I’ve, maybe, a deep-seated distaste for gaming chairs. I purchased one in 2016, acquired bored with the race-car-seat-like design, and grew annoyed at how poorly it managed warmth. Then the again ache got here as I started working remotely (proper earlier than the pandemic). Considered one of my first pandemic purchases was a proper office chair since I spent greater than eight hours at my desk. Lo and behold, the again ache slowly disappeared after a number of weeks.
This launched my curiosity in testing workplace chairs—I’ve since put my behind on greater than 50 fashions, from active seating to Herman Millers. An workplace chair is best than a gaming chair in virtually each manner—they usually have extra changes you may make to personalize the chair to your physique; they sometimes do a greater job of holding you cool with breathable supplies; they usually often have higher again assist. However that does not make gaming chairs much less in style. They’re the seat of selection for a lot of creators and streamers, and one thing many players appear to yearn for to finish their gaming battle station. So right here we’re with the Razer Iskur V2.
I went into this overview course of figuring out the Iskur wouldn’t proper among the issues I initially had with the gaming chair I sat on for a few years, however I attempted to maintain an open thoughts. The decision after a month of sitting on it? It is OK! I would not select the Iskur V2 as my WFH throne, but when you do not need an workplace chair, it is in all probability the perfect gaming chair round.
Large and Tall
Meeting was pretty fast and simple, like most of the workplace chairs I’ve examined, and the instruments you want are included within the field. I initially thought the set up directions have been lacking from, nevertheless it seems they’re on the again of a large piece of paper, which is the very first thing you may see while you open the field. You too can scan a QR code to observe the assembly video on YouTube.
The construct supplies are good—I examined the PVC-free faux-leather mannequin (the black-and-green model), which feels well-constructed with sturdy stitching. There’s additionally a material mannequin that is obtainable solely in grey. My preliminary impression after shifting the Iskur V2 from my lounge to my workplace upstairs was that it is heavy and hulking, plus the casters do not roll nicely on hardwood flooring. Severely, I’ve seven workplace chairs in my room proper now (ship assist), and the Iskur is the tallest and widest, taking on probably the most area.
{Photograph}: Julian Chokkattu
It is black with some neon-green accents and appears fairly glossy—most gaming chairs sometimes have flashy designs. I nonetheless don’t look after the race-car-seat design—I genuinely desire the look of workplace chairs just like the Branch Verve, Steelcase Gesture, and Herman Miller Embody to this cumbersome, thick Iskur, however which may even be my again holding a grudge.
The Iskur V2 has a wider backrest than its predecessor. I’m 6’4″, and it matches my vast shoulders completely; the corners do not dig in as on some chairs. The seat was vast sufficient for my body, too; nonetheless, you can not alter the seat depth (you’ll be able to’t pull the seat out in any respect). This meant I had no room for various sitting positions—I could not sit with one leg tucked beneath the opposite, one thing I can do on the Embody and the Haworth Fern I am at present testing.
