TLDR: Gaming chairs shouldn’t be your first choice for comfort, especially if you have health issues

At the start of lockdown and the impending shift to work-from-home, I bought one of these based on some fairly positive online reviews. Tech ‘Tubers and ‘Twitterers alike all raved about how it wasn’t just another rebranded anonymous gaming chair clone, and how it was solidly-built and comfortable for hours.

After two years of solid use, my personal opinion is that the comfort aspect is nonsense. A few hours in the Titan has me googling for sciatica remedies. Sure, it is really well upholstered and looks great with the decor in this room, but the ergonomics just don’t suit me at all.

To be fair I am not not exactly a picture of musculoskeletal health to begin with, but I am lucky enough to be able to compare against other well known chairs at work. Specifically, we have an office full of Herman Miller Aerons. The simple fact for me is that I don’t have a sore back after sitting in an Aeron for a few hours, but the Titan has me shuffling around trying to find a comfortable position.

As always with this sort of thing, your mileage may vary. I just know I’ll be looking for reconditioned Aerons ASAP…