Many people here can buy graphics card above RM1000, tapi when talk about chairs, some are using the kopitiam plastic chairs


I am looking for decent office chairs, with proper height adjust, lumbar support and armrest adjust. Headrest is optional.
Don't give me that Ikea crap (no armrest adjust), and the Aeron is too rich for my blood.

My company uses a mix of Haworth and Steelcase chairs, so I know how good they are. I am sitting on a Haworth Look.
Haworth has a showroom near Plaza Lolyat, but does anyone know the price? Haworth Zody comes highly recommended.
Steelcase is known to be hard to deal with, especially individuals, I am still trying to get the price for the Steelcase Think. Leap might be too hot for our weather?

AM-office sells this mesh chair from Ergohuman but it is RM2000+
http://amoffice.com.my/product/ergohuman/

I found Deltaonline selling the IOO series. It basically comes from the same manufacturer as the Ergohuman in AM-office, just slightly cheaper materials
http://www.deltaonline.com.my/cart/product...itle:IOO+Series


The same manufacturer also makes a series called Enjoy (aka Workpro quantum mesh chair in US). The Enjoy series is used by major companies in China. But I cannot find this locally. Not in Penang anyway.



Does /k have any thoughts?


EDIT:
Called the distributor for Steelcase chairs in Penang. Steelcase Think is RM1200-RM1300, Leap is RM2600+
Steelcase Let's B is RM900 in penang. Think chair is actually RM1800

This post has been edited by kaiserreich: Aug 7 2018, 11:24 AM

Good luck to your spine

Ancient china people don't stare at glowing rectangles everyday.

dxracer chairs are an abomination.
The people who make them should be hanged

HM is too rich for my blood. Unless you got any lubang that anyone want to let go 2nd hand cheaply

Motorized desks with memory cost more than RM1000. When leg tired still need to sit back on plastic chair

Same design as DX Racer.
Why do people think that these are good chairs anyway? Too much hype, PU leather = heat, and don't have lumbar support adjust. Also, PU leather breaks after few years into pieces. I saw some DXracer come with waist pillow as an afterthought for lumbar support. Chairs from reputable manufacturers (HM, Steelcase) can last upwards of 10 years.

waiting for respond.


In the end what did you get?



Worse come to worse I can order from Taobao and get it shipped here (sea shipment cost about Rm150-Rm200). More options in China.

Yes. Forgot to mention about Okamura.

Which Okamura did you get, Slyphy? contessa? Portone? Do you have more information about the price?
Are the seats hot if the room is just windows and fan?

Just called the Steelcase distributor in Penang.
Steelcase Think is RM1200-1300 (just ngam ngam in my budget), Leap is RM2600

Too rich for my blood. Almost Aeron level.

Buy branded wont kena tipu.
Steelcase is Made in Malaysia yo.

Office sure aircon.
But home is Fan with Windows open unless the weather is too hot.

If you work from home and sit on it all day, I suggest you spend more on a good chair.
Mesh chairs are good if you need to fart. But they have the tendency to sag if you sit too long. Hence your butt sits lower than the edge lip. This causes the edge lip to press on the back of your thigh, cutting circulation to the leg. The effect is more pronounced in overweight people.

Penang distributor quote me Rm2600 without headrest ready stock. Some forumer shared that they got it for RM1700 before our currency drop 3 years ago.

Where did you get your leap chair from?

Exercise ball means you have to sit upright, which is very tiring. And exercise ball has no lumbar support
I don't agree with the recommendation that you have sit upright 100% of the time. It is good for your upper body i.e. neck and shoulders, but your lower spine will be bearing the bulk of the load.

Like everything, your spine also needs some rest. As such, at times, you need to sit reclined so that your lower back can take some rest. But reclining will load your upper body, and strain the neck.
The good way is to sit multiple positions, so that different part of your body takes the load on average.

Here is a blog that I think would explain better than me.
http://blog.szynalski.com/2017/07/how-to-p...change-position

You can google around. Many websites says they are good. Many websites also says they are bad.
I think they are bad.

If you disagree with me, you can buy one and try for yourself. They are pretty cheap, less than RM100.

Some brands based on feedback. Depends on your budget

Okamura (xtra furniture Gardens)
- Contessa 4k++

Herman Miller (Some forumers says Gardens got)
Aeron - 6k++
Embody - 9k++

Ergohuman Mesh(Am-office) - 2k++

IOO Mesh Chair (Delta office) - not sure price. expect less than 2k

Steelcase (contact KL steelcase, should be in Gardens)
- Think - 1.3k++
- Leap - 2.6k++
Steelcase carries a big range of cheap to expensive chairs. You can look for their catalogue.
My office has a bunch of Let's B chairs, probably under 1k. They are pretty decent if your budget is tight.

Haworth (Somewhere near plaza lolyat). Got comments in reddit says Haworth have bad reliability
- Zody - ??
- Look - ?? (this is the chair that I sit on in office. It has more features, but I feel that the Let's B is slightly better)


Lower end, go get Ikea Markus
Cheapest - get kopitiam plastic chair

Others I might left out.
Things to note:

Chairs are mechanical things. So its best if it is good warranty, as mechanical parts can wear out.

This post has been edited by kaiserreich: Feb 14 2019, 05:42 PM

Heavy branding but not long lasting.
For the same price, easily can get one of the steelcase series of chairs.

I went directly to the penang distributor.
Cash and carry.

Got from ebibca too.

If anyone is up for it.

Someone is selling steelcase leap in carousell for a decent price. (almost 3k~)

search term
"steelcase leap carousell"

https://forum.lowyat.net/topic/5078823

Can discuss here.

This thread pretty irrelevant now