Modway EEI-757-BLK Articulate Ergonomic Mesh Office Chair in Black

Short review: I last bought this chair here on Amazon in September of 2018. Now that it is showing wear, I figured something better must exist by now. After trying multiple options, going to box store after box store, I am replacing this chair with the same model in July 2024. Enough said.Long review: I sit at a desk. A LOT. It may actually be the thing I do most with my body these days, even beating sleeping. I work a desk job. I am a PC gamer. I like programming and researching and 3D modeling and editing videos and other desk tasks. Heck, I operate two desks in my home - one for work and one for play. All this to say, I can't own a trash chair. Mediocre chairs? Maybe. While we're on the topic of me: I am a 5'11" 175lbs male. I like to move around in my chair, from normal posture all the way to cross legged and everything in between.Anyways, back to the chair - I bought my first iteration while I was in college. It was on the cheaper side but looked to have a healthy amount of features. I liked a mesh back but wanted a proper cushioned seat. That alone limits things quite a bit. I liked other things about it but at the time didn't fully appreciate them like I do now - I'll come back to them later. I used this chair quite a bit during college and quite liked it. However, come end of 2019, I noticed the arms were splitting. Thankfully there are replacements available even here on Amazon (Search for "Office Chair Arm Rest Replacement Fits All Styles of Arms with Mounting Hole Patterns Screws Set Desk Armrest Cover"). This is the one thing I can knock this chair on, but I put quite a bit of weight on the armrests as I shift around, picking myself up by them. They break because of the material they are made of is relatively soft, which is desirable so that my elbows don't hurt. So, I call this a necessary wear item, like tires on my car. I would replace the arms one more time in 2022, and then again in 2024 when I replaced the whole chair.I started trying other chairs when COVID hit, ~2020. I went from full in-office work to full at-home work, and needed extra desk space. The first chair I tried was trash, I had to buy cushions and all kinds of stuff to make it comfortable. The second chair I tried was okay but quickly wore out. The third chair I tried I still own, it's okay. I've learned a few things through trying all these chairs, but this pattern showed me that I got really lucky when I bought my first chair in college. Office chairs are hard to return - while companies design the components to go into a relatively small box, they don't design all the components to easily come back apart.Fast forward to a couple months ago and back to this chair in question. I noticed that the fabric in the seat was starting to wear - that was happening for a while but now I had worn through it on one side where I sit semi-cross legged (as I'm sitting while typing this) and the side of my shoe digs into the chair. Fabric was gone and the foam inside was exposed, and I was starting to wear a small hole into it. I keep this chair in a room no one sees and so I can get away with some wear, but this was too much. I did a lot of research to find another chair. I watched all the youtube videos about the expensive chairs (which the youtubers obviously get paid to shill), I went to office supply stores and sat in every miserable chair with inflated price tags, I was dejected. However, I remembered that I had success before, so I figured I would try again. I found one here on Amazon with good reviews and ordered it. It was horrible and I was furious. "Why is it so hard to find a good office chair? Why do people have such trash expectations for their chairs? Chairs are not complicated, I should not have to spend half a grand to get a decent chair! If only I had the foresight back when I bought my original chair, I would have bought two and"... and then the thought hit me. Was my chair still available after all these years?Obviously it was. In my joyous fury I malicious-compliance style stuffed the horrible chair back into its box (which could not contain it but I did not care - that's the manufacturer's fault) and promptly returned it to order another one of these. Ladies and gentlemen, after assembling it today, I am happy to report that it has not changed one bit! Oh I cannot tell you how happy I am right now to be seated on this chair. It's such a nice chair, it's my old chair, but it feels brand new, because it is both of those things.Anyways, let me talk about a few other features - reclining options on this are great, you can recline both the back and the seat, independently. What's more is you can recline it and then lock it in at any position you want - so I recline the seat back a little bit and lock it in, and then let the back be on free-recline mode. This feature is wonderful and you won't find it on (m)any chairs at this price point. The arm rests and the back are height-adjustable. I leave the arm rests at their min setting, and the back just above min. As you bring the back up/down, it adjusts where your lumbar is positioned, and there is a very wide range. Also, the seat - its' quite thick, a good balance between firm/soft. The curved overlapping end helps your legs smoothly depart from it towards the floor. Finally, this seat has a wide range of height adjustability, able to get quite high if you need it.Anyways, I live in an apartment, so I don't have the space to store a spare, but if I did I would totally be ordering one. I'm half tempted to replace my "okay" office desk chair with another copy... We'll see.

An excellent, inexpensive very adjustable task chair. WAY better than the cheap one lever chairs that cost the same or more!!!! Very happy with this purchase and have purchased this same chair several times in the past for various projects where I needed a good task chair where there was none.Easy to assemble.

The backrest mesh loses some of its firmness quickly (within a week of use), and I found that I wasn't getting adequate support. But there is a gap between the mesh and rib structure in the back, which shows you to insert a small pillow - that's what I did and it works great (I used vocheer 11"x7" pillow from Amazon).If this chair had built-in adjustable firm lumbar support, it would be 5 stars. This is one of the few chairs that allows back rest tilt adjustment separate from the seat, which was also important to me - the chairs with the lumbar support piece usually don't have that feature.

Working from home, I got a chair that I wanted. I needed a mesh back and took a chance on this chair. Well, after using it for several years I'd have to say it's an excellent chair. I don't get fatigue from sitting in it and it've very durable. I work from home and sit in the chair for 9 to 10 hours a day. 5 stars.

Fairly comfortable, but has a squeak that no amount of WD-40 can cure; extremely irritating. Wouldn’t buy again.

I purchased this chair exactly 30 Oct 2021. As of writing this review, it is still under warranty.The chair arrived and the instructions to assemble it were pretty straight forward. They provided everything you needed to assemble the chair. It took about 45 minutes to assemble it.The chair was sturdy and comfortable. I used it regularly at a fixed height for remote work. This chair was a recommended purchase from the company I work with and the main catch was it's ergonomics and reliability. I actually recommended this chair to other employees of my company, friends, and was looking at purchasing them to replace my parents' older chairs. However, due to recent circumstances, I just let my company know that their recommendation has let me down and I have recanted my suggestions to those I have recommended the chair too. I will not be buying Modway chairs for my parents.Now, 15 days prior to the warranty expiration, I noticed when I leaned back in the chair it started making a loud crunch, grinding, pop noise. I wasn't sure what it was because the overall functionality of the chair was not hindered. I noted it and began looking for the warranty information on Amazon which I could not locate. Then recently, I was in a remote meeting and when I sat back the chair made the noise and a lot of people in my meeting commented on the noise. I was surprised the noise could be heard. One co-worker told me about how they had an experience were the stem of the chair grinded and snapped off at the base and they fell face forward into their desk, knocked unconscious, and had to get medical attention for a concussion and lacerations. They thought that it was a Modway chair but could not remember. They recommended I replace the chair. Later that evening I checked my chair and found that it was leaning to the left and on further inspection discovered the armrest was split. I reached out to the company, sent my information, and pictures. I found it was still under warranty and when I requested a claim for repair/replacement I was told."After careful consideration we must inform you that we are unable to accommodate your request for a replacement.The photos you have provided and the length of time you have owned the item support our decision to deny this claim for "wear and tear". Kindly note that Modway products are not warranted against regular wear and tear, nor are said to be of fitness for a particular use."What does that mean? That means they basically shifted the risk of unfitness back to me.I replied letting them know that I will be leaving a negative review on their chair as well as telling my company about the potential dangers/risks the Modway chair offers to employees.I am now looking at a replacement and have already dropped my chair off at the local dump.Summary:Was the chair easy to assemble: YesWas it comfortable: YesWould I recommend this chair: I did until the recent events. Safety and warranties play a part in all the things I buy,Is this chair a potential hazard: YesDoes the company stand by their warranty: In my case they did not. They denied my claim as normal wear and tear.I honestly wished I'd spent $400 on the "SecretLab" chair my sister and brother-in-law recommended to me. They both bought theirs four months before my purchase. My sister loved it so much she purchased another a few months after her sewing room. Their chairs are still working and in great condition. They have a 2-5 year warranty.