I’ve put off buying a new office chair, but this one changed my mind

I wanted a new office chair for fairly a whereas and I’d put it off for lengthy sufficient as a result of discovering an office chair that ticks all of the packing containers is difficult. By the time you have purchased it, assembled it, and sat in it for lengthy sufficient to seek out out that it does not tick all of the packing containers, properly, it is my drawback then. 

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Then, due to a PR contact, I got here throughout a model I’d not beforehand encountered, referred to as Boulies. After a little bit of umming and ahhing, and a few forwards and backwards, I made a decision to present one of their office chairs a strive.

And I do not remorse it. 

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Boulies Elite Max 2024

Packed with all the pieces you’d count on from a high-end office chair, this is a sturdy, ergonomic “gaming” chair that is good for the office or dwelling office. 

Boulies Elite Max 2024 tech specs

• Upholstery: Boulies ultraflex leather-based (with partial perforated) + microfiber suede Boulies W/R cloth + microfiber
• Frame: Extra sturdy metal body
• Base: Five-star foot aluminum base
• Foam: 100% cold-cure foam
• Tilt: Multi-tilt mechanism
• Casters: 6cm PU casters
• Hydraulics: Class 4 (Top Class) fuel raise
• Features: 360-degree swivel, seat peak adjustable, full-length backrest recline, 15-degree rocking, tilt place lock, and armrest that’s adjustable in eight methods.

Before I am going additional, let me clarify what packing containers I would like an office chair to tick.

• It must be straightforward to assemble.
• It must be snug.
• It must be sturdy.

It’s not a lot to ask for, but discovering a chair that delivers all that’s a lot more durable than you assume.

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The chair I went for was the Elite Max 2024, listed as an ergonomic “gaming” chair. It’s constructed from high-end supplies and has a high-end really feel. 

OK, let’s roll again to the start. As is the case with nearly all office chairs, the Elite Max 2024 is delivered in bits.

Bits you must assemble.

In order to present this chair the most effective take a look at attainable, I put it collectively utilizing the instruments supplied. It’s all too straightforward to go away these and switch to the toolbox, but most individuals are going to assemble their chairs utilizing the instruments supplied, and if these instruments are poor high quality, this is the place your ache begins.

The Elite Max 2024 was a snap to put collectively. The directions had been clear and simple to comply with (sure, I learn the directions), the screws, nuts, and bolts had been all current and proper (there have been even a few spares in case one rolled off into the void), and the instruments had been as much as the. In lower than quarter-hour, my pile of components had been efficiently remodeled into a chair.

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And this chair is filled with all the pieces you’d count on and extra. 360-degree swivel, seat peak adjustment, lockable tilt mode, fully-reclining backrest, and an eight-way adjustable armrest.

I notably just like the armrests. I’ve had chairs with armrests earlier than, but none that supply the adjustment that these do. I can set them within the good Goldilocks place to help my physique.

The Elite Max 2024 additionally got here with a snug head and lumbar pillow, a good contact.

The metal body, aluminum base, what seems like acres of luxurious upholstery, highly effective fuel raise, and large, easy castors all give this a high-end premium free.

It’s a stable chair.

A beast. 

I’ve been sitting in this chair a lot over the previous couple of months, and I’m happy to find that it is nearly as good because it was the day I assembled it. I’m a massive man, and when not out and about, I like sitting — a lot — and this is a good superpower to have if you’re testing a chair’s sturdiness.

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All the levers and castors nonetheless do their stuff, the upholstery is like new, and I’ve not had a single drawback with it.

I do know that it is tremendous cliché to say that one thing is “too good,” but this chair is so good that I discover myself spending extra time in it than maybe I must.

Two months is nothing within the lifetime of a good office chair, but I really feel like I’ve given the Boulies Elite Max 2024 a first rate sufficient take a look at.

Does it tick all of the packing containers?

Yes. It passes with flying colours. I’m not simply happy with this chair, it is gone above and past what I used to be anticipating from it.

At $420, it is not a low-cost chair, but unfold over the lifespan that a chair like this provides, it comes all the way down to a few cents a day. Boulies does supply the Elite 2024 for $350, and the Elite 2022 for $300, so there are extra budget-conscious selections accessible.