Nice reviews!

For point 1, if you think that Aeron build quality does not match the price, then you will be even surprised at the quality of other so called premium or ergonomic chairs.

I have tried Ikea’s and the higher end chairs at around 1K -2.5K price range, and trust me Aeron build is superior, metal or plastic or not. The build is very solid, and most of all, the chair itself doesn’t cut into your skins. The surface is smooth and not rough, unlike the other chairs which at the price of RM1K - RM2K range, you would expect a better quality but honestly nope. Most of the chairs these days just go by ‘ergonomic’ and then charge consumers premium for it, even though their claims mean nothing cause they just copy the work from other reputable brands, like Aeron who actually does the research themselves.

Strangely I do not experience back pain nor neck pain cause I did add an extra headrest, cause I like to lie down like a rocking chair. So that is something that you might look into, I remember reading from Aeron website or YouTube ergonomically stuffs that it’s not necessary to crank the lumbar support to the hardest unlike what the product is trying to sell you. It should just be enough to support you, not to bend your back or sort. And you could consider not sitting cross leg cause that’s like a big no no for your back. Just something that you could consider or look into.