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I'm thinking of buying a chair at a real store today. Rather than a nebulous secretlab, I'm leaning toward an "AKRacing EX".

Posted by Beryllium (aka grayman) Jun 13 '23, 14:39

Just to get something immediately that isn't literally such a pain.

$529 cdn, so it's not cheap, but also not as insane as some prices I've seen

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Two work recommendations: Steelcase Leap v2, or Autonomous ErgoChair Pro -- nm - Beryllium Jun 13, 15:48
how many hours per day do you sit upon it? -- nm - loosilu Jun 13, 15:11 2
- 8 to 12 hours. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 13, 15:11 1
  - Then it's cheap. -- nm - loosilu Jun 13, 15:13
is this an okay idea, or a very bad idea? -- nm - Beryllium Jun 13, 15:05 13
- to this day my wife regrets going cheap and foregoing a secretLab -- nm - Beaker 🍻 Jun 13, 15:36 1
  - I still can't determine which model of theirs would work for me, partly because I don't know if I'd hate the material -- nm - Beryllium Jun 13, 15:44
- RSIs are a nightmare. -- nm - loosilu Jun 13, 15:15
- for all the hours spent...your butt is worth the best -- nm - zeitgeist Jun 13, 15:14 9
  - But "the best" is confusing, nebulous, and untestable. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 13, 15:20 8
    - Youy're being stupid. It's for your job. -- nm - loosilu Jun 13, 15:28 7
      - It's not stupid to want to be able to physically try something before buying it. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 13, 15:28 6
        
        (Although, to your larger point about model choice stupidity, that part is probably fair) -- nm - Beryllium Jun 13, 15:29
        
        Oh, I must have missed that part. -- nm - loosilu Jun 13, 15:29 4
        
        I didn't spell it out in so many words, but the main reason I'm considering this specific chair is ... - Beryllium Jun 13, 15:32 3
        
        OK I guess I'm confused,. You're going to the store so you can try it. I don't understand what part you think is stupid. -- nm* - loosilu Jun 13, 15:56 2
        
        You said "you're being stupid". -- nm - Beryllium Jun 13, 16:03 1
        
        oh! I meant that about price. -- nm - loosilu Jun 13, 16:22

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