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Hahahaā¦through-hole parts
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I have bought a NeueChair, an office chair made by Secret Labs which does gamer chairs.
Looks like an Aeyron from Herman Miller but much cheaper.
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Iāve searched for a long time and a few months ago I decided to just donāt look for cheaper alternatives and Iāve bought the Aeron from Herman Miller. I can only recommend it. Itās expensive, but manā¦it works. Especially in the US, you can find used Aerons quite easily for cheap: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-aeDaHIEbY
Also, this is a must if you intend to get comfortable sometimes: https://atlasheadrest.com/ . You canāt tell that itās aftermarket addon - itās really great 
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Wh even uses through hole parts these days 
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The first chip I ever had in my body was through holeā¦ Had the thing on the bottom of my foot for a few seconds and it was more painful than an X series.
Iām mostly using SMD stuff nowadays but that comic brought back some childhood memoriesā¦
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You had the tool??? I had a screw driver and legs stuck in my finger 
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I didnāt but no matter what I did, I always ended up bending the pins on those thingsā¦
I still have the scar from an accident I had while trying to score a raw PCB to cut it to sizeā¦
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I know youāre from Germany - did you take a look at Backforce Chairs yet? I have one of them, and I totally love it - especially the synchro mechanism is a wonderful thing to have. Itās not cheap, but itās manufactured in Germany and the quality is really good.
The other chair I use for gaming is the Recaro, which is even a bit better in quality but lacks the synchro mechanism - itās an amazing chair, but a bit expensive 
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That quantifier is redundant isnāt it?
To me German means quality and precision 
You could have just said
āget a Backforce chair, itās German madeā
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I think usually, thatās kinda right
But another big plus for me is that the people who build this chair are paid a fair wage and that the company is actually still a family-run business - doesnāt neccessarily lead to better quality, but I like to support such things as well
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Yes! Iām tempted to buy it. It looks so good, but then it also doesnāt look to good posture wise.
Itās not very configurable right?
But I agree itās one of the more ethical choices, which is a big plus.
In that budget range, Iād rather buy a new Hermann Miller Embody.
Actually Iāve just written to someone selling a used embody for half the original price, because it has ugly scratches. Iāll see if I can snag that, if I donāt find another good used deal Iāll probably get a backforce.
I have read some bad things about them, idk maybe I should igve that one another lookā¦
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I have the One Plus, and I can configure it perfectly - maybe Iām just lucky, but I fit into that chair really well. There are several things you can adjust, so I think if youāre not extraordinarily tall or small, it should be okay
One thing I like a lot about that chair is that I can adjust the seat depth - really nice if youāre not so tall.
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Iām genuinely surprised anybody even noticed
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And yet, you did it anyway, It says a lot about your personality 
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How strong are the armrest of the Aeron?
When shifting positions, i usually push myself up on the armrests. Can they support an average human?
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The best answer I can give you is: go out and try it. I went to an HM reseller here in Czechia, and I spent about two hours trying different chairs and talking to the sales rep there. It was a really good experience. I bet they do this worldwide, so just find your local HM seller and go try it out
But to give you a personalized answer: It might be a bit weird, but I actually lift almost my full weight when changing positions (you know, I get my butt up by lifting myself up with my hands on the armrests; btw I have ~104 kg) and it never even moved. On the other hand, as I sit/stand up/move, I occasionally move the armrests a bit (they can be extended or rotated without any locking)ā¦so itās really hard to quantify 
Simply put, the armrests are not a problem for me.
And by the way, it took me about 2 weeks to love the Aeron; at the beginning, my back was hurting a bit, I wasnāt sure which position to sit in exactly (how to correctly set up the chair, etc), but then I got used to it and maaaaan itās a big step up from the Ikea Markus which I had before.
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Sorry about that. It very likely was the week I had no phone as I broke the screen of my normal phone.
I did say I was logging off. I think 
I mean yeah, mostly. Still getting hurt often enough.
I miss being here. It has made trying to figure the flipper out of my own a bit interesting.
My apologies again. I logged in quick to update everyone that Iām alive and okay.
Also, I now am fully a stay at home dad, so I try hard to not pick up my phone, as I am back to no computer on hand.
Between a 3 year old, and the past 2 injuries I had. (See pic above for my most recent) I am just busy.
I will log back in today or tomorrow, but I gotta also attend to my puppy who is in heat.
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