   Gah! Find me a chair.
  Theres a catch, it must be comfortable, affordable, and durable.  I got 125 dollars for christmas, would rather not spend all of it on a new chair, my first one, the screws started coming out after about a year, and eventually the entire thing went to pieces, I moved to kitchen chairs for a while, they killed my back.  I am now in one my moms boyfriend gave us, which ive had for a month or two, maybe more, and the left armrest is falling off, hanging to the side, and its annoying as hell.  So you, gamedev.net users, must find me a comfortable chair, for a good price, that will last me like five years rather than one year.  I am in front of my computer a lot, so keep in mind when finding me a chair.Thank you in advance, gdnet!  You have never failed me!   
  I had a new £50-£100 chair every 3-4 months, it got rediculous, sometimes it would be covered by guarantee which would be good, other times it wasn'tit would be little things as you said, either arm rest fell off, or just went a bit woberly, the thing to adjust height went funny... it was somethingIn the end, I went down to the first shop that sold them, bought a £5 garden chair, stuck a pillow on it, and I have been using it hapily for over 2 years.about 1 month ago I switched, a office was shutting down and I managed to swag one of the better chairs, the comphy, rotating, tilting type with armrest. I seen similar ones in catalogues and they all seem to go for around 200-250, sometimes a bit higher, the truth is, like in so many areas, I think you get what you pay for, this one I would of never payed for, but it is definatly higher quality... I can feel it in my behind! it just feels nicer all around, comphy arm rests e.t.c.!so my advise, either get a cheap one for about £5 ($7.25 or whatever !lol! ) or go all out and pay over the top for a really nice one. Go in to a shop and try diffrent ones out, remember, you want to use it for at least a year, possibly two or three, you want something that is comfortable, and if like me, you will be on it for hours and hours at a time!   ;I think Seanbaby has written the definite article on chair buying.;Quote:Original post by BinomineI think Seanbaby has written the definite article on chair buying.I disagree.   ;Quote:Original post by ScottCQuote:Original post by BinomineI think Seanbaby has written the definite article on chair buying.I disagree.Indeed.  Becky is incapable of singing well enough to deserve food, her talent was tap.CM   ;The one I'm sitting in right now...Umm lets see: lots of padding and you can lean back. I don't know about it falling apart since I got this chair about 3 weeks ago.   ;Quote:Original post by cutthepeaceThe one I'm sitting in right now...Umm lets see: lots of padding and you can lean back. I don't know about it falling apart since I got this chair about 3 weeks ago.my bro has had that one for like 2 years.   ;  I'd get a decent chair even if it uses all your money. You don't want back problems when you're older.I have this one. It looks uncomfortable, but the controls it has are a must have for me. After adjusting them the chair feels quite good. Office Depot labels their chairs with "recommended level of use", so it'd probably be a good idea to follow that as well.   ;Quote:Original post by mutexI have this one. It looks uncomfortable, but the controls it has are a must have for me. After adjusting them the chair feels quite good. Office Depot labels their chairs with "recommended level of use", so it'd probably be a good idea to follow that as well.I think that's the same thing that I have, but I wouldn't recommend it. It doesn't fit my body well, the armrests sometimes get in the way, the seat is too small, and the back is too short. It's better than a stiff, wooden chair, but I think there are better options.This looks better, although it's missing wheels. The back curves up and provides a rest for the head. The seat is long enough to reach the knee and it's angled up (not flat). Of course, you'd have to be the same height as that woman for all that to work.   ;  I am really impressed with my Ikea "Allak" chair.  It was around $119 dollars.  I couldn't find it on Ikea USA website, but i did find it on Ikea Singapore :)clickysays it's $298, but that's not US dollars.  Perhaps they have discontinued the chair in the US.cheers,~PD   