herman miller aeron chair, yay or nay?

Alexa

Alexa

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hi everyone!!!!

I've been super busy with personal/professional, sorry for the distance. heya, I know someone with an aeron chair, used by a 120lb. woman for less than a year. they're selling it for $550. should I get one? is it worth it? alexa

well, current chair was like $50, the padding is flattened out now, but I don't have many complaints. that said, ergonomics may be importnatn. hands/wrist strain when editing too much at not so good positions
 
Yay!

I bought one about 6 years ago for my home office. It's been used daily. It still looks like new (well, except for being a little dusty). It's totally comfortable....definitely a good investment if you spend much time behind a desk.
 
Definitely Yes. I love mine and for me comfort is an important part of creativity. It's not like you won't be comfortable in the $30 dollar chair, but you will notice difference if you decide on the Aeron. Also, when you're sitting in your $550 chair you can feel just like a dot-commer.
 
jake_carpenter said:
Also, when you're sitting in your $550 chair you can feel just like a dot-commer.
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funny, cause, the person "inherited" it from their company when it folded..now is selling it..capitalism!

thanks for your comments, everyone. will do a test sit tonight.
 
Hey Alexa-- I have an Aeron chair at work and I have to say--it's one nice chair. Probably the best office type chair I've ever used. You can sit in that thing all day and it's comfortable. But is it worth $550 of *your* money? Depends on your budget. That's a lot of money for a chair. Offer her $400 and see what she says. :)
 
They're nice.

Not $550 nice - and I've spent a lot of time sitting on an awful lot of them - but that's just me.
 
Oh, they're not very breakable. I have one at home (yes, from dot-com days) and it's expensive, but actually a pretty good investment. Mine's 6 years old now, and if you consider the number of $50 chairs I see getting constantly replaced, the cost difference really starts to slim down.

Anyone used any of the other high-end chairs like the Freedom? I'd like to know how they compare.
 
I don't think that's true. I bought mine new, direct, for a bit over $600. And then there was a period after the crash where you could pick them up for about half that. Anyway the prices seem pretty stable and controlled now.
 
dougspice said:
Oh, they're not very breakable.
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We had virtually nothing but busted Aeron chairs, at Netter Digital, back when there was a Netter Digital.

Of course, that was a 250-pound-animators-working-in-them-in-shifts situation. Home use is probably kinder.
 
Eastside Parkway said:
Well, $550 is a lot of money to me. I would save it for something that I really needed rather than another comfort item.
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well, I do think erognomics is important, but maybe it is more keyboard adjustment that I should focus on. if your body is screwed up in some way and you cannot work, you'r e done. I've had that nearly happen to me with wrist fatigue, not carpal, but things not right do to working with the wrong input device ( mouse) and inputing at the wrong heights.

I did the sit in last night. very nice, very nice. still thinking about it, but as long as no one steals it, it could be a nice investment. a good office setup is also important if you have clients checking out your workspace.
 
I've got a Aeron wannabe that I got at Office Max for $60 on sale. I love it. The best thing about it is that is its mesh seating surfaces keep my arse from getting all sweaty-like.
 
these chairs are great, the one im sitting on in the office is about 6 years old and is still in excellent shape...my $200 office max chair at home is about 2 years old and is falling apart...foam arm pads are all messed up. and 2 of the 4 bolts that hold the chair onto the center column are broken.

they are great and worth the cash.
 
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