Kevin C. Wong

Herman Miller Embody Gaming Chair [/]

I bought an Herman Miller Embody Gaming Chair, regular $1800 on sale 15% off so with tax came to $1575. It comes in a big box pre-assembled. I had a bit of trouble getting it to initially rise and fall because you have to do something the first time (it's shipped in a "safe" mode). Been using it for about 5 months.

A lot of controls to adjust the chair. The seat is contoured for a human butt which I guess is a bit more comfortable but you can't sit cross legged. I still find the chair cuts off a bit of circulation to my legs so maybe I don't have it adjusted right. Also maybe I'm a bit too heavy for the chair because the wheels have a funny squeak if I roll the chair with me sitting in it but don't have my weight evenly distributed. The chair cover is this cloth or fake cloth which may be more comfortable than regular office chairs but not sure if it's a long lasting material.

Overall it's a nice chair. Better than the office chair that my sister hand-me-downed a decade ago and which is starting to fall apart a bit. Still, $1600 for a chair is hard to swallow but Herman Miller is supposed top end. Would I buy another one if I need to replace this one? Probably I would not.