I love the chair with the padded seat. Only issue with this chair is no head rest. My old chair had one and now that I have had this chair for a little I miss the head rest when you just want to lean back to think for a few minutes.
I was surprised that it didn't come assembled. But I enjoy assembling stuff when the instructions are clear and all the parts are present. Everything worked this time. If you have a decent spatial sense you will end up with an excellent chair at a very good price.