Hey guys, I spend around 10+ hours in my chair each day and need something that will fit my budget. My biggest gripe is butt padding, I've gone through many $150 AUD chairs that lasted 6 months before it felt like sitting on wood and my current chair I got from my old work but is starting to go the same route. I'm 6' and 165lbs in freedom units. I can't afford any decent chairs and where i'm from herman millers etc are not any cheaper on craigslist.
The Markus excites me because it's a highback which I really love. I've heard complaints that the padding is bad but I'm not clear on what about it is bad. Can anyone who owns one lend me some insight specifically on the padding/cushion but in general too.
Got one of these in the office, gotta say I find it very uncomfortable myself. It's back's fixed, too long and curbed like a banana, inwards...so it's making you slouch in a way. At least that's my experience with it at 5'11" (160lbs). The elbow rests on this one are very flimsy and not that comfortable. They broke off on the one we've got. After one and a half years use..i find the sit to be uncomfortable (the cushion's almost gone, it's like sitting on hardwood...the guy who used it was about 180lbs)
Myself, I'm using the FLINTAN with the elbow rests (which are made of some hard, spongy-ish material) and I use it for 7-8 hours straight without any issues. The back's flexible too, mesh + it swivels a bit, (you can block it tho). I've been using one for 2 years without any back pain (used to have some in the past, when using different chairs but i was quite sedentary then, now not so much...so mileage may vary).
In short, I would never buy a Markus due to personal experience with it.
I have this exact chair! It's decently comfortable for short time periods (1-2 ish hours) but after that it just doesn't really cut it for me. I just bought a cheap pillow (like, for sleeping) and put it on the seat, and what a huge difference! The high back is fantastic, and once a pillow or something is added it's a great chair
Ikea Markus still worthy entry level office chair?
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