Amazon Basics Mesh Mid-Back Adjustable-Height 360-Degree Swivel Office Desk Chair with Armrests, Black

A Much-Longer-Than-Needed Review for a Chair. I’m a big fan of amazon. I needed a chair. AmazonBasics had a chair. So I bought it.The thought of an Amazon brand chair was exciting to me. I needed an office chair and I wasn’t willing nor was I capable of affording a Herman Miller, or a Steelcase, and so on. I’ve had $200 Staples/Costco chairs and they’re okay, but typically not that much better than a chair such as this one. Rather than buying the cheapest generic chair from some generic Chinese company, it was appealing that a company that I have found to be reliable had their own to offer.Assembly: Out of the box, nothing was missing or broken. A booklet is included with very clear instructions and the hardware is separated and labeled in plastic bags; very well executed. One thing that bothered me is when you attach the back cushion under the seat it overlaps with the seat plate. I thought I did something wrong so I took it apart and put it back together for no reason, delaying the assembly process (I might have OCD). In the end, it doesn’t seem to be a problem.Comfort/Functionality: The seat cushion is very thick and firm, it’s probably my favorite thing about this chair. I LOVE THE SEAT CUSHION. Same goes for the back mesh, comfortable with good support. The pneumatic lift works well. The chair comes with a tilt lock and tilt tension adjusting knob, very basic. The caster wheels are very smooth. I don’t really care for the arm rests, but there’s nothing wrong with them I suppose. They are placed relatively low, my elbow does not even reach them so I don’t use them (I’m 5’8″ btw). I’m guessing they did this so that the chair could easily be pushed into the desk without clearance issue. Again, this is not important to me but take it into consideration when buying. No complaints at all. The chair feels very sturdy, nothing creaks or rattles or anything. It’s a solid chair.Summary: I’m pleasantly surprised by this chair. It definitely exceeded my expectations and I can see myself using it for a long time to come. It’s a comfortable and sturdy, no-frills, no-nonsense office chair. Well worth the money. I really like the seat cushion… I highly recommend it.

A fantastic chair – with fantastic support – both kinds. I’m generally a big fan of Amazon, I’ve been a Prime member forever, and I buy, well, almost everything from them. I’ve often been impressed with their AmazonBasics line, and this chair is no exception.Since many questions come up about comfort and support, I’ll mention that I’m 5′ 7″, 215 lbs, 48, male. Not huge, but definitely overweight. I’ve gone through many chairs – some just wearing out, and some I’ve had to get rid of. Most “normal” chairs tend to bend, wear out, or come apart in some way, after a while, and while I tend to prefer “heavy duty” chairs, those chairs tend to be so uncomfortable after a time that it’s like sitting on wood.So I admit I was hesitant about this chair – but two things caught my attention: the fantastic price (compared to other chairs), and the AmazonBasics name.While it is true that “Basics” implies… well… “BASICS”…. this is BY FAR the most comfortable chair I’ve ever owned. The part you sit on has a perfect and generous amount of cushioning that has stood up to repeated use, and still remained soft. I frequently have pain at the base of my spine, and I *notice* when a chair is uncomfortable. With other chairs, I”ve had to use pillows or extra padding, but this chair is absolutely amazingly comfortable, even after 7 months of constant use (purchased this in February 2016).The seatback is also awesome – it’s made of a kind of nylon mesh netting – not metal (as you’d think from the pictures) but soft material. This stuff is so much more comfortable to lean back into than any normal chair back I’ve tried, that I find myself leaning back into OFTEN – whereas with other chairs I would avoid leaning back at all. So… bottom, back, lumbar support – all there, and really amazingly nice.Of course… BASICS. So the armrests don’t adjust and are not adjustable even during assembly – and the same for the back. The back does “go back” a little, and there is a “push to lock” option on the control arm – but that’s it. Up/down, lock/unlock, that’s all you get. (There’s some kind of knob on the front that I suspect controls tension, but I never mess with it, it doesn’t seem to make a difference to me.)Assembly was easy. The screws take an alan wrench (hex key) tool, which comes with the chair. I’ve seen people commenting on screw holes not lining up, causing the back plate to overlap the bottom plate. Here’s the thing: IT’S SUPPOSED TO. Just follow the instructions, assemble the chair in order, and tighten it down. The chair will come out fine, and perfect, and you’ll love it. Assembly was typical for an office chair – but I was able to do it myself. This chair is lighter than most, which makes assembly quite easy.Now… not all is sweetness and light here. About 7 months in, the cylinder in this chair started to fail. I’d be sitting on the chair, and it would suddenly JERK downwards about half an inch. Then it would wait about 30 minutes, and JERK down again. UGH! It was not fun! But here’s where the AmazonBasics (and Amazon!) really shines: Since this is an “Amazon Product”, there is a one-year warranty noted right on the product page… and it’s administered… BY AMAZON! YAY! They didn’t even make me call some other number or company or anything. I just went to MY ORDERS, hit the “Return or Replace” button – this was 7 months later, mind you! – and sent a message. Within a few hours, I heard back from an agent asking if I’d like a refund, or a new chair? WOW! Really? Awesome! I mean… I was a little sad that they couldn’t just send me a new cylinder and bottom part or something, but, hey, a whole new chair, okay. They sent it free, with free overnight shipping, and i had it the next day.And let me just amplify on this: I kind of wanted to try to fix this myself. I saw on Amazon where they have replacement cylinders you can buy. And if you have a big hammer, you can apparently “bang out” the old cylinder and replace it with a new one. Not so for this chair: The bottom piece which bolts onto the bottom of the seat cushion, and into which the cylinder fits, is a CLOSED assembly. You can remove it from the chair, but you cannot disassemble it further in order to bang the cylinder out. So don’t even try. If you have a cylinder problem within the warranty period (a year), just let Amazon handle it for you. If it’s post-warranty, you’ll either need some kind of special clamp-on tool (Amazon has these – some of the cylinders come with them) to force the cylinder out from the outside (too much for me, I didn’t try that), or you’ll just need to buy a new chair. Which, knowing how great this chair is, I’d do in a heartbeat.So, again, a really great product from AmazonBasics, with the absolute top-tier support that you’d come to expect from Amazon. Buy this chair with confidence, it will serve you well!

A fantastic chair – with fantastic support – both kinds. I’m generally a big fan of Amazon, I’ve been a Prime member forever, and I buy, well, almost everything from them. I’ve often been impressed with their AmazonBasics line, and this chair is no exception.Since many questions come up about comfort and support, I’ll mention that I’m 5′ 7″, 215 lbs, 48, male. Not huge, but definitely overweight. I’ve gone through many chairs – some just wearing out, and some I’ve had to get rid of. Most “normal” chairs tend to bend, wear out, or come apart in some way, after a while, and while I tend to prefer “heavy duty” chairs, those chairs tend to be so uncomfortable after a time that it’s like sitting on wood.So I admit I was hesitant about this chair – but two things caught my attention: the fantastic price (compared to other chairs), and the AmazonBasics name.While it is true that “Basics” implies… well… “BASICS”…. this is BY FAR the most comfortable chair I’ve ever owned. The part you sit on has a perfect and generous amount of cushioning that has stood up to repeated use, and still remained soft. I frequently have pain at the base of my spine, and I *notice* when a chair is uncomfortable. With other chairs, I”ve had to use pillows or extra padding, but this chair is absolutely amazingly comfortable, even after 7 months of constant use (purchased this in February 2016).The seatback is also awesome – it’s made of a kind of nylon mesh netting – not metal (as you’d think from the pictures) but soft material. This stuff is so much more comfortable to lean back into than any normal chair back I’ve tried, that I find myself leaning back into OFTEN – whereas with other chairs I would avoid leaning back at all. So… bottom, back, lumbar support – all there, and really amazingly nice.Of course… BASICS. So the armrests don’t adjust and are not adjustable even during assembly – and the same for the back. The back does “go back” a little, and there is a “push to lock” option on the control arm – but that’s it. Up/down, lock/unlock, that’s all you get. (There’s some kind of knob on the front that I suspect controls tension, but I never mess with it, it doesn’t seem to make a difference to me.)Assembly was easy. The screws take an alan wrench (hex key) tool, which comes with the chair. I’ve seen people commenting on screw holes not lining up, causing the back plate to overlap the bottom plate. Here’s the thing: IT’S SUPPOSED TO. Just follow the instructions, assemble the chair in order, and tighten it down. The chair will come out fine, and perfect, and you’ll love it. Assembly was typical for an office chair – but I was able to do it myself. This chair is lighter than most, which makes assembly quite easy.Now… not all is sweetness and light here. About 7 months in, the cylinder in this chair started to fail. I’d be sitting on the chair, and it would suddenly JERK downwards about half an inch. Then it would wait about 30 minutes, and JERK down again. UGH! It was not fun! But here’s where the AmazonBasics (and Amazon!) really shines: Since this is an “Amazon Product”, there is a one-year warranty noted right on the product page… and it’s administered… BY AMAZON! YAY! They didn’t even make me call some other number or company or anything. I just went to MY ORDERS, hit the “Return or Replace” button – this was 7 months later, mind you! – and sent a message. Within a few hours, I heard back from an agent asking if I’d like a refund, or a new chair? WOW! Really? Awesome! I mean… I was a little sad that they couldn’t just send me a new cylinder and bottom part or something, but, hey, a whole new chair, okay. They sent it free, with free overnight shipping, and i had it the next day.And let me just amplify on this: I kind of wanted to try to fix this myself. I saw on Amazon where they have replacement cylinders you can buy. And if you have a big hammer, you can apparently “bang out” the old cylinder and replace it with a new one. Not so for this chair: The bottom piece which bolts onto the bottom of the seat cushion, and into which the cylinder fits, is a CLOSED assembly. You can remove it from the chair, but you cannot disassemble it further in order to bang the cylinder out. So don’t even try. If you have a cylinder problem within the warranty period (a year), just let Amazon handle it for you. If it’s post-warranty, you’ll either need some kind of special clamp-on tool (Amazon has these – some of the cylinders come with them) to force the cylinder out from the outside (too much for me, I didn’t try that), or you’ll just need to buy a new chair. Which, knowing how great this chair is, I’d do in a heartbeat.So, again, a really great product from AmazonBasics, with the absolute top-tier support that you’d come to expect from Amazon. Buy this chair with confidence, it will serve you well!

—–Update after 5 years of usage—–I’ve been using this chair since 2017.These are my impressions1. The chair is still solid. However the seat cushion has completely crumpled. It is nonetheless comfortable if you sit upright with your feet planted fully on the floor.2. The mesh back holds up quite decently. I had my doubts about it’s reliability, but it has surprised me quite well.3. I recently had to check out a chair for my better half and I tried a lot of more expensive chairs and ultimately decided on getting the same one again.The problem with new chairs is that the lower back is not at all supported. And the back rest doesn’t stay perfectly upright when you lean back. These new fancy chairs have a lot of give and it bends back causing a fear of falling back. This Amazon Basics chair has no such issues. The back is perfectly and rigidly mounted to the base. This means there is no recline. But it also means there are no issues with the back flexing and not staying in place. This may have less features but it is a solid chair.Hence I purchased another one just a few minutes ago. Wanted to update this review so that people are aware.For people who are expecting Herman Miller Aeron like chair, please temper your expectations.1. This does not have a recline. It is rigidly bound to the base.2. Doesn’t have adjustable hand rest.—–Original Review—–Comfortable and reliable chair. Used it for 20 minutes so far.My first impressions are;Pros:1. Looks and feels durable. There’s no creaking sounds. The castor wheels rotate smoothly. The locking mechanism feels solid.2. Self assembly is very easy. The instructions come in a booklet and are very easy to follow. I was able to assemble it in less than 45 minutes. All assembly can be done with just an allen key which is provided. All parts are labeled and named. There’s no way one can get confused while assembling this.3. The seat cushion is wide and comfortable.4. Height adjustment works as advertized. No surprises there.5. Cushion is fairly good. Will be giving a full review once I use it for a few months.Cons:1. The arm rests are useless. They are too low to be of any use.2. I’m a little skeptical of the back mesh. Not sure how durable that is. A sharp object against it might tear it off. Something like a sharp finger nail would probably be sufficient. Need to be particularly careful with the mesh back.

Me gustó mucho el precio pero me gustó más su cojín super esponjoso y gordo. Esta silla es muy pero muy cómoda y me hace pensar en que no hace falta ir a buscar una Herman Miller de 17 veces su precio para estar agusto trabajando. En estas épocas en las que todo es muy caro quiero decirles que esta es la silla perfecta para la oficina, para la casa y/o para comprarle a tus empleados, simplemente el precio es muy bueno y más si agarras una oferta. Te la llevan a tu casa u oficina y la pagas con tarjeta. ¿Qué más se puede pedir?Ni pierdas el tiempo buscando en Office Max u Office Depot. La sillas de ellos son más caras y super chafas aparte de que tienes que tomarte la molestia de ir por ella, perder el tiempo, gastar gasolina, formarte en sus tediosas cajas, esperar a que la cajera se digne en preguntarte si quieres factura, esperar a que la bajen de anaquel….Me encanta que amazon haya integrado en Amazon Basics esta pequeña silla. Ahora, no crean que todo es miel sobre hojuelas. En mi caso no le instalé los reposa brazos porque me estorban en lugar de ayudarme. Sin embargo esta es una silla economica y no muy agraciada estéticamente. Pero considero que no hay porqué gastar más.+PROS*MUY CÓMODA*AJUSTE DE INCLINACIÓN DE RESPALDO+AJUSTE DE ALTURA POR PISTÓN+AJUSTE DE INCLINACIÓN DE CONÍN POR DIAL+RESPALDO DE MESH MUY CÓMODO Y ANATÓMICO+BUEN SOPORTE PARA LOS MUSLOS+BUEN SOPORTE PARA LA PARTE TRASERA DE LA RODILLA, TIENE UN BORDE MUY RICO+LAS RUEDITAS LA HACEN GIRAR BIEN Y RÁPIDO+PERFECTA PARA TU OFICINA, CASA, ESTUDIO+TUS EMPLEADOS TE AMARÁN+MUY BUENOS MATERIALES DE CONSTRUCCIÓN-A MEJORAR-ESTÉTICA MEDIO SIMPLONA-ES 100% LOW BUDGET ESTÉTICAMENTE HABLANDO EN MATERIALES ES EXCELENTE-LA PINTURITA BLANCA DE LA PALANCA AJUSTADORA DE ALTURA ESTÁ MEDIO CHAFA-SOLO ESO, NO HAY MUCHO QUE CRITICAR, Y A ESTE PRECIO NO TIENE PROBLEMACONCLUSIONESComo dije al principio, esta es una silla inmejorable por el precio y comodidad. Si, las hay más bonitas y con metales cromados en lugar de negros, pero cuestan lo doble o triple. Esta cuesta lo que en las otras tiendas cuestan las super báicas secretariales. Totalmente recomendable y si a eso le sumas el excelente servicio de Amazon, pues como dicen los gringos: es un “no-brainer” =)Gracias por leer mi reseña. Espero que te sirva y compres la tuya.

I bought this chair as my work passed to be more from home due to a recent change in position at work. Additionally i spend a lot of time working on my MBA as well, so I spend an average 4-5 hrs every day on this chair. Excellent chair in matters of comfort and posture.Assembly was super easy with the manual.I have had the chair now for almost 5 months, excellent value quality / price and experience is very good.I recommend it to anyone.

I bought this chair as my work passed to be more from home due to a recent change in position at work. Additionally i spend a lot of time working on my MBA as well, so I spend an average 4-5 hrs every day on this chair. Excellent chair in matters of comfort and posture.Assembly was super easy with the manual.I have had the chair now for almost 5 months, excellent value quality / price and experience is very good.I recommend it to anyone.

It was missing parts. LONG-LONG-time Amazon customer here. Ordered this “Amazon Basics Mesh, Mid-Back, Adjustable, Swivel Office Desk Chair with Armrests, Black” and received it with the shipping box previously ripped open and taped back up plus with new shipping damage. As I moved it into my house, my wife asked “Is this a screw for that?” with a screw in her hand. Sigh… Yes it was. I hoped for the best, opened the box and as I laid out the pieces, another screw fell out but at least it was still in the shipping box this time. As I laid out the various parts, I came to the card with the small bits sealed to it with the tough, clear plastic. Someone had opened the shipping box and cut open ONE of the bubbles to take out some screws! Nothing else was cut open or missing! It turns out to be missing a couple of screws and the pedestal is damaged, evidently in shipping. No problem. I got online to Amazon to get some help and found the ONLY recourse I have is to ship this back to Amazon to be evaluated BEFORE they will ship me a replacement!?!?!?!Not even a “can we help you?”No “we’ll ship you the screws and…”No “our product specialist will get in touch with you.”No “we’re shipping you a replacement asap and just ask you to return that one.”I would LOVE to be giving you a thorough, fair and honest evaluation like I have done countless times before, but AMAZON is really sucking it big time this time.UPDATE 8/8/2023: I went to the hardware store and bought some screws and washers and a mechanically-inclined friend fixed the pedestal so I put the chair together. Directions were clear and easy to follow so the total time was maybe 20-30 minutes to put it together by myself. I’ve only used it for a day but it does its job well – it rolls around, I sit in it, I lean back, I lean forward… Yep! It’s a chair! I will update this review after I have used the chair for a while. The value is kind of iffy, considering all that I had to go through to get a roll-around chair for my computer station but the ease of putting it together and the clear instructions kind of balance it out so “Yes, I still recommend this chair.”

Normally don’t add reviews but all the other reviews for this product kinda sucked so figured I’d put in something a bit more helpful for other shoppers.Firstly what you REALLY want to know: yes it’s comfortable enough to sit in. The seat padding is good, it doesn’t compress down to any hard surface, and the mesh back support feels nice. I feel well supported and like I’m in control of my seating position without needing to fidget. Reclining feels safe and secure, not like I’m going to tip backwards. The recline stops at a nice comfortable position without going back too far or feeling like it doesn’t go back far enough. Overall I feel like I could sit in this chair for several hours without issue.The seat pad itself is a bit on the small side, it doesn’t have the wide “real estate” of larger chairs. I’m about 265lbs, 5’11”, usually wear a 32″ inseam, and I find my knees are slightly off the edge of the seat. This puts a bit of pressure under my thighs which is relieved by using a foot rest. Interestingly, there is about 2 inches of extra space behind my butt, so I think it’s been designed like this on purpose so that as the mesh back “relaxes” over time you don’t end up with your butt hanging off the end of the pad or feeling like the pad has become too long. So I suspect this issue will get better with use and time.I would say in terms of size I’m at the upper limit of what this chair is designed for, if you are a bigger person you likely won’t feel comfortable in this chair. My thighs are at the very edges of the pad and if I could ask for anything it would be that the pad be about an inch or two wider each side near the front.As for ergonomics, there basically isn’t any. You can recline, that’s it. The seating position is neutral enough that I think most people will find it comfortable, but if you are an outlier for any reason you might find the lack of adjustment is a problem. The arms are at a reasonable height, not too high to be in the way but not too low to be useful, pretty standard.Construction quality seems good, I didn’t see any obvious weak points. This is a very simple chair so there aren’t many potential points of failure. All the parts fit quite securely together and don’t appear to give any opportunity for movement that could loosen bolts over time. Assembly is very straightforward and the instructions were clear. There were no annoying plastic “bolt caps” that might fall off during use. Overall very solid, I feel like it could survive a fall down a flight of stairs or off the back of a truck and apart from scuffs still be serviceable.In summary, it’s not a luxury chair, BUT if you’re in a bit of a pinch and need to replace a broken chair, this will do it without leaving you uncomfortable, and should last a reasonable amount of time.

Nice chair. I just received this chair because the first one was missing the piece to connect the back of the chair to the seat. Returning the first one was easy and they shipped the replacement chair immediately. The chair was fairly easy and took about 30 minutes. The chair is pretty comfortable and raises and lowers easily. I am retired and use the chair an hour or so per day to pay bills and surf the internet so it fits my needs nicely especially at the low price.