A good chair. I know it’s not technically a gadget but if you’re spending half of your day on the computer you should spend on a good chair with proper lumbar support. Your back will thank you.
Most gamer chairs are fine but they’re overly expensive. My chair is just a high quality office chair I grabbed from a local store. Super comfy and relatively cheap.
The issue is, yeah they’re comfortable, but they’re not comfortable in a good way for your body. You slouch and fuck your spine up. Also you look like a teenager, do you have a racecar bed too?
It’s not just about comfort, it’s about it not messing up your back long-term.
A bean bag is pretty comfy, but if you work in one 40h a week, your spine will be dust within a year.
Unfortunately the best chairs are even more expensive than gaming chairs. As an example, Herman Miller’s Aeron has been rated as one of the best designed chairs for over 2 decades and costs over a grand. Imagine that with gamer tax added to it: basically no one would buy it. So they simply don’t make chairs of that quality level to sell to that target demographic, it would not make economic sense to.
There are a few companies on eBay that sell refurb Aerons. I got a like new on for $400. Not exactly cheap, but waaaaay less than retail and comparable to the fancy “gamer” chairs.
A good chair. I know it’s not technically a gadget but if you’re spending half of your day on the computer you should spend on a good chair with proper lumbar support. Your back will thank you.
Just don’t fall for those “gamer” chairs. They’re designed to look pretty, not to be comfortable.
Most gamer chairs are fine but they’re overly expensive. My chair is just a high quality office chair I grabbed from a local store. Super comfy and relatively cheap.
I don’t know what you’re talking about, they’re pretty comfortable if I say so myself
The issue is, yeah they’re comfortable, but they’re not comfortable in a good way for your body. You slouch and fuck your spine up. Also you look like a teenager, do you have a racecar bed too?
Why do you hate fun?
I have fun, whilst sitting on a super comfy chair made to be adaptable and ergonomic so I can have fun for longer without fucking up my body. 🤷♂️
With a gaming chair, you’re also overpaying for bad posture and bad materials. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Yhc6mmdJC4
It just makes me think ‘kid that got scammed and follows trends to fit in’, not ‘fun’
Gamer chairs are the same chairs you’re buying but more expensive.
Gamer chairs are worse for you than office chairs. They’re designed to look “cool” but most of what they do is kill your back.
I fucking wish
Someone should make a chair that’s designed to be slouched in without fucking up your back.
Nah they are pretty comfortable actually. Just expensive cause Gamer™
It’s not just about comfort, it’s about it not messing up your back long-term.
A bean bag is pretty comfy, but if you work in one 40h a week, your spine will be dust within a year.
Unfortunately the best chairs are even more expensive than gaming chairs. As an example, Herman Miller’s Aeron has been rated as one of the best designed chairs for over 2 decades and costs over a grand. Imagine that with gamer tax added to it: basically no one would buy it. So they simply don’t make chairs of that quality level to sell to that target demographic, it would not make economic sense to.
Same for mattress and shoes, don’t cheap out on stuff that keeps you off the ground
Buy a used Aeron chair on Craigslist or something. I’ve gotten 2 of them like this and love them. They last forever and are extremely comfortable.
A Mira works well too and doesn’t get as much attention as the Aeron, so will be cheaper.
There are a few companies on eBay that sell refurb Aerons. I got a like new on for $400. Not exactly cheap, but waaaaay less than retail and comparable to the fancy “gamer” chairs.
Completely agree. I got a Steelcase for a steal on Craigslist and it has been the best chair I’ve ever owned.