Do gaming chairs break easily? How to avoid cheap gaming chairs
How to avoid wasting your money
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Do gaming chairs break easily? Sometimes they do, especially the cheaper stuff. However, this is not to say that all budget gaming chairs are prone to breaking.
Today, we’re going to go over how you can avoid buying a crap gaming chair, and how to keep even a cheap gaming chair from breaking before it’s time.
Luckily, for you, dear reader, we’ve tested a lot of gaming chairs here at WePC. So we’ve run the gamut from brittle to brilliant, crap to quality, worthwhile to worthless.
How to avoid a crap gaming chair
Well, a universally agreed-upon strategy to avoid lemons is to read our gaming chair reviews. If a chair we review succeeds in our testing process, you can be sure it’s a worthwhile purchase.
Other than this flawless strategy, there are a few other precautions you can take to avoid a regrettable purchase.
This is particularly important when it comes to gaming chairs, as they are both expensive, and far more annoying to return should the need arise.
Go with a reputable brand – Our top picks
This goes without saying, but it’s not as easy as you might think. Social media has made it easier than ever for any company with 0 marketing budget to come across like as a well-established quality brand.
Of course, we’re only going to recommend chairs we’ve only tested. Luckily we’ve tested a lot of them so we’ve settled on the brands that reliably deliver quality items time after time. Here are the best brands to look out for:
- Secretlab. Secretlab chairs are our current favorites, with the Titan EVO 2022 Series as our current best gaming chair. The older models such as the Omega 2020 are also well worth considering for those looking to spend a little less.
- noblechairs. This UK-centric brand came out of nowhere and quickly become one of our favorites. All their chairs share the same top-tier level of quality, with the noblechairs EPIC being our favorite of the bunch.
- Vertagear. We only recently managed to get hands-on with the Vertagear PL4800, and were impressed with its price-to-performance ratio, so we’re certainly confident in the brand.
Secretlab Titan EVO 2022 Series
Height range (Medium Size)
5’6″ – 6’0″
Maximum load
286lb/129kg
Seat width
56cm
Tilt-lock?
Yes
Height adjustment range
75mm
noblechairs Epic Copper Edition gaming chair
Max load
265lbs/120kg
Backrest angle range
90° to 135°
Vertagear PL4800 gaming chair
Max load
163kg/360lbs
Recommended height
175cm-198cm/5’9″-6’6″
Height adjustability
1355mm-1430mm/53.3″-56.2″
