Helio, which is an energetic orange color, or Abyss, which is an alpine green.

The new variants of the Va﷽ntum join the existing colorway selection, Obsidian Black, Pol🍬ar White, and Flare Red.

Not only do we have new colors to celebrate, but the new 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Herman Miller Vantum has a refreshed headrest design that allows for easier adjustments. This will be huge for streamers and remote workers who spend all day in their chairs sꦬince a simple click will allow you to have the same posture support in different sitting po🍸sitions.

Herman Miller headrests are a hotly discussed feature, it must be said. Anyone with an Embody chair was already envious ♑of Vantum owne♊rs, mainly because the brand’s older seat famously doesn’t come with a headrest. After this news, however, they’ll be cursing the gods of neck and head support.

Of course, like any Herman Miller product, you will need to pay for luxury. These updates have caused an amended price for the Vantum, which we awarded ⅘ stars when we reviewed it. In the US, the mesh seat will set you back $895 - so almost as much as the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:best gaming PCs. In the UK, you’ll pay a similar £895, which is a significant bump up from the p🔥revious cost of $845/£795.

Are these new Herman Miller Vantum designs worth it? 

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, so we’ll allow you to judge whether these gaming chairs look worth their price tags. What I like, as someone who reviews gaming chairs and tracks the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:best cheap gaming chair deals every week, is h🌌ow bold their colors are while maintaining a low profile. That’s a line a lot of gaming seats try to ride, but few succeed. 

The 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Asus ROG Destrier Ergo Chair I reviewed last year is very similar to the Vantum in that it has integrated posture support and a cooling mesh backrest. It also costs a similar amount, but its design ends up looking fairly muted thanks to its lack of color. If you add its headrest aco꧋ustic guard it looks more like so💎mething designed for gamers, but arguably just looks bizarre. 

The Vantum’s frame is where its color is, which means that it doesn’t overstate itself as anything more than a modern office chair, but you still get a flash of personality in your gaming setup. It’s not too overt, like if you opt for the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:best pink gaming chairs, but it’s there in flashes and doesn’t brand you as a gamer because of lice༒n💦sed designs from the likes of Secretlab.

The question is, would you be satisfied with a cheaper alternative? The ergonomics of Herman Miller are fairly unmatched, and I’ve yet to meet anyone who’s saved up and invested in one, only to find it wasn’t worth it. However, you certainly d𓆉on’t need to spend that much on a gaming chair to find comfort or ergonomics. There are loads of options available at the moment. If Herman Miller is too rich for your blood, check out some of our favorite altern🐟atives in the window below.

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I got the opportunity to check out if Acer's gaming chair could live up to its pedigree and – spoiler alert – it does. At least for the most part.
 

Design and Features

The Acer Predator Rift sports a pretty classic gaming chair silhouette, with a high headrest and curved back. Its cover is black with a matte finish, which is a great choice when it comes to synthetic leather, as it lends a little more of a premium feel than the shiny pleather alternative. The blue chevron stitching down the main body of the chair and racing stripes give it an eye-catching but not gaudy pop of color. You’d better hope you like the colorway on the Rift, as that’s the only one it comes in. No contender for the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:best pink gaming chairs here, unfortunately.

Mercifully, the Acer Predator Rift’s design has saved me the indignity of having the brand name printed on my at-work office chair. Sure, I’m a total beast when I’m #gaming but HR would agree that “predator” isn’t a word that has especially positive connotations. Instead, the chair is emblazoned with the Acer Predator logo: an angular, abstract animal-skull-meets-butterfly design that is perfectly inoffensive even to non-gamer aesthetic sensibilities.

The Acer Predator Rift is like if you took the dubstep out of an MLG montage and played Adele over it. On one hand, it’s definitely trying to court an audience of wannabe eSports champs and teenagers with kitted-out gamer dens. However, it’s still s🍌ubtle enough in its execution so as not to alienate those who have no idea what Gfuel is and are just looking for a nice, comfortable desk chair. 

How does it succeed in being that nice, comfortable desk chair? For a start, it has a decent number of features, especially for a chair in its price range. There’s a wide range of adjustments that can be made to both the height and angle of your chair. Also, the armrests are adjustable in eight directions – a mechanism that's controlled by buttons that I mistakenly activated a shameful amount of times during my testing proc🌌ess. There’s n💖ot a whole lot of width to the armrests, so when I would go to reposition myself in my seat, it wasn’t uncommon for me to accidentally trigger the 4D motion with the pressure of my hand.

While there’s no real lumbar support built into the chair itself, the curve of your back is well supported 📖by the chair’s detachable cushions. I’ll admit that this is a feature that I wasn’t initially optimistic about. I’d been burned too many times by this ergonomic compromise — I’ve had too many lumbar support cushions that would constantly shift out of place and eventually be transformed i✤nto a sad, squished prism by me accidentally sitting on it. 

Thanks to the taut ♏elastic straps on both cushions, the headrest and lumbar support on the Acer Predator Rift are secured tight enough that they won’t move until you want them to. This is the kind of compromise I’m willing to make — it’s not quite the highly customizable lumbar support system you’d find on a higher-end chair but it’s still a functional alternative that more than impresses me at this mid-level price point.

Assembly

The Acer Predator Rift is one of the most foolproof assembly processes I’ve ever come across. Save from buying yourself a literal beanbag, you’re not going to find a chair that is easier to build than this. The single-sheet instructions included serve a similar purpose to those “DO NOT EAT” messages found on bags of silica gel: they’re there out of obligation rather than anyone sincerely needing their guidance.

To further eliminate any boundaries to successful assembly, the bolts used to attach the armrests are already in the chair upon shipping. No need to keep track of a little baggy of screws or worry about if one’s happened to have gone missing. All the process asks of you is a little over twenty minutes of your time and half of your attention. Parts of the chair even have helpful directional stickers that will save you the brain power of figuring out left from right.

Having anticipated the assembly to be a far more significant challenge, I had called my partner to supply a second pair of hands. Said pair of hands were instead put to work breaking down and binning the thankfully rather modest amount of packaging the completed chair left in its wake. Thankfully, there is no player two needed to put toge🍸ther this gaming chair. 

Performance

The Acer Predator Rift is free of any objectively awful gaming chair sins like being squeaky or uncomfortable. Beyond that, things get a tad more subjective. There are as many perfect chairs in this world as there are rumps to sit in them. Like some kind of gamer Goldilocks, it’s all about finding one that works for your own seating preferences.

For example, the dense foam of the Acer Predator Rift offers a great balance of squish and structure that really works for what I want in a chair. As someone who fluctuates between slouching and hunching over my desk, my spine needs just  a little extra tough love to keep it straight during the day. Based on my experience with various gaming chair brands, Noblechairs were too hard, Boulies were too soft, but Acer was just right.

The seat portion of a chair is another point of contention for 🔯sitters the world over. In this case, the base is a tad narrower than many on the ma🌸rket and it comes up in a steep flare on each edge. In my experience, it prevented me from shimmying too far to one side or the other. This was not only great for regulating my seating posture but it was also oddly comforting. It's sort of like having a fence for your behind. It did make it impossible for me to sit cross-legged though but to be honest, I may be the only weirdo who enjoys doing that in the office. 

Of course, this experience will vary based on your build. I would consider myself a fairly stocky individual – I am a broad who is broad. However, according to the wisdom of statistics, I am smaller than the average American woman; which I can only infer means there are plenty of bodies that need a little more room than the Predator Rift can offer. If you’re plus-sized or just especially bottom-heavy, those lovely raised sides probably 🎃won’t make you feel secure, they’ll instead dig into your hips. In short, if you’re floating just below the Rift’s 120kg weight limit,🗹 you still might find it a tad too small for you.

Should you buy the Acer Predator Rift Gaming Chair?

 The Acer Predator Rift is an awesome choice for a gaming chair below £300. However, it's not going to be perfect for everyone. If you prefer a softer foam, need a larger chair, or want more options for color-coordinating with your set-up, the Rift is going to just miss the mark.

However, in pretty much every oth🅰er area, it excels. If you want a comfortable chair that won’t break the bank but still feels oddly premium, pick yourself up the Acer Predator Rift. The best news is, once it hits your doorstep, you’ll be sitting comfortably in it in less than 30 minutes.

How we tested the Acer Predator Rift

The Acer Predator Rift served as my main desk chair day-to-day for a month. During this time, I had the opportunity to use it for eight hours a day, so it received some seriously extensive testing.

For this review I considered a number of key elements like build quality, comfort, and value to form a composite impression that informed my final review. All of these were considered relative to other gaming and office chairs I had experience using from brands like Razer, Bouiles, Noblechairs, and Secretlab.

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While my slightly sadistic ways of marking such an anniversary seem perfect to𝔍 me, luxury gaming chair brand Secretlab is doing so with a brand new Monster Hunter  

The new Secretlab Monster Hunter gear has been designed in collaboration with Capcom, and includes new Fatalis and Rathalos models of the Secretlab Titan Evo, one of the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:best gaming chairs on the market. Both the and the models are avaওilable for pre-order now and come packaged with a magnetic foam head pillow and sport the brand's NEO Hybrid Leatherette.

Also in this new Monster Hunter collection are two memory foam lumbar pillows, and one of them is melting my cold monster slaying h𝓡eart.

One of the pillows is a purple Fatalis edition that perfectly matches its chair, but the other is a Palico E𝓰dition, which sports an adorable, friendly wee cat face on it.

Before I spend an entire news article talking about my love of Palico companions in M♉onster Hunter, and describe to you how I modeled my first Palico after my childhood cat, let me tell you about the designs of these chairs.

The Fatalis model's base color is black, but it features some purplꦅe and silver illustrative highlights. The edges of the chair, in particular, are beautiful, with black scales brushed on to reflect the in-game dragon's skin.

I particularly love that scaly detail because it's reminiscent of the armor you'd craft out of the mons🍎ter in the game - if you can slᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚay it, of course.

The Rahtalos edition is just as fetching and features red scales on its seat edges. Like the Fatalis version, it's available in Regular and XL sizes. Red, Gold, and Blue accents can be seen on this version, but on the whole, the design is a bit more minimalist and reminds me more ﷺof Secretlab's classic designs.

If the Palico Edition Lumbar pillow has captured your heart as it has mine, it may pain you to know that it isn't actually available yet. Fret not though; you can register your in🐽terest in this lovable lumbar solut🔯ion to get notified when it does become available.

Outside of this new collection, buyers in the UK have the chance to at the moment. This🧔 offer extends to a few Titan Evo models and the Secretlab Magnus desk. Annoyingly, it doesn't apply to th🅺e new Monster Hunter products.

Somewhat ironically, this new collection has been revealed about a week after Secretlab's CEO issued a statement saying that his company didn't make gaming chairs, they make luxury games that are comfortable for sitting in a variety of situations. These new liveries, and indeed the larger collection of officially licensed video game editions may not align with𒀰 that, however.

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Secretlab has finally announced a new gaming chair for 2024, but it's very familiar. The Secretlab Titan Evo Lite is a more wallet-friendly version of the Titan Evo from 2022, but it'd be basically impossible to tell the two models apart. In our eyes, the Titan Evo was the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:best gaming chair on the market until late last year when we reviewed the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Boulies Ninja Pro.

Part of the reason Boulies supplanted Secretlab was due to value. The original 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Secretlab Titan Evo will set you back $549 / £469, while Bo🍎ulies offers its premium seat for well under that. However, for this new Lite variant, Secretlab will charge a more affordable $449/£389. 

The Titan Evo Lite is available in the classic Secretlab colorways - Stealth, Black, Cookies and Cream, Charcoal Blue, and Softweave 🅺Black. In terms o✨f upholstery, the Lite model is available in Secretlab's PRIME 2.0 Leatherette and its SoftWeave Fabric.

But what are the differences between the OG Titan Evo and the new Lite model? Well, we've gone into specifics in the table below, but essentially the 2024 version has all the same features, just made with slightly more affordable ཧmaterials or spins.

Other than that, both models will share Secretlab's patent-pending cold-cure foam in the seat cushion, the pro🌞prietary pebble-shaped seat base, multi-tilt mechanism, steel frame, and 5-year warranty. 

At present, it would seem that all those fancy officially licensed designs that arguably set this brand apart will only be available for the full-fat Titan Evo. In fairness, these bespoke designs always hike the price up anyway, so the classic Secretlab hues are where you tend to see the mostജ value. The good news is that Secretlab's chair "skins" are compatible with the Evo Lite, meaning there are ways to change your chair's looks without g💎oing for a custom design.

Ian Ang, Co-founder and CEO of Secretlab compared the two Titan Evo models to BMW cars, saying: "Think of it𒆙 like a BMW 3ཧ series versus 5 series. One has slightly more bells and whistles than the other, but both are still premium cars and still deliver a fantastic, similar experience."

On the face of it, it sure seems as though this new Titan Evo Lite is designed to combat emerging brands🥃 like Boulies that offer extremely comparable seats for much cheaper, as Ang noted:

"Many fans have asked us for a cheaper version of a Secretlab chair. To be honest, it would have been easy for us to doཧ that. Put together a chair with the cheapest materials, forgo durability, and pay no attention to how the design, features, and overall experience all come together.

"These compromises are also what you would find in knockoffs ဣposing to provide ergonomic comfort and support. But we were very clear that we൩ would not compromise on the Secretlab experience that fans love Secretlab for", he concluded.

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Back in 2022, we reviewed the more premium Mavix M9, but with the M7 already priced at $777, it's hard to justify more money for that flagship variant. Ultimately, while the M9 enjoyed a stint on our 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:best gaming chair list, it gave way to cheaper alternatives🐻 that offered similar features for lower costs.

Of course, Mavix stands out from other brands because its chairs can come with Elemax heating and massage features, which we tested for this revi♚ew. Admittedly, that does bump up the price of the M7 to $906, so it's really up to you and your coffers to decide if that's too much to🐭 pay.

Design and Features

I was impressed from almost the first moment I opened the Mavix M7's box. The wheels were out first, and even those are a substantial improvement over most chairs thanks to their design being a single, solid piece of rubber rather than the dual-track plastic designs I'm used to from other chairs. These result in smooth, deliberate movement that proves a stꦜrong foundation, both literally and figuratively, for the rest of the chair.

Like in our 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Mavix M9 review, the only snafu I had during assembly was the lack of a physical instruction booklet. Instead, I had to put the M7 together witᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚh the help of a YouTube video - clear and concise, but not particularly easy꧋ to refer to at a glance. Thankfully, the chair was very easy to build, the only potential hitch being the weight of the seat, which might be more difficult for some people to maneuver into place by themselves.

There's no denying that this is a very heavy chair - it could even give the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Asus ROG Destrier Ergo chair a run for its money. If getting the seat in place was tricky, getting the entire chair up the st🔴airs to my office was actively difficult, and now that it's in place I don't see myself being particularly keen to move it any time soon. Thankfully, I definitely don't have any plans to do that.

Almost everything on the Mavix M7 can be adjusted, and it was a little while before I'd worked out what every button and lever did, and how to get every feature to my liking. But almost as soon as I sat down upon my completed chair, I knew I'd got something good. The mesh fabric is pulled nice and tight, which mea꧃ns plenty of support across both the seat and the upper back without it feeling like it's clinging to you. Summer will be a bigger test, but right now it's keeping 💖me feeling pleasantly cool.

The Mavix M7 is available in three colourways. I tested the all Black variant, but it also comes in Black and Rꩲed, or Black with White mesh. As an added bonus, the caster wheels can be customized with 10 different colors - which is a great way to add some personality to fairly minimalist color schemes. The Elemax backrests are available no matter what color you opt for, and the armrests can either be 4D or 360-degree rotational ones. 

The lumbar and head support automatically adjusts to you as you sit down, and there&a🌄pos;s enough room in the 21-inch seat to let you find your ideal position. At 6 feet tall and around 230 lbs, I don't exactly feel small within the seat's confines, but there's certainly plenty of space for me to get comfortable.

Performance

And boy, am I comfortable. There's a bounce to the seat that I enjoy every time I sit down. The lumbar support shifts so easily that I didn't even know it was there until I reexamined the specs to write up this review. There's a little more lean in the seat than I need personally, but a lot of that comes from the fact that I'm more likely to be playing with a mouse and keyboard while sitting at one of the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:best gaming desks. Arguably, the Mavix M7 could work brilliantly as one of the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:best console gaming chairs thanks to its tilt, and while I don't want to lean as far back as the M7 will let me, I d𝔉o like how effectively it accommodates a more casual position while still offering posture support.

I've also opted for Mavix's Elemax cooling, heat, and massage pad as an optional extra. The cooling and heating are subtle, and will drain the battery pretty quickly (Elemax comes with a power ca🃏ble, which seems odd for a chair, but connects directly via U♉SB). The massage setting, however, is pretty good, and far less energy-intensive. At $129 on top of the base chair price, it's certainly not for everyone, but I've really enjoyed having the option of a little luxury.

If I'm going to really nitpick, then my one issue is with the armrests, which are perhaps a little too adjustable. Made of solid foam that's firm witho♕ut bein𝕴g too rigid, I can adjust the height, depth, and horizontal angle of the arms - all of which is positive - but I find that they shift forward very easily when I push on them to get up. As a person who fidgets around quite a lot, that means that I'm pushing them out of position really easily. Nonetheless, this is far, far from being a deal-breaker.

Should you buy the Mavix M7?

The only thing that gives me pause about the Mavix M7 is its price. At $777, it's a lot more expensive than some of its famously pricey rivals like the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Secretlab Titan Evo 2022 and the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Razer Iskur X. While the cost of entry is high, its design places it far closer to a dainty Herm🎃an Miller model than those hefty, more traditional-looking gaming chairs. Add to that my own desire to invest in a higher-end chair, and I'm actually pretty pleasꩲed with the price of the M7 if you don't opt for Elemax. Usually, when you look for something this good, you can expect to pay closer to $1,000.

If you don't balk at the price, this isꦉ a very, very good chair. Comfortable, easy to adjust, and with features I didn't even know I wanted before I sat in it for the first time, the Mavix M7 puts you at the heart of every adjustment it lets you make (or even makes for you). I'd struggle to go back to anything less accomplished than this in the future.

How we tested the Mavix M7

The Mavix M7 was assembled in a home environment and 💫used𓄧 as a replacement for a previous gaming chair for two weeks before writing this review. During that time, the chair was used every day for meetings, remote work, and lengthy gaming sessions. I assembled the M7 solo and predominantly used it while sitting at a desk.

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That means movement in all directions, with a roller placed along the side of the chair pushing the lumbar cushion away from, or towards, the back itself. You're paying a considerable premium for that additional support, but if it's as comfortable as its features suggest, it could well be one of the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:best gaming chairs on the market this year.

Elsewhere, the Razer Iskur V2 is still very much the Iskur we know and love, with black and green styling and classic racer back design. The silhouette itself is fairly similar, though the wings on each side have been re-angled to provide a softer form factor overall, with more space for a wider shoulder span. The seat base has followed suit, widening out to form a cushion more reminiscent of the larger 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Razer Enki chair from 2022. That extra space means the Iskur V2 can now accommodate users up to 6ft 1 in a range of different positi🦄ons. 

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One of my favoriꦓte gaming chairs I reviewed this year is the Corsair TC100 Relaxed, which touts all tꦏhe fancy gaming chair features you'll probably need, and yet, for a premium brand you'll probably have heard of, it doesn't even come close to the price tags of Secretlab, Razer, and Herman Miller. Usually, it'll set you back $249.99 / £199.99, but in a delightful Black Friday turn, you can get one for well under $200/£200.

In the US, Best Buy is offering the . And in the UK, the TC100 Relaxed can be yours for just . In tracking the best 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Black Friday gaming chair deals, I have noticed this one teetering its way under its MSRP for around a month now, but I'm slightly shocked to see such significant price drops in bo✱th regions.

For the money, you don't get any lavish officially licensed designs as you would from 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Black Friday Secretlab deals, but you do get a high-♛quality chair that you can park yourself down on for h⛦ours on end without an ounce of discomfort.

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Should you buy the Corsair TC100 Relaxed this Black Friday?

So why buy this gaming chair over those high-end competitors you'll find up and down our list of the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:best gaming chairs? Well, if the price alone isn't enough to sway you, just compare features with the likes of the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Secretlab Titan Evo, or indeed the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Boulies Ninja Pro. From 4D armrests to adjustable recline to sublime lumbar support - the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Corsair TC100 Relaxed has all t🐓he tools to punch above its price tag and keep up with the most premium thrones 💎available. 

When I reviewed it earlier in the year, I was delighted with how comfortable it w𝔍as, especially seeing as most chairs of a similar price I had tried were a bit too firm to really be viable for longer gaming sessions or work-from-home shifts. Corsair's little chair that could, on the other hand, has quite a springy, albeit plush seat cushion, and its backrest cradles you while encouraging better posture. 

Of course, I wouldn't be doing my job very well if I didn't tell you about this chair's few drawbacks. For starters, the neck cushion was a bit obtrusive for me - it felt a bit like it was und✃oing the posture support the rest of the chair was trying to achieve because it was so chunky it was curving my spine into a slouch. Luckily, that's easily u൲ndone, because you can unclip the cushions (lumbar too) if you're more comfortable without them. 

The only other weakness is a two-sided coin. As I mentioned, there aren't many designs or colorways on offer here🌄. There's a black option and a grey option, and that's it. Whether you go for faux leather or the fabric variant, those are your only choices, which is a bit of a shame if you'd rather have something with a bit of personality. On balance though, these more muted designs can be a great thing if you need to appear in video meetings when working from home. Put it this way, you won't need to explain away your bright yellow Cyberpunk Secretlab chair to colleagues who have no idea what that franchise is and probably think you're rocking some weird Spongebob merch.

Other than that, the Corsair💫 TC100 Relaxed is one of the best gaming chairs out there, and it's more than worth a buy at this price. For more Black Friday gaming chair deals, check out the widget below.

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At £279.99 / $319.99, the Boulies Ninja Pro is cheaper than the biggest brands on the market like Secretlab, and therefore comes comfortably under the ergonomic options from the likes of Herman Miller. But the big question that always arises from gaming chairs that undercut the competition, is ဣthe level of quality you'll get. 

I can say with confidence here, that the level of quality present in the Boulies Ninja Pro is higher than I&apos🌃;ve ♍ever come across in a gaming chair of any price.

Sometimes, when something simply -is- a level above, it can be hard tཧo articulate exactly why - the Ninja P🧜ro is such an entity. The entire package of this chair - its looks, its support, its comfort, and its value, are all the best I've had the privilege of testing. This is a chair I avoid getting out of as much as I can, and that should tell you everything you need to know. 

Design & Features

In terms of its general shape, the Boulies Ninja Pro is fairly recognizable as a gaming seat. It has that classic wrapped racing chair backrest that's designed to keep your posture dignified but comfortable for long periods of time. That shape aside, the Ninja Pro is similar to the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Secretlab Titan Evo's more muted design options, because this could easily slot into a remote worker's video call or online job int✨erview without seeming overly flamboyant and probing awkward questioning about being "a gamer".

The Ninja Pro uses a combination of Ultraflex PU leather and velvety-soft suede material. This backs up the really plush cushioning and makes sitting in this chair feel like a hug. The Ninja Pro is only available in four colors; black - which has some lovely red stitching, white, teal, and red. It's a shame there aren't a few more color options, especially since I'm always looking for additions to our 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:best pink gaming chair roundup.

The frame of the chair is an extra strong steel that feels really sturdy. The 4D armrests at play here are made of the same aluminium as the base, which gives me a lot of confidence the chair will be long-lasting - I haven't heard a sin🀅gle screw creak i🤪n my time testing it yet.

The arm pads of the 4D armrests have a memory foam quality to them. I wouldn't say there as soft as the ones on the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Corsair TC100 Relaxed, but your elbows will make a brief divot in them that fades away in seconds after you take 🍨weight off them. In a month of using the chair, I haven't once thought about my elbows being uncomfortable, and to me that signals that the armrests are doing their job well.

In the box, you'll get two supporജtive cushions. One of these is a standard neck/head cushion, and although I've talked in previous reviews abou🐬t how I usually cast these aside as soon as I've tried them, this is the little neck cushion that could. 

It's super plush, moves up and down, and therefore adjusts to my sitting posཧition really easily. I can't tell you how important the plush feeling of this cushion is. A lot of other neck cushions feel like they're overbearing, and actually make my spine feel like it's curved over. The suede upholstery here is so soft on the sk𝔍in, but there's enough padding in this 100% cold-cure foam cushion for my neck to still feel genuinely supported.

The other cushion is for lumbar support, and while I don't want to call it memory foam, (I know other gaming chairs like the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Secretlab Omega can come with actual memory foam accessories), it does mold into the shape you sit in most and seems to remember that shape for your return. It's worth noting that the lumbar support isn't adjustable here like it would be with the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Herman Miller X Logitech Embody or the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Asus ROG Destrier Ergo Chair, bu꧋🦹t that plush cushioning means it doesn't really need to be.

The one nitpick I have with the cౠhair's aesꦰthetics is that this lumbar cushion has the Boulies logo on its side, which makes my just-right OCD sound alarms and wave red flags in my brain. I wish this one logo was flipped up the right way to correspond with the rest of the chair's branding, but this is hardly a reason not to buy.

In other news, there's a re🌞clining mechanism, as well as a multi-tilt mechanism that gives you ᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚheight adjustment, rocking tilt (with a lock function), and even tilt tension adjustment. The 6cm casters roll just as easily on a carpet as they do hardwood flooring, and always feel like moving the weight of the chair and the person in it is no bother at all. The maximum recommended weight for the Ninja Pro is 300 lbs / 135 kg, and the recommended height is anywhere between 5'7 and 6'7.

Addi💙tionally, there𓄧's a nice 2-year warranty at play here, although I'd be shocked if you need to use it.

Asssembly

There's one thing that I think truly separates the assembly process of this chair from thꦆat of others: Color-printed instructions.

So many gaming chairs have really lackluster instructions, and some don't even ship with any at all. Luckily, putting any kind of office chair together really isn't as complicated as it may seem, but getting a link or a QR code in the box to generic online instructions is not the experience I'd want if I spent upwards of £200 on a chair. The Ninja Pro comes with some very clear instructions, as well as som🍬e really decent tools and parts you'll need for assembly. This is a nice bonus, and I think it's worth prais💫ing.

While having printed instructions in the box might trigger your more environmentally conscious side, I'd note that the packagin🐭g for the Boulies flagship seat is better than most. There was little to no waste - there were no excessive plastic sheets or coverings that didn't need to be there, and the size and weight of the box had a fairly limited footprint compared to other flat-packed gaming chairs I've received. In general, gaming hardware packaging causes far too much waste in my opinion, but Boulies isn't contributing to that unnecessarily.

Assembly itself is really standard. It took no more than 50 minutes to build solo. While this isn't ever going to be quite as quick as 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:The Foldable Gaming Chair, it wasn't exactly a lengthy or difficult process either. Casters go into the base, hydraulic pipe drops in, armrests attach to the seat base, and the rest slots into place very clearly. You're given all the tools you need for the job, and all in all, it's very🐬 doable. 

Thanks to the Ninja Pro not being a silly shape, and the fact it doesn't weigh as much as a small car, I thought it was one of the easiest gaming chairs I've built by myself. The same can't be said for the pricier ergo options like the Asus RO🤡G Destrier - the awkward and heavy shape of that one meant wrestling it into various positions was a nightmare and gave me bruises on my arms that stuck around for weeks... 

Maybe that shoul🎐d have impacted the review score, act♋ually.

Performance

Bear with me on this, but imagine the best hugger you know. It could be your mum, your cousin, a friend - whoever. Just hold the feeling of safety, support, and comfor🐠t that a hug from that person gives you in your mind. Now imagine that hug transformed into a gaming chair. That is what sitting in a Boulies Ninja Pro feels like - it feels like a hug. 

It's plush, breathable, and welcoming. Importantly, the premium-feeling perforated leather means it handles temperatures very well. The absorbent suede balances out the cooling leather really well to keep you temperate. During longer, and perhaps sweatier play sessions of HUNT: Showdown on PC, I didn't once feel like I needed to adjust positions because I was uncomfortable or too warm, which definitely is the c🅰ase with lesser chairs.

One thing I𒁃 absolutely love about the Boulies Ninja Pro is the size of its seat. Boulies does have an Elite Max series of one of its other chairs, and this is excellent for catering to folks with larger frames. The Ninja Pro doesn't have that larger build option, but I'd be surprised if it really needed it. The front lip of the seat is one of my favorite parts about the entire chair, because the cushion itself hangs over, meaning your hamstrings never ever get that dead feeling as they're forced against a seat's metal work.

The seat is also wide enough that I can sit cross-legged (as I often do because I'm weird that way). But the side ridges are nice and soft too, so my knees don't feel they're in a position they shouldn't be. Even if I just cross one leg under the other, that seat overhang means it's a really viable posit💖ion to adopt.

All the while, that plush lumbar and neck cushioning always makes me feel supported. In truth, it's the type of posture correction I'ꦿve always looked for and never gotten from gaming chairs, since they often feel obtrusive and like I'm being force-fed healthy greens. The Boulies version makes those veggies the star of the meal, and they diꦫd nothing but compliment the comfort package overall.

Often when I finish work, my goal is to get from my desk on one side of my living room, to the couch on the other, as soon as possible. With the Boulies Ninja Pro parked at one of the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:best gaming desks, however, that might not be the case anymore. This is a chair I will wheel across the room while sat in if I nee🔜d to pick something up, simply because I don't want to get up out of i🌳t. 

Whether it's for a more comfortable console session playiꦬng Forza Horizon 5, or a lengthy three hours of city building in Timberborn on PC, this is the most comfort I've ever found in a gaming chaꦺir.

Should you buy the Boulies Ninja Pro?

The Boulie🌜s Ninja Pro is the first five-star review I've ever given at GamesRadar+. 

To me, that five-star rating doesn't💜 equate to a perfect product, but it does represent quality of the highest order, combined with a price tag that isn't overstepping the mark. I think the Boulies Ninja Pro earns a five-star rating because from here on out, it'll be the yardstick I compare other gaminౠg chairs to. In short, the bar has been raised.

The gaming chair market is a little silly sometimes. You can spend over a grand on something that's got "ergo" in the name and promises to scientifically support your body in healthy ways. Honestly, most of the time these end up feeling over-priced. On the other end of the spectrum, you have really flamboyant designs that are either too firm to really be comfortable, 🍷or struggle to feel like premium options you'd want to sit in for hours 🍌at a time. 

Boulies has a selection of seats that fits perfectly between both camps. The Ninja Pro's PU leather and velvety cushions make it feel like a million dollars, its supportiveness and com๊fort work in perfect harmony, and it has all the size and adjustability you could ever need. It may lack a wider selection of design options, but I for one think the choices you can select are classy as hell and would look great in any RGB-draped gaming setup. In terms of price, it isn't as much as the high-end competition, yet, it offers the same features and more comfort.

Don't waste your money on m💃ore expensive options, the Boulies Niﷺnja Pro is the best gaming chair I've ever tested.

How we tested the Boulies Ninja Pro

I used the Boulies Ninja Pro gaming chair for about a month before ဣthis review, sitting in it for sometimes more than eight hours a day between working from home, 🦂gaming, and doing content creation. I sat in many positions to test how the build quality held up, and I kept a close eye on how elongated use impacted the cushioning in that time. 

I assembled the chair myself in around 45-50 minutes and compared my experiences closely with how the process compared to other gaming ch🅺airs I have reviewed in 2023. 

Overall, I judged the ratinꦍg of this chair by the overall comfort and value it offered versus its rival chairs, particularly, against high-end options♋. I also evaluated my own personal enjoyment of using it, and compared it to other options on the market.

To read more about the ways we review the latest gaming accessories, furniture, and hardware here at GamesRadar+, take a look at our 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:hardware policy.

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Admittedly, I sit in pretty dreadful positions most of the time. If I'm not draped over an armrest, I'm probably cross-legged on an office chair or coiling my spine forward toward the keyboard I'm hammering to write this review. So if there was anyone these premia, ergonomic, Michelin Star chairs were wasted on, it'd probably be me. Equally, my never-ending quest to find one of the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:best gaming chairs that changes that for me is ongoing.

The good news is, the Asus ROG Destrier Ergo chair is actually one of the more affordable Ergo chairs I've seen. For $899 / £899, it's under its most clear-cut rivals like the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Herman Miller Embody (which comes in at a vomit-ဣinducing $1,450 these days). Even so, 900 bucks is a lot to 🔯pay for a chair that is mainly made up of mesh materials. Then again, its frame does cradle you like a babe in a manger.

Design and Features

The Asus ROG Destrier Ergo Gaming chair has a somewhat futuristic look to it. Although, you could say it's fairly minimalist all the while. Its aluminum frame follows simple skeletal lines on the chair's back, and these are visible through the bac๊krest which is made of a breathable mesh.

Built into this backrest is adjustable lumbar support which is some of the best I've tested in any office or gaming chair. The same goes for the adjustable headrest, as I usually detest those things on gaming chairs. Whenever I change positions in this seat, however, it clicks a few notches into the correct height without ever feeling obtrusive or like it's forcing me into💎 a worse posture by tilting my head forward.

 3D armrests also click and side into new positions with ease, and can be raised or lowered to suit mobile and handheld gaming - a nice plus for anyone spending most of their time on one of those platforms since even the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:best console gaming chairs aren&🎶apos;t usually designed for them. Holding the entire operation up is a set of 75mm PU casters. These are more substantial than any of the gaming chair caster wheels I've come across, and that makes them feel like offroad tires when you&apo🍷s;re rolling around on a carpet. This is an extremely bulky chair at 30.95Kg, so having larger wheels on the bottom to make it more maneuverable is useful indeed.

The seat's cushion is also a breathable mesh, but at its front end, it tapers off with a PU foam that helps your legs not to get that dead feeling when they're pressed up against the metal of the frame. This is spongy and feels great, although I'd have liked a little m🌌ore of this on the seat's cushion for the amount of money you pay.

Somewhat bizarrely, the chair comes with a detachable acoustic panel which rounds off the Ergo chair's futuristic feel. This, as far as I can decipher, is supposed to shield incoming sounds toward your head, but in truth, I found absolutely no difference when my 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:RUARK MR1 MK2 speakers were playing my favourite video game soundtracks, or when I was using one of the best gamingཧ headsets to🦂 play games (obviously). To be honest, this felt like a bit of design fluff, and it only got in the way of my arms whenever I needed to do a big-stretch.

Assembly

Before we get to performance, I do feel the need to put a few words down about the assembly of this chair - for the reason that it's probably one of the biggest and heaviest gaming chairs I've had to put together. Straight away when you take delivery of this thing, you'll be short of space in your home. The box is absolutely massive and takes some effort to shift. If you're an assembly team of one I'd be very careful trying to move the Ergo chair around because it is🌜n't easy.

Building instruct♑ions do come in the box, and they are bespoke to this chair, unlike a few other manufacturers that just supply generic catch-all ones. Tools for the job are pretty much all covered in the box, the main problem will be finding everything you need because it's all individually pac💮kaged in smaller matryoshka doll-type boxes. 

Building the Asus ROG Destrier Ergo chair yourself is a bit of a mission, not least because the individual aluminum parts feel more like cold rolled steel in terms🌺 of their weight. I'd recommend building this one with a partner since trying to hold it in awkward positions to join things together actually ended up bruising my arms in a few places.

For the most part, the assembl𝔍y prꦆocess itself was fine and followed the typical steps for building a gaming chair. All in all, I'd say it took around 45 minutes to an hour to put the chair together - a time that could easily be whittled down if I recruited help.

Performance

When it comes to comfort, this chair has it in spades. It isn't comfortable in the same way that a gaming chair like the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Corsair TC100 Relaxed is, it's comfortable in that it cradles your body and promotes elongation of your spine.♔ For me though, a true test of a gaming chair like that is if it's still comfortable when you i꧟nevitably give up those positions to actually relax your body for a while. The Asus ROG Destrier Ergo Gaming chair passes that test with flying colors thanks to its mesh padding and large frame. With adjustable support, tilt, armrests, and a wide seat to boot, you can find plenty of comfortable positions in this chair without feeling confined.

For the amount of money you pay for this chair though, I can't help but feel that you should get more padding and comfort. That mesh is transparent, and you can see straight through the fact th🍬at there really isn't much to this chair's padding. I understand that an element of ergonomic chairs is🐈 that they cut out all the cushioning fluff and focus fire on the areas that matter - a sturdy frame, strong lumbar and neck support, with padding that supports the elongating of the spine. But paying upwards of $800 for that minimalism doesn't quite sit right with me. In truth, this chair reminds me a bit of the mesh office chair you can get from IKEA, which is almost entirely made of mesh netting and will cost you a fraction of what Asus is charging here. 

I do absolutely love the adjustability of this chair though. Being able to slide the armrests forward or back with a simple few clicks is fantastic, and helps me find that comfortable position even if I'm going off-piste from how the chair would have me sit. The headrest is the same - shoving it up or down and tilting it to best suit my body shape was a brilliant feature, and it's honestly the first headrest I've kept on a gaming chair, I usually chuck them as soon as I've tried them. The only downside to this adjustability is that you can very easily click things out of place accidentally, wh♑ich did happen a few times.

The acoustic guard is absolutely pointless, as far as I can🦋 tell. Your mileage may vary if you work in an office, or your speakers aren't set up in the same way mine are. But, to me, this was a swing and a miss, and something that I hope doesn't conꦡtribute much to the price.

Should you buy the Asus ROG Destrier Ergo chair?

If you have the budget for the upper echelon of gaming chairs, the Asus ROG Destrier Ergo chair is seriously worth considering. It's cheaper than Herman Miller's Embody and Vantum c൲hairs and offers a lot of the🌄 same features with a bit more gaming-focused flare.

The way the Asus Ergo chair cradles you while catering to different body types with adjustability is truly excellent. This is truly up there with the best 𝐆gaming chairs on the market both for ergonomics and overall comfort.

Having said that, it's up to you to decide if paying this much for what is predominantly a mesh, minimalist office chaiꦡr is too much for you. I for one feel like you should get a bit more for your money.

How we tested the The Asus ROG Destrier Ergo chair

I testeܫd the Asus ROG Destrier Ergo gaming chair over a period of around a month. In that time, I used it for all working from home and desk gaming tasks. I sit at my desk for around eight hours a day all things considered, so I put some decent mileage on the clock with this seat. I compared my experience closely with the Corsair TC100 Relaꦚxed, as well as the IKEA mesh office chair I own too.

Although I haven't been hands-on with He൩rman Miller's rival chairs, I compared my time with the Destrier Ergo gaming chair closely with the experience of our reviews of those two products. 

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But a jazzed-up camping chair th🃏is is not. The Foldable Gaming Chair comes from The Foldable Gaming Chair Company, a small start-up based in Canada that claims it's made this seat with love, and that's so apparent as soon as you sit down in one. This has clearly been made by someone who loves their gaming time and wants a chair😼 that will enhance it.

What's more, it's enveloped by practicality at every turn. Many of us share a gaming space with our significant others, our parents, or even our kids, so having something that can fit, fold away, and move wherever it needs to is a godsend. At the same time, you don't want to have to compromise c﷽ompletely on comfort and useful features for gaming. 

At , The Foldable Gaming Chair is more affordable than a lot of the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:best console gaming chairs on the market.

Design and features

Asꦍ you'll see from images, The Foldable Gaming Chair (from here dubbed TFGC) certainly takes on the anatomy of a camping chair. There's a frame made of D16/13mm steel tubes, and when it unfolds there are four legs that suppo෴rt up to 350lbs. The material and cushioning of the chair then act as a cradle within that frame and allows you to sink into it.

The material used is water-resistant 600D polyester that has multiple soft pads embedded inside, including ones for lumbar support. Dimensions (HxWxD) of the chair are 28x38.5x22.5-inches, and the chair itself weighs in at a very portable 6.2kgs. The backrest alone is 20.5-inches high, and 22-inches wide. This is perhaps one of the few downsides of the build - it may be a tad narrow for folks with broader shoulders or who are slightly heavier set. I still think it'd be plenty comfy, but there's a reason a lot of the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:best gaming chair manufacturers have released XL models of their most popular seats. When TFGC is fo♓lded away and s🔜tored in the carrying bag you get with your purchase, it stands upright at 39-inches.

When it's unfolded, you have access to a surprising number of features. In your left armrest sits a beverage holder that can hold cans, bottles, or perhaps a narrow tumbler. In front of that, and on the end of the armrest, is an ingenious stem wine glass holder. What more could gaming parents want? I'm not a big wine drinker myself, but this little hook made for a handy wee cable management device when I used my 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Razer Blackshark V2 wired headset, or when my 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:DualSense Edge needed to be🌳 charged𓃲 up mid-use (which happens far too often).

On the right-hand armrest, there's a nifty little pocket for whatever you want to store. There's room for a controller, a TV remote, and perhaps even some snacks if you'd like🌼. Althoughꦇ the angle of the chair means this pocket has a tendency to tilt forward, it's a really useful little accessory.

Perhaps the feature I love most is the heꦦadset hook at the end of the right-hand armrest. This unfolds if you want to make use of it, but it means 🦋if you have to get up momentarily, there's a neat way to store your headset. It also gives TFGC a bit more gaming spirit.

Performance

I'm not quite sure what's in the padding of TFGC, but there's some seriou𒁏s wizardry going on. I have no idea how it's so comfortable, but it really is. I feel I have to justify that because I'm sure there are plenty of you reading that see the images and think "how can this be any more than a regular wiry camping chair?"

There's a real depth to TFGC - you sink into it like you do the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Corsair TC100 Relaxed, which I still use for all desk-related work and play. In the same way as that chair, the co﷽mfort you're engulfed in isn't to the detriment of posture suppo🔜rt. The padding of TFGC makes me feel supported and promotes comfort in healthy positions for prolonged periods of time.

I used TFGC for multiple gaming sessions in the evenings after work, and not once did I ever really feel I was mis𒀰sing out on the comfort of my couch or a less foldable chair. Playing HUNT: Showdown, I managed to get a hunter to level 50 in one sitting when using this Canadian bit of genius. Elsewhere, I had a great session playing Chivalry II with my friends. All the while, using its various features to really set up camp for a free afternoon. One thing I loved was the process of getting the chair out and set up. It created a sense of novelty that made that time a little more "for me" than it would have normally. 

On that note, there was no annoying assembly like w꧃ith other gaming chairs. Folding and unfolding this seat takes around a minute either way, and it's a pretty easy process anyone could do.

In another session, I played Outer Wilds, and the way the chair supported me in a comfortable position for such a long time meant hours melted away without me having to change position. How often does that happen with even the most luxurious couches? The only time I really averted my attention from my intense space exploration was to take some sips of my drink, which was easily within reach without the risk of spills from it sitting on the floor, like it would be if I was on the couch. TFGC is just a fant🦩astic 𝓀way to enjoy a gaming session.

Being a remote-working product reviewer, it can often feel like the rooms of my flat are♔ surplus to storage requirements for boxes and various bits of gaming memorabilia, and storing these things between reviews is a constant game of Tetris. What I love about The Foldable Gaming Chair is that it stores so, so easily. It can fit in a hall cupboard, wardrobe, or in a corner with no bother at all. It saved me some storage headaches, and I'm sure it could help out gamers with limited floor space in the same way.

Should you buy The Foldable Gaming Chair?

Let's be honest. The console gaming chair market often leaves a lot to be desired. Rockers are comfortable enough, but they're hulking great masses that are hard to move, and nigh-on impossible to store. On the other hand, there's a bean bag option like the i-eX Elite Gaming Chair, but this doesn't give you the sort of support or stability a proper build would. So what's the only alternative? Shell out for a frequently overpriced desk chair that's not actually very comfortable if you just want to lounge in front of one of the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:best gaming TVs? 

The Foldable Gaming Chair is a perfect 🗹middle ground for all of the conundrums above, and it has some features that should make Sec꧂retlab a bit envious.

If you're a parent, or you share a gaming space ܫwith other people you live with, TFGC mea🐎ns you don't need to compromise on the gaming hardware you love. It's a practical chair that's reasonably priced within the market and even has lumbar support.

I can thoroughly recommend The Foldable Gaming Chair. Annoyingly, it's only and Canada at the moment. My plea to American readers would be to buy up as many as you can so thಞis Canadian start-up can distribute elsewhere in the near future.

How we tested The Foldable Gaming Chair

I tested out The Foldable Gaming Chair over a period of a month through sporadic gaming sessions in the evenings after work. I played games like HUNT: Showdown, Outer Wilds, Chivalry II, and🔜 Redfall in lengthy sessions without feeling an ounce of discomfort. 

I tested the various accessories and features of the chair by hanging headsets from them, storing my phone and TV remotes in the pockets, and used the wine glass holder for cable management. I also tried using the chair at my desk, but it was a bit too small to work in. I stored the cha💎ir in my hall cupboard when not in use, and it fit very easily.

A big thank you to Francios at The Foldable Gaming Chair Company for shipping me a review sample despite them not being available in the UK. If you'd like to read a bit more about how we test the latest gaming chairs, desks, and miscellaneous furniture at GamesRadar, have a gander at our 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Hardware Policy.

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At only $249.99 / £199.99, it comes in significantly cheaper than the likes of 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Secretlab's Titan Evo 2022, which is our current pick for the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:best gaming chair. Without looking at the budget range, it's hard to find bespoke gaming chairs for this kind of price, especially if you still want some plu🦂sh comfort and a quality build. 

Annoyingly, there are ꦗfairly limited design choices here which I'm sure will be a bit of a turn-off for a lot of gamers seeking a chair with a bit more flavour. Regardless, great armrests an🅷d the sort of plush cushioning usually reserved for office chairs make this a super-strong contender. 

Design and Features

The Corsair TC100 Relaxed seeks to create a blend of supportive, posture-correcting gaming chairs and the plush comfort found in a lot of office chairs. The methodology here is to use a wider seat with softer contact points while staying true to that iconic🐠 racer-style build that can support the body for hours on end.

The TC100 Relaxed comes in either a Plush Leatherette material or a Soft Fabric that feels similar to upholstery found on a couch. In 🌠the Leatherette m🥃aterial, the chair is only available in a deep Black & Black colour. The fabric model, however, can come in the same Black & Black, or in a slightly lighter Grey & Black. I'd have liked there to be more options in terms of design and colour - especially seeing as a big draw to gaming chairs is the amount of personalisation you can gain.

I was sent the fabric Grey & Black variant for testing, which blends in really nicely with my black wooden desk. This fabric feels highly breathable - something that's beneficial for gaming chairs since people tend to spend❀ a lot of time in them. Leather and unbreathable fabrics can get fairly warm and uncomfortable in the summer months, but the TC100 Relaxed always feels consistent and fresh.

When it comes to size, you have an 81cm backrest, 38cm seat depth, 59.5cm backrest width, 54cm seatbase width, and a wheel caster diameter of 65cm. Corsair says the maximum weight the chair will support is 120kg / 264 lbs. In terms of maneuverability, there's a 10cm gas lift range for height adjusting, a 90-150° Reclining seat back, and 65mm anti-roll dual-wheel casters. The armrests are also fully height adjustable, meaning you can match it up well with one of the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:best gaming desks.

In the box, I got plenty of spare nuts and bolts to help with assembly - I thought this was a nice touch since I was given more than the customary one or two extras that, let's be honest, really only make you feel like you've missed a screw hole somewhere. Finally, yo🐼u get the standard lumbar support cushion and neck pillow which strap around the back of the chair and don't have to be used if you don't want them.

Performance

The true star of the show when it comes to the TC100 Relaxed is the seat cushion. I've tried out a fair few gaming chairs in my time, but mostly I gravitate to ergonomic, less rigid, office chairs. I understand gaming chairs being designed for better posture, but I usually find that gaming seats go too far in their pursuit of this to actually be comfortableꦬ at all. The TC100 Relaxed felt like a perfect halfway house that offered the comfort and plush padding I like, while also giving my spine the support it needs more of.

This may sound odd, but I love the action of sitting down in this chair. From the first tentative attempt after assembly to the most confident fall into it I'll perform now, the TC100 Relaxed catches you with its cushioning in a way that makes it feel like a couch on wheels. For that reason, it'd be a cracker for anyone looking for one of the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:best console gaming chairs.

Of all of its dimensions, I'm fondest of the seat depth and width. With plush cushioning under you, there are plenty of positions you can sit in on this chair without feeling boxed in or restrained. Yes, gaming chairs are supposed to help maintain good posture, and there are mechanics in place with the TC100 Relaxed to help with that, but let's be honest. How many of us actually sit in the posture-corrected position we're supposed to at all times? The wider and deeper seat of this chair allowed me to sink into it when I felt too lazy,𝔉 and the extrཧa width allowed me to sit cross-legged on more than one occasion. Yes, I am a freak.

Just in case you weren't certain that I sit in terrible positions and most certainly have bad posture, I've never liked the neck cushions that come with gaming chairs. When you combine them wiꦕth the lumbar support and rigid backs so often present, it always feels more to me like I'm being slumped inward even more than I would naturally. I found the neck cushion and lumbar support a bit intrusive in this chair - both feel a bit too firm and like they stick out too much from the rest of the build. Either way, the lumbar support definitely helped me to gauge my posture better, so I preferred having it attached.

The chair as a whole feels way more premium than its price would suggest - not that £200 isn't a lot to burn in one go, especially if you're splashing out on one of the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:best standing desks, too, but the majority of other brands are much pricier. It's disappointing then, that the one part making things feel a bit more "budget" is the casters. Anti-roll wheels on chairs like these are supposed to add convenience and a bit of safety, but even when sat in the chair I found it difficult to get it moving into the positions💃 I wanted to. This isn't a chair with a lot of dexterity, and that's something to keep in mind.

Assembly was fairly average - maybe around half an hour all-in-all. There was nothing too challenging about putting the TC100 Relaxed together, and it felt sturdy once built. After almost a month of testing, it hasn't squeaked or st🍬arted to feel loose at all - which is a positive sign. One thing I would have liked though is clearer assembly instructions. When I found no paper instructions in the box, I expected they'd be a quick Google away. Unfortunately, Corsair's generic assembly instructions that fit any ᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚone of its chairs were a little hard to find, and I wasn't wholely confident the steps I was following would apply to my product.

Should you buy the Corsair TC100 Relaxed?

The Corsair TC100 is well worth a buy for anyone on the hunt for a new gaming chair. Annoyingly, there aren't better personalization options in terms of colour and design, so if that's what you want, take a look for the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:best pink gaming chairs. Despite that, the quality of seat you 🍒get here for the price🍬 is excellent. 

$250 / £200 would maybe get you half a gaming chair from one of the biggest brands like Secretlabs. Even the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Razer Iskur X, which is reduced at the tim🐬e of writing, is priced well above the £350 mark. Meanwhile, the ♛TC100 Relaxed offers you almost all of the same features and design aspects as those brands do, while also having a much larger onus on comfort. All the while, it's significantly cheaper, too - a serious bonus when the cost of living is high.

The TC100 is proof that you can absolutely get a top-drawer gaming chair from a well-known brand for less than 🍌$300.

How we tested the Corsair TC100 Relaxed

The Corsair TC100 Relaxed has been ꦍmy chair for around a month before writing this review. During that time, I've used it every day for work, sitting in it for at least 7 hours a day. Besides that, I've u🦩sed it for gaming on PC and live streaming as well - so I've definitely put it through its paces. 

As part of the testing process, I assembled the chair when it arrived and timed how long it took to put it together. I compared my experience with the TC100 to the other gaming chairs we've tested, especially ones that have a more plush build with a fabric material. I used the chair with and without its additional cushions, taki𒁏ng note of how different configurations felt, and how they supported my posture. 

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This $795/£845 gaming chair is an upright, mesh-designed bad boy that has a much more subtle aesthetic than its brethren - and also comes in three colourways too. It's notably different from that predecessor in almost every way: design, aes✃thetic, price, value, materials, and even offers a di🐠fferent 'kind of comfort'.

How does it rate in the context of the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:best gaming chair market, and how does it directly compare to the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Herman Miller X Logitech Embody? 

Assembly & Design

Unlike the Embody, the Vantum does require a bit of construction - albeit barely any. The chair is shipped out in a large cardboard box and each bit that requires connecting is compartmentalized nicely. All you have to do is then put the seat 🍎(back, arms, and seat parts) on the wheelbase, and then slide in the headrest after. Bingo bango.

This is a bit of construction to allow for easier shipping, but not enღough to leave you worried that you🌞r building efforts will lead to problems down the road. Once it's all together, it does inspire confidence that there are no weak spots that you maybe created for yourself.

Design-wise, it is very different from the Embody. The Vantum is a mesh chair and is generally a bit 'smaller' in every way - apart from height. The headrest, naturally, makes the chair taller, but the seat is also a little narrow (side to side) and shallower (front to back♊), and the armrests are slightly shorter too. The wheelbase is solid and sturdy but also smaller; it's not as wide as the Embody's which actually makes moving it around a bit easier, truth be told. 

The materials do feel 🥃'cheaper' than the Embody - that is to say, not necessarily budget or flimsy, but not as premium across the board. Th🤡is surely was done to keep the costs down but it doesn't feel as slick as the Embody, and you can tap your nails against most parts and get that signature plasticky sound greeting you back.

Aesthetically, the colourways on offer are pretty stylish, I think. We were sent the black unit that has a few red handles that pop and show a tiny flare of character - otherwise, this is the plainest affair. The black and red variant looks great too, and the white one is very chic. There should be a colourway for you with the Vantum, no matter your setup. Again, I still prefer the Dead Space-esque, Isaac's Suit-style look that the Embody has, but this is a subjective thing. And to confirm the slightly obvious, this is certainly a chair aimed at living with a desk - a 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:gaming chair for PS4, PS5, or Xbox in a traditional TV-setup, this is not🦩.

Adjustability, Comfort, & Performance

I mentioned it at the top, but the Vantum does promote a different kind of comfort and ergonomic design compared to its brother chair. And that mainly comes in the form of shunting you forward a bit more, and almost guiding you to be a bit more upright in your posture. Now, don't get me wrong, this isn't in a 'your bones will soon adapt to the chair' way, but rather a design ethos throughout the seat wh🌌ich just promotes being upright. As someone who has a tendency to roll my shoulders forward ♔and slouch a bit, this is actually quite welcome - and could be a clincher for anyone looking to achieve this position more in their posture. Honestly, the difference is immediate and you can instantly feel the chair encouraging you to be more upright, shoulder back, and forward facing - alert, almost.

Let's break it down, bit by bit. The smaller seat - which is adjustable itself, and can be made larger or smaller - means you can't fall into the back for the chair and disappear as much as in others, your posterior will be pushed forward a bit, and you'll find your legs and back following suit and compensated too, almost naturally. The seat is also well-cushioned and comfy which mak🎀es it easier for said posterior. You've got theജ usual controls on the seat part too: height adjustment, tilt, tilt tension, and the seat depth lever.

The mesh back is forgiving yet supportive. Reinforced by a robust plastic backing around the edges - that then feed into the spine of the chair - it's a simple design, but one that is comfy, and also just gently pushes you forward. You can alter the lumbar support with the handles on the back which push the support into your back or pull it away as you deem fit. A tiny criticism here is that the lumber support is a little bit localised, and is at its strongest in the middle ten centimetres or so of the chair - not across the whole back like the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Razer Iskur, for example. The mesh material is definitely cooler than a solid or soft-backed chair, too, and could be a serious boon in the summertime - no one wants to be stuck to a ch♔air or have a distinctly hot back when playing 𒁃games for a few hours.

The headrest is of the same mesh material and slots in securely at the back. It's not so✱ easy to change its position but I didn't mind that 🎶too much, as it means it is really secure in the setting you do leave it in. The headrest also tilts forward and back a bit to offer some flexibility. 

The same can't quite be said of the armrests, which I found to be one of the weakest parts of the chair in testing. Mainly because they are adjusted very easily - and that means too easily. I constantly found that even the merest of touches or bumps would cause the armrests to go forward or back, or from side to side. Some extra strength or stiffness in the arms would not have gone a miss here. It's worth noting that these are also not as comf🌳ortable as the other parts of the Vantum too - they are just a bit on the hard side and my elbows felt it in a relatively short amount of time during every testing session or day at work.

Overall - should you buy it?

The Vantum is definitely a great gaming chair, and if you're looking for something to slide under your 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:gaming desk or 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:standing desk that's got style, ergonomics, and comfort, and which particularly promotes an upright, forwar💛d-leaning posture, then this could be it.

However, the price is still high, of course. And still as much as a great 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:gaming monitor or 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:gaming TV. But like the Vantum, it's also covered by a 12-year w✨arr🐎anty which does help to offset the price a bit and make it more palatable.

In comparison to the Embody, the Vantum is not quite as good. Keep in mind that this is to the tune of a few hundred dollars/pounds - which means the differences that I experienced definitely track, and 'make sense'. The Embody is a better chair. But that's fine ꦉ- it demands a larger investment and has more premium-feeling materials and finishes. The Vantum is a well-designed and comfy ergonomic chair but one that lives firmly in෴ the shadow of its sibling.

If you were saving for a Herman Miller chair, then I'd still encourage you to save a bit more for the Embody. But if you have an $800/£80ꦯ0 (ish) budget and don't want to go anywhere near, or bust through, the four-figure mark, then the Vantum could very well be a great hit - no one does ergonomics quite like Herman Miller, and the Vantum chair is the latest demonstration of that.

How we tested the Herman Miller X Logitech G Vantum Gaming Chair

I used the Herman Miller X Logitech G Vantum chair by integrating🎶 into my setup and using it nearly every day for a period of multipl🔯e weeks. I was using the chair for 8+ hour work days at a time during the day, then gaming sessions before and after to ensure it got the full go around.

Across the 🌱testing, I was also able to compare the Vantum directly against the Herman Miller X Logitech G Embody to see the differences between the two that might, or might not, reflect the price tag difference.

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Of course, one of the fun things about the best gaming chairs is that their designs can be a bit more personal and flashy compared to their often muted office counterparts. You can even get some very distinct-looking items in the realms of the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:best console gaming chairs. That said, we've rounded up some of our top des🍌k gaming chair picks below. We've tried our best to cater to a wide range of budgets - not everyone has over a grand to splash 🔥out on a new chair, after all.

We're always updating this list with new options - especially since there are always more and more gaming chairs emerging on the digital shelves. We've got some exciting seats coming in to test soon, RotoVR's fancy chair that automatically swivels with your head movements when playing VR games. For now, though, I've got some tried and tested favorites to recommend you, including our top pick, the Fractal Refine. It's holding the gaming chair crown right now thanks to its sublimಞe ergonomics, mixture of fabric and mesh upholstery, and innovative features.

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The best gaming chair overall

The Fractal Refine is the first-ever 🃏attempt at making a gaming chair from this Swedish brand that's well-known in the PC components and cases world - and it's a home run straight off the bat. The Refine doesn't follow the tried and tested direction of other brands and isn't afraid to do things a bit diffe𝓀rently. Luckily, the risks of innovation pay off here, and it's a chair that does a bit of everything brilliantly.

Design: The Fractal Refine takes the traditional racing style cutout of most gaming chairs, and elongates it. That means it sits taller than most of its rivals, and maybe doesn't cater to as many body types. Still, it has simple vertical lines that highlight its posture support, which gives it a classy and distinct look that even the likes of Herman Miller can't really match. This brand is known for its well-designed PC cases, 𒅌and practical design philosophies very much carry over into its chair.

Features: Adjustability is a strong suit of the Refine. There's integrated lumbar support to blend the chair's backrest into your body shape, there's a head cushion that you can set to your height, and there are even 4D armrests so you can synchronize it with your desk. Al༒so present here are the classic swivel, height, and reline adjustments, but Fractal takes things a step further as well, allowing you to change your seat depth, and even set a second, deeper position so you can sink further into the chair without losing the posture support. In addition, you can set tilt tension adjustment too, although we couldn't really feel much of a difference in that regard.

Performance: Coming from the Boulies Ninja Pro, which is an extremely plush chair, I was a bit worried that the Fractal Refine wouldn't sport enough cushioning to really be comfor🌠table for longer stretches. However, the blend of comfort and ergonomics here really is best-in-class, because it makes sitting in healthier positions more comfortable, which is really the goal of any gaming chair at the end of the day. I do wish there was a bit more cushioning in the backrest, b♉ut it's hard to fault a chair that's as comfortable as this, and results in fewer back aches.

The armrests are a true standout here, and the fact you can set them to freely moving height and rotational adjustments as opposed to locked positions like with Secretlab chairs means you can tailor them exactly to how you'd like to sit at a desk. Their wide shape is a huge win as well, especially if accurate aiming and big swipes of a mouse are important to you in FPS games. Annoyingly, these armrests don't lock into a forward and back position, which can result 🔴in them clicking out of place far too easily. Still, they're better than the majority of rivals.

Value for money is a big bonus here as well. The level of com🌠fort, posture support, and aesthetics you get for your money makes thꦅe Refine an almost perfect all-rounder. All that, and you don't pay as much as you would for a Secretlab or Herman Miller product. Overall, it is not bad for a first attempt at making a chair.

The best budget gaming chair

The 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Corsair TC100 Relaxed has long been one of our favorite value options in the gaming chair world, but as its p𓃲rice is beginning to slip with age, it's become our favorite budget option. It punches well above its price point b🏅y packing loads of features and providing loads of comfort while remaining cheaper than a lot of the competition.

Design: The Corsair TC100 Relaxed seeks to create a blend of supportive, post൩ure-correcting gaming chairs and the plush comfort found in a lot of office chairs. The methodology here ဣis to use a wider seat with softer contact points while staying true to that iconic racer-style build that can support the body for hours on end. In a lot of ways, this bucks the trend of the gaming chair market, offering some excellent comfort and top-of-the-range features at a much lower price than the competition.

Features: Annoyingly, there aren't better personalization options in terms of color. The TC100 Relaxed only comes in either a Plush Leatherette ma🔥terial or a Soft Fabric that feels simila𝄹r to upholstery found on a couch, but only comes in two colours, grey, and black. The other flaw of note is that the casters feel a bit rigid no matter what surface you're atop. That said, the quality of the seat you get here for the price is excellent, and its soft cushioning rivals any console gaming chair geared at pure comfort. Adjustability is here in spades, and the armrests benefit from that too.

Performance: The TC100 is proof that you can absolutely get a top-drawer gaming chair from a well-known brand for less than $300. If you like the l༒ook of the Secretlab options on this list and want a lot of the same features, but can't afford their lofty prices - don't miss ꦬthis cracker from Corsair. Assembly could have been easier, and the head cushion is a little too full for me, but the padding on the seat and the back make up for them. Moreover, the armrests feel nice and soft to lean on, and never create a feeling of discomfort.

For most people sitting at a desk or in a ꦍgamin𒊎g room, you won't need more than this.

The best secretlab gaming chair

As the improved version of the 2020 model, the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Secretlab Titan Evo 2022 is an extremely popular gaming chair. It's stylish, sturdy, and takes a firmer approach to comfort. Newer models that launched more recently allow you to opt for a NanoGen version which makes the Titan Evo a bit more plush🧸, or the cheaper Lite model which brings the price down.

Design: This brand's premium-grade materials and impressive build quality leave very little to be desired as far ⭕as gaming chairs go. The broad strokes of this chair aren't doing anything crazy, but it's easy to think of the generic gaming chair shape as a canvas for all of the amazing officially licensed designs this brand gets for its flagship seat. The Titan Evo has 4D armrests, integrated lumbar support, a slew of adjustability, and plenty of great add-ജons if you can afford to spend a little more.

I c🐬an't overstate that there are so many colorways and officially licensed designs to choose from here - in fact, it may be one of the main draws of this brand, because the cosmetic selection simply has no rival in the market.

Features: Aside from acing the basi✃cs you expect from any top gaming chair - like 4D armrests, and an adjustable lumbar - the Titan Evo 2022 goes the extra mile. The pièce de résistance? Practical application of magnets as an alternative to the usual fiddly headrest straps. It means you can adjust easily depending on your height, and there are even a few different sizes in case the regular doesn't cut it. While the smallest model caters to 4"11' – 5"6' short kings, the XL model tops out at 5"11' – 6"9' meaning there's a lot of leeway for different frames. The regular version sits right in between.

The NanoGen definitely adds a more plush level of comfort to this famously firm chair. That said, don't let the marketing get to you, it is the same throne we've known, and it isn't the most plush option out there. Even so, it's an improvement🧜 over the base model if you've tried one of Secretlab's chairs before and haven't seen what all the f🐽uss is about.

Don't forget as well that Secretlab has a lot of add-ons to help you make your chair more "you". There's the new 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Secretlab Recliner Add-on, as well as lumbar cℱushions and armrest tops. If you're willing to invest in these things, they can give you yet more sitting options.

Performance: Still in regular use around t🍸he GamesRadar+ officesꩵ today, there's much to say for the Titan Evo 2022's durability, because years after assembly, you still won't hear a squeak or creak out of it.

The SoftWeave version we tested originally is plush and breathable, but the leatherette versions are the ones we'd recommend more if your budget allows. Along with build quality, the easy assembly process rea🌸lly makes this brand stand apart f𒀰rom the rest of the competition. A massive instructions placard and annotated stickers mean the chair's not as awkward to put together as others, and the armrests coming attached out of the box delete an entire step of building a chair.

This is a popular choice f▨or a reason, but don't be fooled. There are other options out there that are worth considering because this really isn't a chair for everyone. On the other hand, there's a reason this brand has conquered the world in the last fie years, and there are plenty of reasons to sit in its camp.

The best lumbar support

Following on from the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Razer Iskur X comes ♔an updatedꦬ gaming chair from Razer which puts supporting your spine front and centre. The Iskur V2 has integrated lumbar support that adjusts to you and your sitting position, making it the best option for anyone who struggles with lower back aches and pains.

Design: In a lineup scenario, it might be tricky to pick out the new Iskur V2. On the whole, it looks very similar to the Iskur and Iskur X, with only a few feature disparities truly separating them. Luckily, if you don't like theﷺ green trim that's befitting one of Razer's products, the V2 is also available in all black.

Features: The V2 builds upon the excellent chair that the Iskur X𝓡 is. Besides a magnetic head cushion which is swapped out for a strapped one, the V2 carries over all of the main features you'll know but improves a number of them. There are now 4D armrests, plenty of adjusting options for tilt, 152° recline, and a more advanced EPU-grade synthetic leather upholstery. Of course, the biggest selling point here has to be the adjustable lumbar support, which has adjustable depth and height but responds to your body's position at any reshuffle.

Performance: Our tabletop and merch editor found that the lumbar support in this chair cured a lot of his aches and pains, and said the lumbar support was a "godsend". In all honesty, this is everything a gaming chair really should set out to be. It's comfortable enough to sit in for lengthy sessions but also has the build quality and design to aid your well-being. Ergonomics and comfort need to match one another, and the Iskur V2 does an ex🦄cellent job there. At the end of the day, if we're complaining about a headrest not being magnetic, you know a chair must be pretty good.

The best first gaming chair

Shopping for your first-eve🅰r gaming chair can be a nightmare because you have no reference to work from and so many options vying for your attention. How do you know what chair will suit your preferences, and more importantly, which one will be the best investme▨nt for your hard-earned cash.

The Boulies Elite Series is the one we'd recommend to most first-time buyers because first of all, it doesn't break the bank. Secondly, it has a lot of the features you'll likely be꧅ shopping fo🌊r in a gaming chair, which a lot of the cheapest options you can find on Amazon and Best Buy won't give you.

Design & Features: Boulies takes a fairly𓄧 classy approach to gaming chair design. You won't see any licensed designs, but more professional colorways with that traditional gaming chair shape. With the Elite Series, you can choose between a egular size or the larger Elite Max. Both will then narrow down further into upholstery, with a water repellent fabric option coming in ash grey or charcoal grey. If you opt for the brand's Ultraflex PU leather, you get the choice between either blue or black.

Compared to more expensive options, you won't see integrated lumbar support, and those slightly outdated headrest holes are present here for the chair's plush cushions. Annoyingly, these do move around more than magnetic cushions or integrated lumbar, but the good news is you don't need to have them if you find the Elite Series comfy on its own. You also get 4D armrests, which isn't always 🔥common at t🌳his price range. This is an important gaming chair feature, so it's an good one to have.

Performance: Our reviewer hadn't upgraded office chairs in around a decade, and for the amount of time he spend at✅ a desk every day for work and play, he was really in need of something more supportive. The Elite Series arrived, and he found that the longer he sat in it, the more it won him over. The range of motion, adjustments, and positions he could adopt really solidified in his mind that he should have upgraded sooner.

One small caveat is that this chair is designed to have a firmer cushioning level than other Boulies seats. This is the case for a lot of gaming chairs, but plush options do exist, so if you'd rather have a better mix of comfort and support, look elsewhere on this list. That said, for a first-time buy, this might be the reference point and posture shift💟 you need.

The best value gaming chair

High-eܫnd♐, flagship gaming chairs from well-known brands seldom come cheap, and even with a price tag of $499 / £499, the Corsair TC500 Luxe isn't exactly affordable for everyone. Nevertheless, compared to other flagship models, this chair actually gets you a lot of premium features without dipping into the 600+ price range. On top of that, it's one of the best looking chairs on this list.

Design & Features: Corsair's taken quite a bold approach to the traditional racing seat backrest shape with the TC500 Luxe. The seatbase is really nice and wide, allowing for lots of sitting positions, while its backrest embraces you and doesn't stretch too far, almost wrapping around you with its unique shoulder blades. Perhaps most eye catching is its hexed cushion pattern, which gives it this classy antique look few g🤡aming♔ seats strive for.

The Luxe takes the award for best head cushion I've e🌞ver tested because although it has the memory foam bounce-back of Secretlab's version, it's even more plush and has a velvety soft fabric coating. Two integrated lumbar support wheels let you adjust lower back posture correction in four directions, and all of the usual tilt, recline, and height adjustments are here as you'd expect. A big standout, however, is the design of the Ominflex armrests.

Performance: And herein lies the biggest issue with the TC500 Luxe. It's so comfortable to sitꦍ in, and it feels just as premium as much more expensive options from Secretlab and Razer, but its armrests really let the side down. Their folding design makes for excellent weight distribution and comfort, but they're set way too far apaဣrt to make any sort of sense. Even in their narrowest screw setting on the seatbase, they rely on their ability to rotate to cater to narrower bodies. It's a shame that these armrests can move forward and back, can rotate, and move up and down, and yet they're missing that vital lateral movement that would bolster this chair to a top spot on this list.

Elsewhere, this chair does provide excellent levels of comfort in combination with a gentle firmness to help you correct your posture. Its seat cushioning has a bit more spring to it than Secretlab's best offerings, but it will give you a numb rea🍨r end if you sit in the same position for long enough. All in all, this is an excellent chair for the money Corsair asks in retu🉐rn.

The best premium gaming chair

The 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Herman Miller x Logitech Embody gaming chair absolutely proves that premium ergonomic design is worth investing in for you and your🧔 posture. It's the best premium gaming chair we've tested.

Put it this way, it's not often something of this pr𝄹ice remains so po♚pular for so long.

Design: The Herman Miller X Logitech Embody has a distinctive look. There are some stylish flourishes adorning the chair like its Logitech-blue accenting, a tag, and a motif on the back. Aesthetically though, that's really it. The material is breathable and soft, which is an enhancement over less premium options. Overall, the luxury materials and minimalist color choices make for a real🥀ly smart look.

Features: The Logitech Embody has all the pedigree and sublime DNA you could ask for, heaps of posture and comfort augmentations, and a price to match. While the armrests are not 4D as they are on many other gaming chairs, they're simple - perhaps too simple - with just up and down, in and out adjustability. Elsewhere, there's much more versatility. There are handles you can us༒e to change the seat's depth - essentially rolling out extra chair from out of the either - which is just such clever design work. It has a slightly wider footprint than many gaming chairs, so that's something to be aware of if you decide to invest, though it adds greater stability, weight distribution, and balance.

Performance: The fact there's zero assembly required with the Embody means the chair's success doesn't rely on your ability to fasten bits of it together. As well, all the clever levers and knobs are intuitive and easy to use, though the seat-depth setting did admittedly take some getting used to for our reviewer. This is a short chair with no dedicated headrest, but even witho🔜ut one, it has ergonomics at the forefront of its design. The armrests are comfy, and our reviewer claimed that it definitely helped him regain some back strength throu🉐gh better posture. Overall it's one of the comfiest seats we've ever had the pleasure of testing.

The best low profile gaming chair

The Boulies Master Series is a versatile gaming chair with plenty of cosmetic choices to it. That being said, there's versatility to it as well. If you've been shopping around for a chair that's designed for g꧒aming, but you need to steer clear of the more out-there and colorful options, the Master Series is something that flies under the radar. This is the sort of chair you could see in a remote working office and it isn't going to draw too much attention.

Just to add some more temptation, Boulies is also coming out with a Master Rex model of this chair which gets you an attached footrest as well - definitely o♌ne to think about if yoಞu plan on reclining often.

Design: The Boulies Master Series is available in a few different sizes, colorways, and upholster⭕y options. We tested the green water-repellent fabric option and found it to be aesthetic as well as comfortable. There's also Ultraflex PU, Nappa Leather, and a larger Master Max size, which gives you a bit more room in all directions.𝔉 The traditional gaming chair shape has been stretched out the way here, giving the look of a comfy couch you could fall into, rather than something edgy or outwardly ergonomic. As is the case with all of the Boulies chairs, there's a steel frame here that's nice and strong, but a lighter aluminium wheelbase makes it maneuverable.

Features: All the tilt, reclining, and swiveling needs you might have are catered for here, with armrests that take the adjustability of the Ninja Pro a step furt♚her, with 4D capabilities. The standout feature here is the integrated lumbar support, which works similarly to the likes of Razer and Secretlab's offerings. A small scrolling wheel sits on the chair's right-hand side and can be adjusted to better suit your body and its comfortable positions while seated.

Performance: Aestheti🐼cally, it's hard to fault the Boulies Master Series, particularly if you're looking for a gaming chair that can also give off those professional home office vibes. There's a nice level of comfort to this chair, but perhaps the thing that annoyed us most about it was the lack of a truly premium feel. Most chair🤡s will produce some audible creaks and squeaks after a while of use, but these made themselves so present that our reviewer actually had to stick some paper into one of the hinges to mute it.

Overall though, this doesn't detract from a chair that delivers everything you'd want in a ga🔥ming throne for $359 / £289. If you're on the hunt for a low-profile option that won't break the bank and will take care of your back, the Master Series gives you a bit of everything.

The best mesh gaming chair

In 2022, we reviewed the Mavix M9 - the brand's flagship gaming chair.🍌 While it was certainly comfortable, and enjoyed a place on this list for a long while, it ultimately lost its place as cheaper competitors offered similar features for less cash. Now, however, as more brands throw out attempts at mesh chairs, the slightly more affordable M7 sees itself onto our buying guide thanks to its adjustability and super performance.

Design: The Mavix M7 🔯is available in three colors. There's an all-black version, a Black and Red model, and a Black and Wh🐷ite version. As an added bonus, you can also choose to customize the color of the castor wheels of your chair, so if you want to make a classy all-black chair pop with personality, that could be an option.

Those wheels, come to mention it, are a single, solid piece of rubber, which is great if you're used to cheaper dual-track plastics since they allow you to move smoothly on different surfaces. Annoyingly, Mavix doesn't do much in the way of offering assembly instructions, since there's no booklet that comes in the 🅰box.

One of the best parts about the Mavix M7's design, however, is that nearly everything is adjus❀table, and even though it can take a while to work out what each lever does, it's great to see a chair offer so much support across different body types and sitting styles.

Features: If you're willing to pay a little extra, you can opt for an Elemax backrest that gives you heat as well as massage features. We're sure this will be an alluring feature, and alt𝓀hough we loved it, it does hike up the price of a Mavix chair usually. That said, keep your eye out for events on the Mavix store where they offer Elemax for no extra cost.

Elsewhere, ꦦthe M7 features 4D or 360-degree rotational armrests, as well as lumbar and head ඣsupport that clicks into place when you sit down so it supports whatever position you find comfortable.

Performance: In our review, our news editor Ali said "this is a very, very good chair. Comfortable, easy to adjust, and with features I didn't even know I wanted before I sat in it for the first time, the Mavix M7 puts you at the heart of every adjustment it lets you make (or even makes for y𒈔ou). I'd struggle to go back to anything less accomplished than this in the future."

In particular, we liked the adjusting lumbar support and cooling mesh material. While its optional heated massage backrest costs more, we did find it was worth a bit of extra investment. In fact, one of the only things we weren't so keen on was the price tag - however, when you compare it to the likes of Herman Miller and other high-end chairs that try to do similar thiꩵngs, this is a c🧸lear winner.

The best ergonomic gaming chair

The 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Herman Miller X Logitech G Vantum has some solid ergonomics, good support, and posture-improving elements. It🏅 may not live up to the Embody's extremely high standards, but it's still a fantastic chair. It's seen a refresh recently and is even available in updated colorways, with an upgraded headrest.

Design: Coming in a few🍰 colorways, the Vant♐um is a mesh-designed bad boy that has a much more subtle aesthetic than its brethren. It's also a bit 'smaller' in every way, aside from its height. The materials do feel 'cheaper' than the Embody - that is to say, not necessarily budget or flimsy, but not as premium across the board. In fairness, it's a less expensive product, so that makes sense.

Features: The Vantum does promote a different kind of comfort and ergonomic design. Mainly it just shunts you forward a bit more than the Embody, but generally, it promotes a good upright sitting position. You've got the usual controls too: height adjustment, tilt, tilt tension, and the seat depth lever. You can alter the lumbar support with the handles, which push the support into your back, or pull it away. There's a lot of versatility in the chair's movement, with the headrest even allowing for forward tilt if you'd like it. Fo𝓡lks miffed at the Embody for not having a dedicated headrest will be happy though, since it has a very supportive one here.

Performance: The Vantum does require a bit of construction - albeit barely any - but it's not too difficult to put together and it does inspire confidence that there are no weak spots that you may have created for yourself. While the wheelbase is solid and sturdy, it's also smaller; it's not as wide as the Embody's which actually makes moving it around a bit easier. Importantly, aside from smashing ergonomics, the seat is well-cushioned and comfy. While the lumbar support is a l⛎ittle bit localized, and the armrests adjust a little too easily, it's also a darn sight cheaper than its sister chair.

Non-desk chairs

Supporting the launch of Logitech’s Premier 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:G Pro racing wheel, the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:PlaySeat Trophy Logitech G builds off the 2022 Playseat Trophy, with a couple of logi-centric tweaks. If it's a cockpit y♏ou're building for your gaming setup, it doesn't get much better than🎃 this.

Design: Ra꧂ther than the matte black outfit of the previous model, the powder-coated finish of the high carbon steel frame is glossy grey, and there are accents of electric G blue, and Logitech logos too. The flowing lines of the Trophy’s tubular fr🎀ame feel high-end and modern. There's rounded corners aplenty softening what would otherwise be a dominating cockpit.

Features: The Trophy Logitech G Edition is a freestanding, full-size racing cockpit with a uniquely integrated racing hammoc🤡k seat, wheeldeck, and pedal tray. It even comes with a pair of white cotton gloves - snazzy. It's important to note that this thing is goin🦩g to need plenty of room; at 1m wide and 1.5m long it takes up a surprising amount of floor space. The pedal tray is adjusted with bright blue thumbscrews, which would have been appreciated elsewhere during the assembly process. The seat and wheeldeck angle adjust, too, though there's no up, down, in, or out translation. The wheeldeck can be installed either way around to extend reach, though.

Performance: Considering the complexity, the Trophy Logitech G Edition comes in a compact package with just eleven pieces that needed slotting together. Construction was a simple task, and took only half an hour to put together. Once there, it can withstand the stresses of direct drive wheels🦹, with every joint secured with multiple Allen bolts - sometimes six - which, while a little overkill is a sign of quality. This thing is cleverly designed, well built, and has a rock solid frame. It's mighty comfortable, mighty large, but unfortunately a sizeable investment.

While we'd heartily recommend the chairs above, we have to admit their prices are pretty steep. For a look at the cheaper end of the scale, check out our roundup of the latest 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:gaming chair deals. They aren't always models we've tested for ourselves, but w𝄹e've picked out ones that have strong user-review scores from a larger number of buyers.

If your tastes are so inclined, we've even rounded up a list of the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:best pink gaming chairs on the market. Alternatively, if you're not looking for a chair that's designed to sit at a desk, you could go with one of the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:best console gaming chairs.

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Best gaming chairs - Frequently asked questions

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How we test gaming chairs

With what seems like more options than ever on the market from both up-and-coming as well as established brands, our testing helps to separate the best from the rest. When we review gaming chairs, we take into account the build quality, as well as the time, spent assembling the units as potential buyers would. Most critical 🔴of all, is the value for money proposition, as we wouldn't recommend a gಞaming chair that we would not buy for ourselves.

We spend a lot of time testing gaming chairs both at work and in our downtime, too. We'll usually begin testing each one by assembling it ourselves, and determꦐining how long it takes, how easy the process is, and if we need a helper to move around the various parts.

From then on, it's a matter of testing for more than a month or so before we come to a verdict. This may seem like a long stretch of time, but it gives us a cꦇhance to check the chair's build quality after a long period of wear and tear. We'll listen out for squeaky noises and take note of whether🌸 we need to tighten the bolts back up after use.

Another thing we'll do to test a gaming chair's adjustability is to fit it to our desks. If I'm testing a chair, I'll always be on the lookout for how a chair can match up with my workspace, because it can have a big impact on ergonomics, not to mention things like armrests being a huge contribut𝓀or to aiming with a mouse in FPS games.

By the time we come﷽ to a verdict, we'll be thinking about the ergonomics and comfort. We'll ask whether we've felt more or less aches and pains since sitting in the chair every day, and weigh up its aspects for a final review score. Taking that all into account, we'll look at the price and decide whether a chair is a worthwhile investment.

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Also tested

We test plenty of gaming chairs, but not all of them make the cut of a top spot on this list. Here's some information about some of the other contenders we've tested r🥂ecently that haven't 🧸made the cut.

We've also rounded up the best gaming chairs for PS5, PS4, and Xbox. However, if you're looking to refresh your full setup we'd recommend checking out the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:best gaming PCs and the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:best gaming monitor models around.

Design, features, & construction

My woes started during construction. The Respawn 110 was not an easy build. The instructions themselves were relatively clear (albeit presented on an unwieldy A2 poster rather than a traditional Ikea-style booklet) but I needed expert help to kickstart the process. Several holes didn't align well enough to make the construction process a one-man job, meaning a colleague had to help me connect the main body of the𒆙 chair back with its head support. The very fact that those two sections were split raised an eyebrow, but I had other problems to contend with even as the building process went on - in multiple places, I had to manipulate scraps of fabric out of the way of screws to ensure I could actually attach the chair to itself. And once I proudly presented my work to my colleagues, I discovered that I'd put the entire base on back-to-front𝕴. I'm willing to put that one down to user error, because I'm not sure it's fair to deduct points on the basis of bruised pride, but it was certainly the capstone of a difficult process.

From the building process, it was immediately apparent that the ไchair itself was pretty flimsy. Both the backrest and the seat were thinner than I'd expected, with very little in the way of padding; give the seat a squeeze, and you can feel your fingers through the other side of the fabric. At six feet tall and around 230lbs, I'd wondered whether I was just a little too big for the chair, but according to Respawn's website, I fit well within its weight capacity.

For clarity, the sample chair sent out to us was the XL model, and this really is more throne-like than chair-like once I eventually managed to wrangle all the components together. At times I felt dwarfed by it - a rathe🐠r strange feeling for somebody six foot tall with a broadish frame. 

Still, there are no shortage of levers and buttons to mitigat🐻e the issue. Beyond the standard up/down and leaning incline, there's a lumbar/curvature knob on the side, adjustable 4D armrests, tilt-tension controls, and a magnetic headrest. This meant a pretty vast range of motion and set-ups, and it was relatively easy to get at all of it, too - most of these features could be tinkered with from the sitting position, with the exception of the tilt-tension elements.

Mind you, the mechanisms could also be quite loud, if you're wary about noise. Actually sitting in the chair I never hear a creak from its well-oiled joints, but whenever I want to adjust something, the internal mechanisms produce a series of staccato clicks and pops that make me feel rather self-consciou🥀s.

Performance & comfort

My expectations weren't high, ♚but I was pleasantly surprised by how comfortable I found the Respawn 110 at first use. The easily-adjustable backrest meant even at my size I felt I could nestle in a little, which was nice given how warm the Gray Fabric covering I'd opted for felt. It was also nice and easy to move around the office thanks to a soliܫd wheelbase that fitted snugly into the rest of the chair.

Comfortable as I was, however, the seat was so thin that I could quickly feel it bowing around me when I sat down, and it didn't take long before I started to get that 🌼telltale lower back ache. A bit of adjustment to the seat angle made a difference, but I was disappoi𒁏nted by the lack of lumbar support.

That broader lack of adjustability is one major concern. Beyond seat height and angle, and🎃 tilt tension, there's nothing to adjust. No head support, no lumbar pillow, and rigid plastic armrests that can't be moved at all. It's nice and easy to adjust the angle you're sitting at, but that doesn't really make up for the lack of alternatives on the rest of the chair.

The most disappointing aspect o🐟f the Respawn 110, however, is how noisy it is. Within a couple of hours, there was an audible creak whenever I moved forwards or backwards in the chair. By the end of the first day, almost any movement would result in some kind of audible response from the chair. It was that noise that led me to initially wonder whether I was the problem, but now that I know it's marketed to allow for an extra 45lbs, I think it's the Respawn 110's flimsy design catching up to it.

Overall - Should you buy the Respawn 110?

Putting aside the need to buy a pair of noise-cancelling headphones for everyone in the office, the Respawn 110 gaming chair did surpass my limited early expectations in terms of comfort𒆙. Since making that first adjustment I've not had any concerns about back pain, and I have enjoyed being able to settle into something a little bigger and broader than a traditional office chair.

For the price, however, I don't think that the Respawn 110 really holds up. With an MSRP of $249.99, for just $50 more you could grab the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Respawn Spectre, which comes with more adjustability and much more support. Given the price tag, I'd also be tempted to spend the same amount - or potentially significantly less - on a traditional office c🍸hair instead. 

How we tested the Respawn 110 (2023) gaming chair

The Respawn 110 was assembled in a professional environment and used as a replacement for standard office chairs for three weeks before writing this review.♍ The chair was used 🐓every day in meetings and for day-to-day office work, in an environment where it could easily be compared to a wide variety of other products.

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The good news is that a lot of the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:best gaming chairs are available in a wide range of styles and colors, including the pink you so desire. This mean❀s that you can get a pink throne without having to compromise on the best quality and features. However, these high-end names aren't the only ones throwing their hats in the ring - there are more budget-friendly options too, and we'd say they're well worth considering. We've pulled together a list of the best pink gaming chairs down below and included many cheaper options where possible too.

Roll back the clock a bit, and finding pink gaming hardware may have been quite tough. In recent years, however, it's been getting easier and easier to find all sorts of pink gaming memorabilia, including gaming chairs. If your budget is thin, we've also rounded up the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:best cheap gaming chairs as well. Man🐓y of those are available in all sorts of different colors and styles, should you want to expand your search🤡 with affordable furniture.

The best pink gaming chairs in 2025

The 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:SecretLab Titan Evo 2022 is our favorite gaming chair available right now. That means this is a serious piece of kit, featuring luxury comfort and a range 💜of enticing extra features. A combination of the previous Titan and Omega chairs, the Evo 2022 is th🎶e first to come in small, regular, and extra larger variants which means you can configure your pink gaming chair to the perfect dimensions for you.

The new lumbar support cushion can be adjusted outwards, up, and down, and the magnetic headset will also attach to th🎉e back at various heights as well. That all means this is an incredibly customizable chair, unlike any we've seen before.

Armrests are fully magnetic which makes for easy installation and replacement, and can be adjusted in four dimensions of movement. Opting for the pink model means you are limited to SecretLab's softweave fabric, but while it's a little pricier than the hybrid leatherette we found it extreme🎀ly comfortable and excellent at keeping cool during longer sessions.

You've got a choice here between the standard pink model and the SecretLab Titan Evo 2022 D.Va edition. While a little pricier, the latter option is a special ediℱtion outfitted with the Overwatch hero's bunny design.

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The AndaSeat Phantom 3 Series is our favorite line by the brand yet, with our pa♛rticular review model coming in the gorgeous Creamy Pink colorway. You can find the Phantom 3 Series available in se𒁃ven different variants and styles, all of which look great.

The represents a bit of a turning point in the gaming chair brand's design ethos. This model utilizes what the company calls its "MagClap" easy assembly system, this chair being the first of the line to use this technology. In our experience of building and testing the unit, ܫwe found that it went together substantially easier, and faster than that of other AndaSeat gaming chairs we've had🦹 in-house in the past. If you're after one of the best gaming chairs available in some striking colors (including pink) with great build quality, then this is certainly one to consider.

As with some other AndaSeat gaming chair models, though, the Phantom 3 Series is a little on the smaller s🐓ide so this is something to bear in mind for taller and heavier 𒀰folks. While we were over the recommended maximum height of 5ft9 (180cm), we found that this chair was still very supportive and comfortable for long periods of time. The backrest itself is the most comfortable that the company has ever made, as we found in our testing that we were not hemmed in, but that the subtle curvature sat nicely along the back.

The Autofull Bunny Chair is a great option for those looking for something a little more themed or dressed up. It comes with accessories to really make it stand out from the pink crowd, such as bunny ears for it to 'wear' and a bunny tail to add to the back. This iconic chair has gone insanely viral over the years -✅ and with good reason. It really does hit the mark aesthetically wise.

It has adjustable armrests which come with soft white covers to match the aesthetic of the chair. It is comfortable but not as comfortable as some other options -however, it includes a removable lumbar cushion and headrest cus🎃hion to help aid this.

This is the gaming chair I have used for the past year and I am so unbelievably happy with it. While using it, it has felt great to sit in for long periods of time and I really enjoy showing it off since its such a statement piece which matchesꦯ perfectly with my set up.

It's a little bit of a high price point - sit🍬ting at around $400 - but is often on sale.

The Respawn RSP-110 pink gaming chair offers a competitive $160 price tag at time of writing, with plenty of additional features baked in as well. While not a fully pink gaming chair, this aesthetic is best for those who just need a pop of color rath🐼er than going all out with their setup.

There's a 90-155° recline here, with infini♛te locking positions along the way. While that won't exact🍬ly get you horizontal, there's plenty of room to reposition yourself here, with additional comfort in the form of an extendable footrest.

Of course, you're also getting lumbar and headrest cushions, and the padded armrests slope down the front of the chair to provide additional support as well. The seat dimensi🌌ons are also the largest on this list, which is perfect if you need plenty of room, though the frame itself will only🌸 support up to 275lbs of weight which is a little low compared to other 300lbs options available.

If you're looking to spend as🐟 little as possible, this Von Racer pink gaming chair offꦛers up plenty of extra features and a good-sized seat for an excellent price. Usually available for around $129, you're getting a PU leather chair here in a full pink design with white accents around the sides.

Of course, that USB electric massage cushion isn't going to replace your chiropractor, but it's a nice to try extra. The foldable padded footrest, however, is an excellent addition to such a cheap gaming chair. While you might not make the most of it due to the🦄 135° max recline, it's a comfortable feature for watching TV or just relaxing in your chair.

All round, this is a great pink gaming chair for those who don't want to spend the big bucks but still want that racer back design, comfortable cushioning, ergonomic for♋m fa♉ctor, and a few additional extras thrown in.

If you're after a pink gaming chair that you can lounge in just as easily as you can stream, then the Ohaho model fits the bill without breaking the bank. There's a full 180° max recline here, which means you'l🌄l be able to lie fully back and relax when you're not working or playing. Plus, the extendable footrest that flips out from underneath the chair makes that experience all the more comfortable.

The PU leather design offers up a mostly pink aesthetic wiᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚth white accents on the sides and a black frame and base. That means you're getting a decent splash of color here.

You're also getting a rocking function in here, with a smooth tilt up to 20° and a more restrictive harder rock limited to 10°. That's a nice feature to see in a pink gaming chair of this price, so if you're looking for the best bang for your buck, this꧙ is a real contender.

With a steel frame and memory foam cushions, the TS-83 Techni-Sp🧔ort pink gaming chair is built for comfort and durability. That's the kind of finish you expect when you pick up a pricier chair and this model certainly isn't cheap. Still, you're getting some excellent premium features in here, like 4D armrests for customization across heℱight, depth, width, and angle, as well as a faux leather material and non-marking casters.

The back reclines up to 150° which is a little restrictive, but will still offer a good level of comfort when laying back, and you're also getting a particularly wide seat here. The actual design exaggerates lighter pink accents throug🔯hout the chair with a cool gray base color and black frame and armrests. Plus, it's worth noting that 3% oඣf all sales currently go towards fighting breast cancer as well.

Where to find pink gaming chairs

If the options above aren't satisfying your need for all t﷽he possible pink gaming chairs on the market right now, check out the retailers below. These are stores that offer a massive range of chair options, so there's someꦕthing for everyone available.

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Best pink gaming chair: FAQs

What color of gaming chair is best?

In this article, we'd obviously argue that the best color for a gaming chair is pink. On the other hand, one of the best things about some of our favorite🐓 gaming chairs is that they come in an array of designs and colors. You can absolutely choose the best one for you and y🐻our preferences. One thing to note for any budding streamers or content creators out there, is if you use a green screen, you might not want to opt for a green gaming chair. That way you avoid the possibility of it being cut out inconsistently, although some green screen tech may be smart enough to recognise the difference.

If you're looking for something to pair your new chair with, take a look at the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:best gaming desks, and for those who really need an update we're also rounding up all the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:best gaming PCs.

Some of the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:best gaming chairs for consoles will offer you built-in audio which comes in the form of Bluetooth or a 3.5mm jack. As a general rule, this is a feature that desk and PC gaming chairs don't have. That said, I think a select few desk-designed gaming chairs actually lend themselves to console gaming, whether you want something to sit at a desk or a substi🐽tute for a massive recliner chair. There are so many adjustability wins in modern gaming chairs, and that means there are loads of positions you can adopt in them.

Given that most console gamers want to be kicked back in front of one of the best gaming TVs, you're going to want to be a little further away from the screen than PC players. Generally speaking, a pedestal or rocker chair can have you in a comfortable sitting position which is ideal for lounging. Plenty of situational options exist too, such as cockpit chairs that are perfect for mounting steering wheels and pedals on if racing sims are your ෴beat.

The best console gaming chairs 2025

Widley regarded as one of the premium choices of the pedestal console gaming chair range, X-Rocker's Pro series is excellent for those th🌺at want a gaming chaiওr for PS5 and Xbox Series X. It's very comfortable and has a pleasing black aesthetic on faux leather.

One of the unique selling points of this chair is its tri-motor vibration, which takes seat-bound immersion to a new level, alongside its 4.1 sound setup that inc🐲ludes a punchy woofer. The vibration stays in sync with the woofer's bass tones and creates a powerful full-body sensation that's greꦜat for heightening your gaming experience.

This is a premium gaming chair in every way and that does increase the size somewhat. It's a bit chunky, but that only means it will be a sturdy and robust purchase that's sure to last you a good while. Not one for hiding in the corner of t♒he room, though, due to its size, at least a plain black aesthetic helps to make sure this model fits in with your🍸 living room.

Although this isn't exactly a pedestal, we've thrown it in the list here as it provides comfort akin to one. Bean bags get thrown around - literally and figuratively - in the conversation about the best console gaming c꧅hairs, but this is one we can definitely recommend. The i-eX Gaming Chair Bean Bag is soft and squidgy option which is perfect for those without a desk-bound gaming setup.

Its design is reminiscent of a high-backed bucket seat you might find in a racing car, especially because it's something you'll sink into. When you do, you'll be at a pleasing coffee-table height, and the chair keeps its shape while simultaneously cradling your every mov🎃e. Its aesthetic and design are as subtle as beanbags get, but the gaming focus enables it to stand out from the crowd of run-of-the-mill sacks. More importantly, it dispels any stereotypes that bean bags are only for children or that gaming-focused bags are tacky.

It’s perfect for console gamiꩵng in a communal room like the living room or a den as it does a good job of blending into your room as a general soft furnishing that provides more places to sit if you have guests round, even with its slightly distinctive design and branding on the front. It doesn't have any fancy features like cup holders or hidden pockets, but the i-eX will keep you comfy in any position for hours at a time, has decent back support (for something that is essentially fluid in𒀰 a bag), and looks pretty cool at the same time.

The 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Corsair TC100 Relaxed offer🍃s some of the best value in the gaming chair world. It punches above its pricing division by packing loads of features in, providing easy comfort, and all the while remaining cheaper than a lot of the competition.

The Corsair TC100 Relaxed is all about a blend of supportive, posture-correcting design, with plush comfort found in the comfiest couches. The methodology here is to use a wider seat wi𓄧th softer contact points while staying true to that iconic racer-style build that can support the body for hours on end.

Annoyingly, there aren't color choices. The TC100 Relaxed only comes in either a Plush Leatherette material or a Soft Fabric, but only comes in ꦓtwo colors, grey, and black. The other flaw of note is that the casters feel a bit rigid no matter what surface you're atop. T♈hat said, the quality of the seat you get here for the price is excellent, and all the adjustability you could need is here in spades.

The TC100 is proof that you can absolutely get a top-drawer gaming chair🗹 🦋from a well-known brand for less than $300. If you like the look of the Secretlab options on this list and want a lot of the same features, but can't afford their lofty prices - don't miss this cracker from Corsair.

If you're serious about your ra🙈cing sims and you need somewhere to park your wheel, and pedals, and otherwise harness the power of modern driving games, this is your stop on this list.

The PlaySeat Trophy is a freestanding, full-size racing cockpit with a uniquely integrated racing hammock seat, wheel deck, and pedal tray. Clearly, this will take up some serious real estate in front of your TV, so if that's a worry for you, check out the foldable 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:PlaySeat Challenge X. The go🔜od news is that while the Trophy takes up a lot of room, it is highly adjustable to you and your rac🅷ing sim gear.

You may think a chair like this demands some complicated construction, but in fact, assembly was easy for our reviewജer, who only took half an hour to throw it together. It's not an F1 pit stop, but it's not far off. Build quality is solid, and will be able to withstand the strongest force feedback while you muscle arouꦜnd a corner at full speed.

To🦂 top it all off, this is mighty comfortable, and could easily work as a console gaming chair when you're not tightening up your lap times. Just be aware that a premium prod𝔉uct like this doesn't come cheap.

Also available as , the Emperor Rocker from Brazen fits the bill of a gaming chair that can cater to your every preference. This extra versatility isn't always found in the best console gaming chairs, and since it doesn't miss out on features as a result, we'd definitely throw🦄 its hat in the ring.

The Emperor is comfortable, finished nicely, and is robust enough to be used as the main console chair for adults or kids, and the audio quality from the built-in speakers is of a good standard - if you're in a position to plug the chair in. As I said in my 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Brazen Emperor review, it is a little disappointing that the chair isn't truly wirelဣess, especially as we enter a new console gaming generation. And while r♏obust and sturdy and pretty comfy, the chair is less ideal for those of us who are taller - the neck and arms feel too low overall and this breaks the comfort every now and then, even when you can slouch to have your elbows on the rests.

The Boulies Master Series has a great shape to it 🍌that makes it a brilliant option to really kick back and recline in. As a console gaming chair,🌺 it offers the comfy upholstery of a couch, as well as some fun colorways to choose from.

The Master Series is really the pinnacle of the Boulies selectionꦆ, coming with integrated lumbar support the likes of which is usually found in much more expensive chairs. While it's available in a few colors, it can still blend into a living room or office without being too obtrusively "gamer-y". If you're trying to consolidate furniture and you also need a good chair for remote working, this might be the perfect one-size-fits-all.

All the tilt, recline, adjusting, and armrest customization is here as well, meaning there are loads of lounging positions you can adopt in it. Its wide ꦿbuild also means that you can cross your legs, and it will suit lots of different body shapes and sizes.

If there's one reason we'd avoid this chair, it's got to be the slight nit-pick that all Boulies chairs seem to produce squeaks and creaks after a little while. If build quality is a priority and you hate those aging n🧔oises, then m🌊aybe look for something else.

The Noblechairs Hero is a sound choice for any sort of gaming chair, particularly if you've saved up with something premium in mind. It's got bucket loads of comfort that🍨 arrive as a result of using superior building materials, and a careful evasion of the racing-style bucket seat design. A firm back and seat encourage better posture, and it's comfortable for long periods of time, and the armrests can be adjusted to suit you.

If you're looking for🧜 a flashy chair with lots of gimmicks, this might not be it. But for someone who fancies a dependable, well-made chair that's ideal for the work-and-play balance or dual setups we're all seeing more of now, then this🍰 is it.

Another offering from Brazen, this design covers both the Brazen Pride and Brazen Stag as they are incredibly similar - you'll see both in the pricesꦑ above - though there is a slight difference in the finishing design patterns.

The chairs have the neat party trick of offering 'surround sound' but this might be using artistic license a bit as we found it easy enough to cle💞arly discern between the audio coming out of the left-right speakers up top and a larger speaker on the back

You will 🦂be tethered to your media though, as the chair requires a 3.5mm headphone p🔴ort, or the red/white phono connections to operate at its fullest. There are two easy to reach knobs on the side to adjust volume and bass levels and while these chairs won't provide the most premium sound, we enjoyed the closeness of the stereo audio and punchy bass which is a real bonus for something that is a good chair in its own right but made a little better and more unique by adding good audio.

A small warning is necessary, however: the chair is not very tall, and most adults will have to fight a little with the headrest as it will likely poke 🥃into your back or shoulders. If you're under or around 5 foot 5 inches, then you may have more comfort, and it's certainly a great shout for children and early teens.

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Best console gaming chair: FAQs

What chairs do most gamers use?

Depending on budget and design preference, we'd say the majority of gamers probably use an office-style gaming chair. Our current top pick is the Secretlab Titan Evo 2022, closely fol𝓰lowed by the likes of the Herman Miller x Logitech Embody, or the Razer Is🌠kur X. It's important to note though, that these office-style gaming chairs aren't always the best option for everyone. At the end of the day, you have to find the best gaming chair for you and your gaming setup.

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We here at GamesRadar+ keep track of the best Cyber Monday gaming chair deals every year to bring together the biggest 🦂discounts on a selection of notable brands such as Herman Miller, Boulies, Razer, Secretlab, and more, with great budget models to more premium high-end seats for less.

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How to choose the best gaming chair for you this Cyber Monday

Are you still a little confused a🔯bout the types of chairs available, and their functionality/differences this Cyber Monday? Not to worry, here's a simple explanation of both types:

• Office-style/racing gaming chairs: These office-style gaming chairs are built with comfort and longevity in mind. Normally, the best ergonomic gaming chairs will include features like 4D armrests, adjustable lumbar support, and rocking/reclining functionality. It isn't unusual for pricier models to have memory foam pillows included as well.
• Ergonomic chairs: These are usually a bit pricier than office-style gaming seats with their recognizable racing shape. Often, these have more of a design emphasis on ergonomics and might use mesh backing for more breathability. Think Herman Miller, Razer's new mesh chair, and the Asus ROG Destrier Ergo chair.
• Pedestal gaming chairs: If ergonomic gaming chairs are mostly aimed at the PC crowd, then these lower-down seats have their roots firmly planted on the console gamers. Usually, these style gaming chairs have some kind of rocking function and are made with lounging in mind, rather than supporting good posture; the kind of thing that wouldn't be out of place in a bedroom or in front of a home entertainment system rather than at a desk.

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Last year we saw a decent range of chairs up and down the price range go on offer for Thanksgiving week, although it's worth keeping an eye on the prices of the chair you want from October onwards since brands like Herman Miller started their sales that far out from the big day. That's not to mention all the new seats that may arrive this year since new 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:best gaming chair contenders drop all the time.

While we wait for 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Black Friday gaming deals to arrive, we've given this page an interim facelift. If you scroll down, you can find answers to frequently asked questions about Black Friday, you can read more about what we expect, and see a list of last year's best offers. When we g🔜et to October time, we'll have a much more detailed, better idea of what will be on offer, but until then, this should give you an idea of the budget to build up.

Black Friday gaming chair deals - FAQs

Black Friday gaming chair deals - what to expect

If you've been caught out by gaming chair prices after ☂finally deciding to seek out a new one, I understand. Gaming chairs are a very expensive bit of furniture to invest in, sometimes by margins that make no sense. Fortunately, that's why I'm here to help you find gaming chair deals during Black Friday. November's Thanksgiving celebrations bring about the best time of the year to shop for a gaming seat because almost all🍸 of them drop down in price.

Brands like Boulies, GT Omega, AndaSeat, and Noblechairs - they all tend to offer discounts during Black Friday. Even the 𒁏biggest brands like Secretlab and Herman Miller make things a bit easier for consumers when Black Friday comes around. We'd expect the majority of our favorites list to see some discounts in November, so fret not.

Of course, the budget offerings are constantly shifting price to try and get the most attention, and Black Friday sales are no different. If you want something cheap and cheerful, you'll be able to find something this Winter, but if you plan in advance, your budget might even be able to stretch a bit further to something that we'd ☂recommend more strongly.

If you want a better idea of what chairs will go on offer and what sort of prices you might need to budget for, take a look at the list of discounts we saw last year that we've saved down below🍸.

How to choose the right gaming chair for you

There are really only two kinds of gaming chair to look out for in the Black Friday gaming cha🥂ir deals; ergonomic/office style gaming chairs (whi𝓡ch are much more popular for both PC users and console gamers) or pedestal/rocker gaming chairs. Although the latter variant isn't as popular, it does have its quality brands too.

• Ergonomic/office gaming chairs: There are several key brands that make gaming chairs in this style to look out for on the day, including Secretlab, AndaSeat, Noblechairs, Corsair, and Razer. The design for most of them includes a racing-style swivel seat complete with a high backrest, reclining action, lumbar support, and headrest cushions.
• Pedestal gaming chairs: As the name would imply, this style is stationary and built for rocking back and forth, stuck to the ground (there are also free-rocking chairs in the same style, most notably by X Rocker). Some models have RGB lighting and stereo speakers in them, tailored towards a younger or teen audience.

Last year's best Black Friday gaming chair deals

Be sure to check out our 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Black Friday gaming PC deals and 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Black Friday gaming laptop deals to find out what rigs you can bag for a bargain. We're also keeping you topped up with everything we expect from 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Black Friday Alienware deals.

澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Black Friday gaming deals present one of the best times throughout the year to shop for any type of gaming hardware, especially if you can get in before stock levels dip. There's one catch in this instance though, and it's that Secretlab's website is not the friendliest to navigate. Sometimes it can be really tough to work out what chair is actually on offer, and you can quickly lose a discount because of all the choice filtering that you need to go through♑ before checkout.

We keep track of the brand's sales every year, and we've become pros at navigating its tricky layout and tripfalls. While we wait for November, we've updated this page to help you know what to expect, both with any information we have about the upcoming sale, and the best offers we saw last year. If these change as we approach Black Friday itself, we'll let you know. If you don't think you can wait that long, why not check out one of the other 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:best gaming chairs?

Black Friday Secretlab deals: FAQs

Black Friday Secretlab Deals - What to expect

It's hard to predict what Secretlab deals will be like this Black Friday because in recent years, it's been a mixed bag. 2022 provided loads of lovely discounts that made it easy for people to see how much they were saving, and a wide spread of designs and seats to choose from. We also learned about those discounts well in advance of the event as Secretlab released a list of prices. In 2023, however, the selection of discounted chairs was𓄧 disappointing, and the chunks taken off their price tags were fairly minuscule - at least not what you want to see from the biggest sale of the year.

In 2024 we saw a decent range of discounts, across lots of designs and products, but the deepest discounts that had been advertised (like $100 off the Titan Evo, for example), were reserved for only a few colorways and only for the smallest sizes. We've seen this before, and it's probably something you should expect in 2025 as well. The biggest discounts mi𝔉ght not apply to the seat you want in particular, but you will likely see a smaller discount on the one you like.

Add-ons like cushions, armrest tops, and cleaning kits can be a good thing to buy when they're cheap as well. These usually frequent Secretlab's Black Friday offerings, and if you're a current Secretlab enjoyer, they're ones to keep an eye on. With the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Secretlab Ergonomic Recliner launching so close to Black Friday last year, it's no wonder it didn't see a discount in 2024. I think a year on🔜 from launch, however, the Recliner could get a price cut in 2025.

The same goes for the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Titan Evo Nanogen Edition, which only launched in time for Black Friday 2024. It's the priciest version of the Titan Evo, and so you might want to wait for a discount if it interests you. I re🍌ckon we won't see a discount♈ to this variant until Black Friday, and if we do, it'll be a fleeting discount that doesn't amount to much.

It's also worth considering a desk at this time of year. Secre♕tlab's workstations are pricey, so buying when they're on offer is a good idea. They don't tend to get discounts often, but Black Friday is a surefire bet to put money on.