Noblechairs Introduces Mercedes-AMG Petronas Licensed Gaming Chair

[W1zzard]

Noblechairs are proud to announce a new licensing partnership and pioneering collaboration with the Mercedes-AMG Petronas Esports Team. Introducing the meticulously crafted and officially licensed noblechairs EPIC Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport Edition - a luxury gaming chair built for Formula 1 enthusiasts.

Utilizing the outstanding manufacturing quality of the award-winning noblechairs EPIC Series as a base, our team of leading technical engineers and designers have incorporated years of innovation, ergonomic design, premium component selection and thoroughbred racing DNA to develop the 'noblechairs EPIC Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport Edition'.




The design characteristics of the gaming chair take inspiration from the F1 W09 EQ Power+, Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport F1 car.

Key features:

• High grade black faux leather seat covering
• Exquisite 'PETRONAS green' stitching
• Carbon effect side bolsters
• Aluminium base and nylon casters with 'PETRONAS green' detailing
• Neck and lumbar pillows embroidered with the Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport logo

The ergonomic design of noblechairs EPIC series is EN-1335 certified for prolonged office use and features a solid steel frame and cold cure foam to ensure long-lasting comfort.

The gaming chair will adorn the Mercedes-AMG Petronas Esports Training Facility at the Formula One Team's Operations Centre in Brackley, UK. The Esports Team was the winning constructor in the F1 New Balance Esports Series 2018 and will continue to compete in 2019 with two-time F1 New Balance Esports Series Drivers' Champion Brendon Leigh.



The noblechairs EPIC Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport Edition is available to buy world-wide from specially selected partners. Pricing: €389.90 / £349.99 / US$449.00.

noblechairs is delighted to announce this licensing partnership with the world's premier racing organization. noblechairs will provide the highest grade and ergonomically advanced seating for the team. This is exactly what noblechairs was set up to do, to create the ultimate seating experience, through the use of the highest-quality engineering and materials, for the restless few who shape the world.

Both companies share a philosophy of striving for success, a pioneering spirit and the will to combine innovation with technological progress and design. This cooperation is the beginning of a true success story.

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[Basard]

Throw in a five-point harness and I'm sold.

 

[er557]

Why on earth would one buy a gaming chair instead of a regular cheap chair?? it's like buying a gaming coffee kettle

 

[TheLostSwede]

Why on earth would one buy a gaming chair instead of a regular cheap chair?? it's like buying a gaming coffee kettle

Razer toaster, 'nuff said...

 

[suraswami]

In my lifetime I won't be able to buy a Mercedes and maintain that, may be I can buy the chair at least

 

[softreaper]

at that price, i'd rather have a couch ...

 

[AltCapwn]

As a car enthusiast, that would fit perfectly well in my bedroom .

 

[Rahnak]

Doesn't look all that bad. The carbon-fiber pattern on the sides is really dumb though. What's next, a chair with a fabric that mimics marble?

 

[ZoneDymo]

get a generic chair, put your logo on it, ez profit

 

[Vayra86]

Just let this sink in for five minutes

389,90

Here's how 400 eur looks after a year or 1,5 (victim on picture: a 60 (!!!) eur IKEA chair, go figure, I could buy a new one yearly for six years versus one Noblechair - including shipping )

Suffice to say, Noblechairs is on my shitlist for trying to rip people off now. Its not even just the AMG logo. PU leather... really? pfff

 

[AltCapwn]

Just let this sink in for five minutes

389,90

Here's how 400 eur looks after a year or 1,5 (victim on picture: a 60 (!!!) eur IKEA chair, go figure, I could buy a new one yearly for six years versus one Noblechair - including shipping )

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Suffice to say, Noblechairs is on my shitlist for trying to rip people off now. Its not even just the AMG logo. PU leather... really? pfff

Thanks for the info, didn't know that. Really interesting!

 

[leppie]

Thanks for the info, didn't know that. Really interesting!

Of my past chairs, without going full leather, faux suade tends to age better. Like the post before this said, it just peels after a few years.

 

[Rahnak]

@Vayra86 Not all synthetic and real leather are made equal. Some car manufacturers offer synthetic leather (leatherette) seats on their cars (BMW calls it SensaTec, for example) and they probably wouldn't if they couldn't meet a certain amount of durability. That IKEA chair probably had some of the worst quality synthetic known to man.

Personally, for a computer chair, I'd prefer mesh or something equally breathable that stays cool during summer. Currently have leather (or fake leather, don't even know) and it's a summer nightmare.

 

[Vayra86]

@Vayra86 Not all synthetic and real leather are made equal. Some car manufacturers offer synthetic leather (leatherette) seats on their cars (BMW calls it SensaTec, for example) and they probably wouldn't if they couldn't meet a certain amount of durability. That IKEA chair probably had some of the worst quality synthetic known to man.

Personally, for a computer chair, I'd prefer mesh or something equally breathable that stays cool during summer. Currently have leather (or fake leather, don't even know) and it's a summer nightmare.

Nah, seriously, PU is just a badly written abbreviation of Planned Obscolescence. Sold to us with the argument 'its cheaper and easy to maintain' yet you see it in even premium products like BMWs. It says a whole lot about commerce and how people want 'that premium feel' even if they get fake ass crap with a major price tag. In fact, even el cheapo Peugeot now offers similar option packages in this range but at very serious discount. Both the exact same PU leather - make no mistake about it. SensaTec. LOL @ marketing. Watch that video again

So yes, the PU in a BMW may last a few years longer, it will still show visible markings of usage. I had a faux leather steering wheel in my Renault Clio (2016) and even in 2018 it already felt different in the spots where I gripped it all the time. On a hot day, sweaty palms and sticking to your wheel all the time is an actual thing.

You're not wrong, but its just different degrees of a bad material. Its still fake, stuck together, layered cancer-inducing junk (you are liable to get microplastics in your body from the flaking, for example - this is not tin foil hat territory and an actual pressing issue in todays' world). Polyurethane is actually remarkably similar in how it dissolves, to asbestos, but considerably less resilient at that and vulnerable to direct sunlight and bending (yes bending... it can break it unlike leather) - go figure. The only reason it hasn't been banned yet is because we lack long-term research on its health implications. The microplastics discussion is just now taking off.

Like you say, mesh is a great material for chairs. Its only drawback is that its a major dust collector - and again, that is a very very fine dust, so its one of the things to keep vacuuming regularly.

 

[Saturnus]

Might consider if there is a Red Bull version, but not with eye blinding red and yellow then. F1 winter 2018-season testing skin would be nice. Never gonna happen.

 

[Basard]

I have a couple nice office chairs that were 'too old' and got thrown out.... bastards were like new when I got em.... Almost ten years later, I still have em, but I have eight iron-on patches on mine, lol. $1.50 for four large patch at Piggly Wiggly!

 

[micropage7]

for me the right gaming chair is Recaro bucket seat

 

[Athlonite]

PU = FU I have a real nice AKRacing seat with a great fabric covering I love it in summer or winter no more sticky or cold AF