Best Chair For Desktop Coding?

wifeoflurker writes "Can someone give me recommendations for a desk chair to give my husband as a Father's Day gift? He currently uses a cheap one he got from Office Max, but I want him to have a really comfortable one. He spends his life in this chair (coding and lurking on Slashdot). I don't have time to research good chairs on the internet today (I'm chasing my 10 month old around, and she seems to get into the most mischief when I'm staring at the computer screen), so I figured a few folks here might share their personal recommendations." Has there been any great progress in the state of the art (of sitting) since the last time readers sought recommendations for back-friendly chairs a few years back, or the perfect computer chair nearly a decade back? Is there even such a thing as a back-friendly chair, or should we all be in astronaut-style lounge workstations?

Comments

The Cadillac of butt pedestals

[fourohfour]

has got to be the Aeron (http://www.hermanmillerseating.com/cominc/toolbox/landing_pages/hermanmiller/aeronchair.asp) It also has a great history (http://archive.salon.com/tech/feature/2001/08/07/aeron/print.html)

It depends on which version you like

[microbee]

If you are an apple fan, choose a shiny steel chair, preferably in white, that can be plugged in to play music. No, I didn't mean an electrical chair.

If, on the other hand, you like Microsoft, then just choose a light-weight cheap plastic chair that can be thrown to the wall relatively easily.

I recommend an Emperor

[AikonMGB]

I recommend one of these: http://www.novelquest.com/emperor.html

Looks pretty damn productive if you ask me!

Aikon-