Furmax Office Mesh Review
Our Verdict
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This Product Furmax Office Mesh | |||||
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Awards | Best for Most People | Best Buy for Back Support | Best on a Tight Budget | Best for Unconventional Sitting | |
Price | $40 List $43.99 at Amazon | $329 List $373.00 at Amazon | $180 List $169.99 at Amazon | $180 List $149.65 at Amazon | $110 List $89.89 at Amazon |
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Bottom Line | This chair provides acceptable performance, especially for its price, but if you're after all-day comfort, we would recommend purchasing a premium model | High-performance adjustability, comfort, and ergonomics without the high-performance price | This chair offers high-end features where they count most — for your back and bottom — without the high-end price tag | It's not fancy, but this is our favorite budget-friendly chair for the money | Great for anyone with unconventional sitting preferences and who is also shopping on a budget |
Rating Categories | Furmax Office Mesh | Branch Ergonomic | SIHOO M18 Ergonomic... | Modway Articulate E... | EDX Armless Criss C... |
Comfort (50%) | |||||
Adjustability (40%) | |||||
Ease of Assembly (10%) | |||||
Specs | Furmax Office Mesh | Branch Ergonomic | SIHOO M18 Ergonomic... | Modway Articulate E... | EDX Armless Criss C... |
Comfortable Hours | 3.00 hrs | 8.00 hrs | 7.00 hrs | 8.00 hrs | 6.00 hrs |
Manufacturer Weight Limit | 250 lbs | 275 lbs | 330 lbs | 331 lbs | 300 lbs |
Measured Points of Adjustment | 3 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
Measured Tilt Limiter Stopping Points | None | None | None | None | None |
GearLab Assembly Time | 18 min | 12 min | 16 min | 10 min | 22 min |
Adjustable Lumbar Support | No | Yes | Yes | Yes; the backrest moves up and down | No |
Tension Knob | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Tilt Lock | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Lumbar Support | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
Seat Pan Adjustment | No | Yes | No | No | No |
Our Analysis and Test Results
The Furmax Office Mesh is not the best office chair in our fleet, but it certainly is one of the most affordable. While it lacks premium construction, lumbar support, and adjustability options, it does present acceptable performance at a price that is hard to beat.
Performance Comparison
Comfort
The lumbar support on this chair is more or less non-existent. There are two strips of plastic that run down the back but they aren't connected and do not cover the space where your spine rests. The armrests are made of hard plastic and have no padding. One redeeming quality is the mesh material; it keeps your back from overheating and, as one tester put it, feels like it's “hugging your back.”
Adjustability
The Furmax has a knob to adjust the tension of the backrest, but that's where the adjustability ends. The knob is directly under the center of the seat, meaning that all but the lankiest armed people will need to get off the chair to make adjustments. All aspects of this chair are fixed in place. The backrest can be locked into an upright position but not at any other level of tilt. The seat pan cannot be moved, and the armrests are directly attached to the backrest; when you lean back, the armrests come with you.
Ease of Assembly
In the scheme of things, this chair isn't difficult to assemble, but it is one of the more time-consuming of the products we tested. Each screw requires a washer that is tricky to get on and keep in place while screwing the pieces together. It is helpful and recommended in the instructions to partially tighten most of the screws in the armrests before going back to crank them all down. The instructions are clear and easy to read, but some of the screws were only a few millimeters different in size and unlabeled, which made distinguishing between them a bit of a challenge.
Value
The Furmax is sold for an exceptionally low price; with that low price comes a lower tier of performance. That said, if you are absolutely on a low-cost budget and need an office chair, this might be just the ticket.
Conclusion
The Furmax Office Mesh scores low when it comes to comfort; it lacks back support and adjustability and is one of the more time-consuming chairs to assemble. This chair is a decent budget option, but if you can afford to do so and expect to spend all day in your office chair, we recommend looking elsewhere.