Genesis Announces Nitro 890 Gaming Chair

[TheLostSwede]

Yep, used an Aeron for over a decade and had one at home for several years too. I moved to a Knoll Generation just because that's what's in the new office. I'm well aware of what Aerons are and how well they're made, but they're neither the best value nor the best adjustability, nor the best comfort. Two of those are objective and one of them is subjective.

Herman Miller is often brought up in these arguments against gaming chairs the way an Apple is brought up in comparisons to windows PCs. Apple may not have the best product or be the best value but they are recognisable "high quality" solutions. When cheap competitiors start to charge this premium pricing, it's only natural to make the comparison with those premium brands.

If you can smack down these gaming chair pretenders like the Genesis Nitro even using the overpriced Herman Millers, then you know instantly that it's a bum deal. No, you don't have to buy a premium-brand 24h office chair like the Aeron, but it's an option for most people instead of a $390 gaming chair. If your region doesn't have easy access to Aerons at $390 then fine, just buy a different 24h task chair that is available in your region for less than the $390 Genesis are charging for 'yet-another-relabeled-$60-gaming-chair-from-that-one-shitty-factory-in-Guangdong-China'. These premium "gaming chairs" are the very definition of "lipstick on a pig".

Well, I work from home these days (when there is work) and I have been using various IKEA chairs up until recently. I'd still place them higher than the "gaming" chairs, as they do at least have some basic ergonomics.

The one I got now has a taller back than the Aeron, which I like and it has an automagic lower back support that is spring loaded, so no need to mess around with that part, as it sort of adapts to how you're sitting. It also goes higher up from the floor than any other office chair I've ever sat in, which I like, since I'm fairly tall. It was a bit under $500 on sale.
An Aeron on the other hand starts at US$1,565 here for the base model and goes up $1,890 for the fully kitted out model, neither with a head-rest though, that's an extra $115.
They do have them on "sale" from time to time, right now the top of the range model is going for a mere $1,430...
Keep in mind that most people here earn around the same per month as what one of the Aeron chairs cost...
Want an Embody? That'll be $2,230...

Most office chairs here are horrible and cost in the range of $25-50...

 

[Octavean]

Going to have to politely disagree with you on this point I highlighted. Bought one of Secret Labs' 2020 special edition "Omega" chairs around this time last year (when they added the Game of Thrones editions) and been using it since then, sometimes 10 hours (or more) a day, every day, and I consider the $420 I paid for it to be money well spent. Fits me like a glove. The head and lumbar pillows arm memory foam and extremely comfortable (I mostly use the neck pillow, but if I'm doing a lot of typing, I'll use both pillows to help keep posture). The chair has a slight firmness to it, but isn't uncomfortable. I love this chair

@evernessince thanks for that video. GN content never disappoints.

God speed then,....

I can definitely buy a Herman Miller chair for that and as such would any day of the week. To each his or her own.