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Aeron Chair - Herman Miller Highly Adjustable - Posture Fit - Medium Size (B) Carbon Frame, Classic Carbon Pellicle

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Brand: Aeron Herman Miller Highly Adjustable PostureFit Size B
Category: Kitchen

List Price: ~~$1,346.00~~
Buy New: $979.00

Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars

14 reviews
Sales Rank: 46793

Color: Aeron Size B - Posture Fit, Graphite, Classic Carbon Pellicle
Size: Size B Aeron
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0
Dimensions (in): 25 x 26 x 25

MPN: AE113AWBPJG1BBBK3D01 Herman Miller Highly Adjustable Aeron Size B - Posture Fit, Graphite, Classic Carbon Pellicle
Model: AE113AWBPJG1BBBK3D01
ASIN: B0006NUB5U

Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days

Features:

»	Aeron Size B - Posture Fit, Graphite, Classic Carbon Pellicle
»	12 Year Factory Warranty is INCLUDED!
»	Posture Fit Back Support & Adjustable Padded Arms are included.
»	Size B with Posture Fit and Classic Carbon Pellicle
»	IN STOCK FOR IMMEDIATE SHIPPING!

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Product Description
Aeron Chair - Posture Fit - Medium Size (B) Carbon Frame, Classic Carbon Pellicle. Highly Adjustable with PostureFit. Full Factory Warranty - AUTHORIZED HERMAN MILLER DEALER

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4 out of 5 stars

Good but take care on sizing, options December 5, 2008
decisivemoment (Midwest)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

I evaluated this chair, HM Mirra, both the original and version 2 models of the Steelcase Leap, and Humanscale Liberty and Freedom chairs, and ended up with a used original Steelcase Leap high-back.

The Aeron is a good design in my view. But when you're picking out a chair bear in mind the following:

1. Aeron is based on the principle of a rocking chair. The back does recline slightly as you rock back (that is to say, the angle between back and seat increases as you rock back) and that's ergonomically sound as far as sitting in the chair is concerned, but for a desktop computer user it will lower you quite a bit relative to the screen especially since the pivot is close to the front of the seat. The good news is that back support stays very consistent because the back and the seat keep touching each other through the movement. The other models are basically recliners; the seat pan slides slightly forward but does not go down, while the back lowers, so you stay more level with the computer. Downside is that lower back support on recliners weakens as you recline because the pan and back separate a bit. You will in my view retain slightly better posture in a reclined position in the Aeron than you will reclined in other chairs.

2. Particularly concerned about lower back support? Aeron's PostureFit and their standard lumbar are both better than the competition in my view. PostureFit is good for an upright sitter but a bit uncomfortable though when reclining. The standard lumbar is uncomfortable set in its standard position; lower it all the way and it is does what I feel it should do.

3. Because of the mesh, Aeron is not particularly well shaped around the upper back. Next to the Humanscale Freedom or Mirra, upper back support is questionable; next to the Leap or Liberty, Aeron's upper back support feels almost non-existent. Humanscale's Liberty, also a mesh chair, solves this problem by creating a curve similar to the Leap by way of sewing three panels of mesh together side-by-side in vertical strips, much in the way a nice pair of bike shorts or tights would work, instead of using a single panel that can't really be properly tailored.

4. Sizing is really important. In my view, the Aeron's adjustability does not allow for enough different body types and also Aeron sizing runs "small"; size C kicks in for most people above average height. Also on the Aeron, you cannot adjust seat pan depth, while you can on the other models. So you have to have it right to start with. Someone with short legs and a long torso is going to be in particularly deep trouble on the Aeron, as you have to go with the deep-seated C size in order to get a reasonably high back. Aeron's B size has a back that in my view is much too short given the size of the chair. And you cannot adjust the arms on the Aeron laterally; you can pivot them but you can't actually slide them into a narrower setting as you can on the Leap. Another reason to make sure you're getting the correct size. (HM fixed this particular issue on the Mirra; let's hope they issue an update for Aeron).

5. Mesh selection is also really important. There are a number of new fabric options on Aeron which are much firmer and frankly in my view more comfortable than the original pellicle. Also, I wonder about how durable the pellicle is; it seems to me to be rather like asking for trouble. If the pellicle feels too much like lawn furniture or dumps you into the mechanism underneath the seat pan, you might want to consider the denser, tweedier looking fabrics such as "wave."

As I say I ended up with a used high-back Leap. The Humanscale Freedom is meant for a very small person; the Liberty's arms are even less adjustable than Aeron; I was concerned about the durability of the Mirra's plastic back, even though it is ergonomically excellent, and the Mirra's seat pan is quite small; and the new Leap is slightly smaller than the old Leap high-back (though much better than the old Leap standard back) and has cheap and nasty padding on the arms, thinner padding on the back and not as good a support in the lower back, although to be fair it also has substantially nicer padding on the seat pan than the original. Overall I would say that either the new or used Leap is capable of fitting the widest range of people in a single chair. Humanscale Liberty is an outstanding choice if you don't mind the rather wide fixed spacing of the arms.

Overall, getting a "commercial quality" chair is worth it. Compared to Office Depot and Staples self-assembly, the chairs from HM, Steelcase, Knoll, Humanscale etc. are more durable overall, they're much more comfortable and adjustable, they look better, warranty protection is better, they're more repairable, and they're pretty much all American made.

5 out of 5 stars

The BMW of office chairs August 2, 2008
scryer (Chicago, IL United States)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

It's interesting reading reviews here and elsewhere on the Aeron. Chief complaints seem to be the front of the seat digging into the thighs and various back support issues.

This chair is very much like a fine sports car. It's highly adjustable and, like a sports car, lets you do a lot of things, some of which you probably should not be doing. The key to this chair is taking the time to adjust it properly (and making sure you buy the right size in the first place since it comes in three sizes). With eight adjustments, it's easy to get one or more dimensions wrong and end up uncomfortable. On the other hand... almost every aspect of the chair is adjustable, so it's very likely that you can get it to fit your exact dimensions and seating preferences.

The front-of-seat problem that some reviewers report is a great example of this. If the chair height and forward tilt are adjusted properly, and you're in the right size chair for you, this shouldn't be a problem. Many people adjust chairs to sit too high because previous chairs were more comfortable that way or their desks are too high for comfort. If you sit too high on an Aeron it will push on the bottom of your thighs... but in other chairs you'd be sitting too high and screwing up your back without realizing it.

Now the back support -- there I agree that the old lumbar support was less than ideal. The PostureFit system included with this model did the trick for me at least. Comfortable and easy to adjust.

The chair does come with a step-by-step guide for chair adjustment and there's a video guide on Herman Miller's web site that shows you how to operate each adjustment. It does take some fiddling to get it exactly right, but once you're there it's a great fit.

Been in this chair a month and I sit several hours a day. It forces me to sit up straight but it's comfortable to do so, unlike my old chair. Wouldn't trade it for anything.

2 out of 5 stars

Crash, bang! Several hundred dollar chair falls apart? July 10, 2008
G. Butler (Charlotte, NC United States)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful

First the good news. This chair is very comfortable. I've wanted one of these web or mesh or whatever they are called chairs ever since I saw my first one. You can adjust just about everything. And the height range is pretty good as well.

Now the bad. I've got an inferior brand at work, and I like it almost as much as my HM Aeron. I'm sure it was hundreds of dollars less.

And now the ugly. The #@^% thing has basically fallen apart on me! Got it in Novemeber of 2004, and the seal on the lift started leaking a few months ago. So the chair would suddenly drop an inch or so. A few days ago, one of the carpet casters (option available at additional cost) broke apart. When I picked up the chair to take a look at the bottom to see what was wrong, the chair came right out of the base! And this unit comes pre-assmebled so I could not have put it together incorrectly.

Very dissapointing. The chair is under warranty, but the warranty company wants a hundred bucks for a loaner while they fix my chair. Guess it takes a while.

5 out of 5 stars

Aeron Chair is Wonderful...with Caveats June 20, 2008
Bookworm
15 out of 15 found this review helpful

I understand why the Aeron gets mixed reviews for comfort, and have come to peace with this. For years, I have sat in my company's Aerons, for hours at a time, and loved them. They were comfortable and I wanted one. So, I bought one. I brought it home, sat in it, and within 10 minutes my legs were tingling and after an hour my back and legs were aching. I tried the chair again the next day and had the same problem. The model I bought was a size "B" Aeron. I returned it today for a size "C" (1.5 inches longer seat depth). Now, my legs feel fine. So what gives?

The Caveat: If the Herman Miller sizing chart shows you to be an A/B or B/C - in other words, capable of using a B or C sized seat in my case, watch out. While you might normally think this means that you could 'theoretically' fit in either seat, what it really means is you have a borderline condition and you need to dig deeper. The B sized seat was painful for me, even though the chart implied I would be comfortable with that size. On the front of the Aeron seat, below the mesh, is a foam crescent-shaped insert. If you get the wrong sized seat (for your actual needs, not for what the chart says), the foam crescent applies a LOT of pressure on the exact wrong part of your thighs. I found the pressure from the B sized seat crescent to be absolutely intolerable. Fortunately, my local retailer let me swap the chair out.

The C size seat adds about 1.5 inches to the seat depth (the distance from the front edge to the rear edge) and, on me, that extra distance moves the crescent forward enough to shift the pressure point to a part of my leg that is less sensitive. I now have no pain in my legs. The point to all this? Use the sizing chart as a basic guide, but if you plan to buy an Aeron, you need to sit in the chair first and size it up for yourself, especially if you are between sizes.

Here is a point on the lumbar support vs. the Posturefit unit. The lumbar support is just a block of rubberish plastic pressing against your back. It works, but if you put it in the wrong place, it will be a pain. The Posturefit unit is more refined and allows a degree of tuning that the lumbar unit does not. However, either can be painful if set incorrectly for your needs. Set correctly, each contributes to your posture.

In conclusion, the Aeron is well-built, really cool and expensive. However, if you get the wrong size - even if Herman Miller thinks the size is a good fit - it will be a pain and you will hate it - absolutely hate it! Remember that these are chairs, not feather beds. Don't build up a false expectation - driven by excessive marketing hype - that sitting in the chair will be some orgasmic experience. Whenever you sit, your skin, muscles, nerves and bones experience pressure. Until Herman Miller repeals physics, pressure = potential discomfort. The Aeron reduces but does not magically eliminate the potential for discomfort. For me, it took 2 chairs and a lot of research and knob twisting to get an acceptable (but not perfect) level of comfort. Take care in your selection!

1 out of 5 stars

Overpriced - Doesn't Last - Lousy Customer Service June 4, 2008
Brian Mattes (Philadelphia, PA)
3 out of 6 found this review helpful

My Aeron chair is barely 3 years old and the seat fabric has already split, rendering the chair unusable. I'm willing to pay for a new seat, but that's proving to be impossible. Most dealers don't want to get involved (I guess that means that there are a lot of busted seats out there!). I found two places that claim to offer replacement seats. One told me that they sent it, but I never received it and they're no longer responding to e-mails. Another said that it would respond in 24-48 hours. Well, it was more than a week ago when they first said this, and I've written to them several times since then, but each time they say "we'll respond in 24 - 48 hours." Save yourself some big bucks and a lot of trouble -- buy a cheaper chair at Ikea or Staples. Skip the overpriced, poorly made chair that could fall apart as mine has, leaving you with an expensive piece of garbage and nowhere to turn.

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