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If you play video games for extended periods of time, it’s worth looking into the acquisition of a quality gaming chair. Unfortunately, most of the quality chairs are around the 500 dollar price range.
This can be quite a turnoff for potential chair buyers, but just because most gaming chairs are a little too pricey, it doesn’t mean all of them are.
The Merax Fantasy Series Racing Style Gaming Chair is a good example of an inexpensive yet effective chair.
Before we review this specific gaming chair, I think it’s important to assemble a checklist of components for a good gaming chair.
If a chair fits all four of these categories well, then chances are this chair is good enough. Most chairs that fit all of these categories are fairly expensive.
The Merax Fantasy Series Racing Style Gaming Chair is an extremely affordable option that meets these standards.
The Merax Fantasy Series is a simple gaming chair with the essential features:
The chair comes in many color options. You can choose from red, blue, green, pink, orange, white, and silver.
For it’s price, it’s not a terrible buy.
The chair is well received by the public. It carries a 4.1 star rating on Amazon and gaming chair pro lists the Merax as one of the best gaming chairs of 2016.
Starting with assembly, the chair takes around 20 minutes to set up. Not many found any trouble getting the chair assembled though there is an option to pay about an extra 40 dollars for professional assembly. It’s not worth it, build it yourself.
The chair is comfortable, but I feel like I am the maximum sized person who could fit in this chair. I weigh about 215 pounds and am 6 feet tall. The chair was comfy, but I was snug.
The cushions are good but the ‘adjustability’ felt rather cheap. The chair does not have a metal frame, but that’s part of the reason it is so cheap. If you are on a tight budget, then yes this chair is probably your best buy.
It’s comfortable and it feels like it will be able to handle my weight for some time. The arm rests however, felt a little wobbly. They weren’t perfect, but I prefer to remove the armrests completely anyways.
Even after a long gaming session I was still comfortable and the internet consensus seems to agree with me.
It’s not the best gaming chair in the world. There are sacrifices that had to be made for the chair to fit in its price range. There are better chairs, but not for the same price.
The chair seems to be sold everywhere on the internet, but most places will try to charge you around 200$.
Amazon has the best options for price.
The first question to ask yourself is how much money you are willing to spend. If the answer is in the 3-400 dollar range, don’t buy this chair. There are better more durable options out there.
But if you are looking to spend under 200$, and are more so looking for the most cost effective purchase the buy a Merax Fantasy Series Racing Style Gaming Chair. It will definitely be a big improvement from whatever you are using now.