buy a very good chair for my computer desk

Staples 451589 Leather Managers Chair

Staples® Fuller™ Leather Manager’s Chair
Comfortable, stylish, packed with features – and affordable.

Genuine leather seating surface
Armrests plus generously sized seat and back provide added comfort
Built-in lumbar support
Tilt tension, tilt angle, and swivel control
Pneumatic seat-height adjustment allows chair to be raised or lowered from 41” to 46”
41”-45”H x 25 1/2”W x 19”D
Ready to assemble
15-year mfr. limited warranty

I also bought a laptop and now don’t use it :-(

Finally found a knockoff of the eames chair I like in the color I want. Gotta love craigslist. Now I’m sittin’ in style…aww, yeah.

They don’t have to cost that much. I’d also say if you’re short like me to add a footrest to the list of must haves.

This is one step more important than getting a decent monitor. It’s what you sit on all day, so it better be good. Nobody will thank you for sitting on a creaky wobbly chair. Be good to yourself in a way that really matters – if you gotta sit and work, sit comfortably and healthily. By the way, make sure you adjust chair, desk, and monitor to proper heights. Most people get it wrong. Ask your local expert – then enjoy!

The best investment I ever made, was to buy a hellishly expensive office chair. I had been having pains in my back, shoulders and knees. The chair solved them all.

Believe me, peoples, this is the wrong place to save money.

Note that the most expensive chair is not necessarily the best. As a minimum, go for the following:

1) the backrest must be adjustable in two directions (distance from seat, height above seat) and also in the angle relative to the seat. The backrest should also be flexible on its mounting (should shift when you move your shoulders).

1a) It is important to test this in the shop: set the seat to the right height, set the backrest to the right distance above it, then sit down and ensure that the backrest doesn’t pinch your shoulderblades or hips, or catch your elbows.

2) the seat must be adjustable in angle (parallel to ground or not) and height.

3) both seat and backrest should have a slight amount of “give” or “bounce” when you move around or lean back.

4) Five feet are better than four (better balance), and the feet should have rollers. Check that the feet don’t get in your way when the seat is at the proper height.

4a) some chairs have a shoe-catcher rail mounted above the feet. This is very bad: your feet should be flat on the floor. Chairs with this feature usually have introduced it to cover up lousy design: their feet are in the wrong place and would interfere with yours.

5) opinions vary on reclining chairs. I think they are bad, because they incline you to unhealthy postures. They are in any case unnecessary, and not worth the extra cost.