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#323794 15-Jan-2026 19:49

Have run formway life chair for years, and have sworn by it.

But with moving countries, it was going to cost around NZD1000 to ship both my and my wifes, so ended up giving them away.

Such chairs are rare here in Austrailia, but I have found a source at under AUD200 each.

Question is should I spend 5x the money and get a Herman Miller Aeron Remastered (used), ergohuman, steelcase or something else. or stick with what I know and love?

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#3453544 16-Jan-2026 09:39

I use a Herman Miller chair and I cannot fault it. It has very good adjustments, great for long periods at the keyboard. I very much recommend them.

Here is a crazy notion, lets give peace a chance.

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#3453553 16-Jan-2026 10:14

"Have run formway life chair for years, and have sworn by it.

-or stick with what I know and love?"

You know the answer. There'll be something else in Aus that'll be a pain in the backside.

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#3453658 16-Jan-2026 18:55

Have a look at the high end ikea chairs. I've had mine for 3 years and it's excellent.

https://www.ikea.com/au/en/p/jaervfjaellet-office-chair-with-armrests-glose-black-80494540/#content

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#3453659 16-Jan-2026 19:35

Scott3:

Have run formway life chair for years, and have sworn by it.

But with moving countries, it was going to cost around NZD1000 to ship both my and my wifes, so ended up giving them away.

Such chairs are rare here in Austrailia, but I have found a source at under AUD200 each.

Question is should I spend 5x the money and get a Herman Miller Aeron Remastered (used), ergohuman, steelcase or something else. or stick with what I know and love?

Ive been using chairs from https://knightgroup.co.nz/ since pre-covid. Price range in the $300-$400 bracket and these have the best purchase ive made. I have been working from home since 2020 and cant fault these chairs.

These were put in at my workplace by assessors when an ergonomics study was done and i was so impressed with it i bought my own for home setup...

its a good move to go and test which ones work best for you as they obviously have different sizes and types. For me i run the evo luxe range.

I have back issues and unless its something ergonomic i cant deal with it day in day out (had a "gaming" chair and it was terrible for me)

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#3453709 16-Jan-2026 20:41

Bung:

"Have run formway life chair for years, and have sworn by it.

-or stick with what I know and love?"

You know the answer. There'll be something else in Aus that'll be a pain in the backside.

Thanks. Hit the button on this today.

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#3453710 16-Jan-2026 21:24

My Eden Office chair is 20 years old and is still in excellent condition. I replaced the gas strut last year. I was going to replace the whole chair but there was nothing wrong with it other than the strut, and a new chair is around $600.

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#3453715 16-Jan-2026 22:57

I have worked from home pretty much since Covid, can’t beat buro chairs the Toyota of chairs 8 hours a day never any issues .

https://supplyme.co.nz/products/office-furniture/office-chairs-seating/office-chairs/task-heavy-duty-chairs/buro-aura-ergo-chair-3-lever

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#3453736 17-Jan-2026 10:05

Spectrum, can’t recommend them highly enough.

Have one at home as well as in office.

Last forever.

We recently replaced ageing Formway chairs with Spectrum following workplace assessments and everyone with the new Spectrum prefer them to the Formway.

https://edenoffice.co.nz/chairs/spectrum

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#3453742 17-Jan-2026 10:32

dafman:

Spectrum, can’t recommend them highly enough.

Have one at home as well as in office.

Last forever.

We recently replaced ageing Formway chairs with Spectrum following workplace assessments and everyone with the new Spectrum prefer them to the Formway.

https://edenoffice.co.nz/chairs/spectrum

Those are the same brand as mine, slightly different model but the model I have is probably gone. With good treatment at home they still look good and work well at 20 years old.