You're right, sis. I didn't take into account of USD as medium of transaction. In this case, can I assume even when economy improves later, the price of chair will remain high (and higher)?
Just like hawker stall uncle auntie won't lower price of food after price hike?

Anyone using okamura contessa and also HM aeron? Not sure which more suitable and comfortable for gaming and watch movie...im WFH too, but not really need to always 100％ focus since im a stock trader...i tried both on trax and xtrax the garden, but i feel like both also almost same for me is comfortable, but i just sit.for 10-15min..both also syok. I just checked alot souce say that AERON is a WORK chair. Im intersted on aeron 12 years warranty, okamura just 5 years, so abit worry about the durabilty of contessa..and also i found that that is very less review on okamura chair too. What i like about the  contessa is can lock the recline, so maybe i can feel more chill when watching movie?

The aeron you used to watch movies will make you feel uncomfortable when sitting at weird position or when you lay  on the chair in a certain level recline?btw when i watch movie i like to lay on the chair but my leg will put on a seperate leg rest(not with the chair one). Both selesmans are greats and friendly😂 just xtra told me now the HM is made at china factory, so the quality is abit weak compare to last time. Both also tell me they chair have super long durabilty 10years+ but okamura warranty just 2+3+5 warranty and HM giving whole chair 12years. Hard to decide want to get Made in Japan or Made in China😓

you are right... So your opinion is HM aeron worth the price and suitable for leisure use also? I checked this post before, if i not remember wrongly, i think  you bought the atlast headset right? Is that good for you to lay on the chair? Some comment from internet said that use the headrest will make your lower back not stick with the chair

And why you want to buy another chair for leisure use? Are you already bought the another chair?😂

Sorry my question alot, because in this price i hope i can choose a chair that is.lomg term andno regret

Had the chair for less than a week. Dont think my review is valuable because i never tried steelcase leap or any other ergo chair before, so hard to give a good comparison. The last chair i used was ikea marcus.

but here are some of my feedback:

1) first impression of the chair, i dont think its worth 6.6k mainly because of the build. The chair base is made of plastic because i bought the graphite version. i think the carbon version is with steel base and price is cheaper too, only 6.5k now with merdeka promo but only have in size B and C.

2) Mesh seat is good. No skin irritating on my legs or thighs eventho im usually wearing shorts at home. This is good for malaysia hot weather and i dont use aircon 24hours. Im a bit worry if the mesh will sag over time?

3) My height is only 158cm, 48kg and not many chair selling in Malaysia can cater to petite person, so I shortlisted aeron or leap (they have the shortest seat depth and seat height). Considering price difference between leap and aeron is only 2k, plus i prefer mesh sitting, thats why i choose aeron. When the chair seat set to the lowest, my feet can be placed perfectly on the ground 90deg. but now i need to buy new table with either custom height or adjustable table so that it is 68cm height to achieve the ergonomic posture. My current table is too tall with 73cm height.

3) i still able to sit with leg crossed on aeron comfortably. the edge of the seats did not eat into my skin or putting too much pressure when crossed leg.

4) the lumbar support is good. i like the aggressive lumbar support so i cranked it to the maximum. Unfortunately the height of lumbar support cannot be adjusted, its fixed.

5) Aeron doesnt have headrest but i prefer not having headrest anyway.

6) Was having lower neck pain while im using markus, but now with Aeron the pain not there anymore. although now i can feel pain in lower back but i suspect that might be because its correcting my sitting posture? Need a little longer to see how it goes.

In conclusion, i would say if you are taller person and on budget, maybe can consider other brand of chairs first. then only update to higher grade chair if you see it is necessary, because the cost of the chair is not direct proportionate to the comfort provided. if X chair is Rm1,500, you buy Aeron which is 4-5 times its price, i dont think that the comfort level increased by 4-5 fold too.

As long as the chair has the suitable seat depth, seat height, adjustable lumbar support that can suit you, it would make a great ergonomic chair.

if you ask me would I buy this chair again given a choice, yes i will, simply because in Malaysia market i cannot find other chair that can fit petite person with my height and i dont want to use foot rest.

I probably can give a more credibility review if i have other ergo chair, so you might want to take my opinion with a pinch of salt. Hope this review helps.

I will check alterseat in Digi see see..
Sihoo dunno where can test in kk

Apparently, it is very hard to buy a good ergonomic office chair that suit urself without sitting/testing on it… Even if they provide all the dimensions spec still not good enough… Must personally try them…