This chair had potential unfortunately the mesh seat could not handle the second day of use. Part of the mesh that is only stapled down under the plastic edge pulled out after only a few hours of use. This may have just been a defective poorly stapled down mesh seat but I wont bother to exchange for another one. Just dont think it can hold up the way it is designed. It was comfortable for the most part. The front plastic edge of the seat dug into my legs a little other then that very comfortable. I am about 175-180lbs and the chair is rated for at least 250lbs so that wasnt the issue. Just poorly designed. It's possible you could get one that doesnt have this issue right away but I cant see any chair holding up for years since the mesh is only stapled down around the edge.
An excellent chair at a very reasonable price. My wife has been using it for more than a week now and it has relieved the problems she was having sitting at her desk for hours at a time.
WE recently purchased the Staples Hyken Technical mesh task chair black as the price was a special and lower than another chair with good lumbar support. The chair was delivered in good condition and was easy to set up by my son. He is using the chair and is very pleased with it. It enables him to adjust the chair to provide good lumbar support when he is working at his desk with his computer as well as with any writing tasks. At the same time he is able to lean back with good support to read a book in a more comfortable position especially with the headrest. One improvement would be to lift the arms of the chair to enable him to slide under the desk in a more comfortable manner. I recommend the chair for any student out there