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If you spend as much time gaming as I do, then it’s time to move past the simple FPS blitz and focus more of your attention (and PC budget) on the subject of spines, chairs and derrières. Edge is a new company, based in Wales, dedicated to creating the world’s best gaming chairs – from the ground up. No re-skins here, each chair is individually hand made to order. But, can any gaming chair be worth the best part of £1,000?  The backrest, seat base and headrest come fully-assembled. No tools are required for assembly and all gamers have to do is pop the gas stem into the base and engage the seat base. They can be gaming in seconds.

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The brainchild behind the Edge GX1 is Clyde Crawford, a Chartered Ergonomist and Human Factors Specialist (C.ErgHF) with post-graduate qualifications in training, occupational health & safety, injury / illness management, occupational rehabilitation, health surveillance and functional capacity evaluation. He has over 20 years’ experience in delivering a diverse range of ergonomics solutions to a broad range of clients.

A significant proportion of Clyde’s work has been to provide ergonomics support in the fields of product design and computer based workstations. This has included the design of commercial gaming seating, display screen equipment and medical devices. He has also provided consulting services for gaming industry manufacturers and suppliers around the importance of ergonomics in the design and procurement of gaming equipment. Furthermore, he was part of the ergonomics team that achieved a highly commendable award for the Qantas Next Generation Check-In at the 2011 International Ergonomics Design awards.

Neil Hill is his partner and Neil has extensive gaming industry knowledge and experience in production selection, design and distribution.  Neil has held Director level positions for some of the world's leading computer and gaming brands.

Technically speaking, the chair is firmly placed in the high end. Some of the features are as follows:

  • Backrest is designed with a solid and bespoke piece of wood (most racing seats are just padded metal skeletons)
  • The contouring of the foam on the base, neck rest and backrest is bespoke. The contouring is designed to support the natural curvatures of the spine while also supporting the pelvis, head and neck through a variety of postures. Furthermore, the contouring has been designed to enhance support but not constrain posture.
  • The lower back support uses an enclosed air cell which enhances comfort and support
  • The foam is high density and there is an additional layer of memory foam on the seat base
  • Tilt mechanism provides additional negative tilt to enhance support in forward-leaning and engaged posture.
  • The mechanism provides a unique asynchronous gravity driven tilt which allows easy transition between postures . Gamers can lock or unlock the seat base and backrest tilt which are independently adjustable. The tilt tension for the backrest can be adjustable when using the dynamic position
  • The seat fabric/material, which is breathable and easy to clean, but importantly is designed for thermal comfort – it’s cool in the Summer, warmer in winter, but never makes you feel hot like many gaming seats on the market.
  • The range of gas stem adjustment  is greater than normal and supports are more optimal sitting height. Many racing seats do not offer sufficient height adjustment, which automatically means the sitting/gaming posture will be incorrect.
  • Seat slide mechanism allows the seat depth to be adjusted to better support the legs.

We spent time gaming and working in the chair, with some competing models in the same room for comparison. When we say competing, it’s important to point out that the ‘challengers’ were about a third of the price. We’d also recently experienced a variety of models up at the EGX show. 

I can FEEL the difference sitting in the GX1 compared to say, an Omega, it’s far more comfortable by a huge margin. But with the Omega starting at around £300 and the GX1 at £809 I’m still struggling to say that you should definitely go and buy this product. The science is there, they’ve done the research, the benefits are pretty obvious, so it should be an easy sell, but thats ALOT of money for a fancy piece of gaming furniture, right?

Some of the best ergonomic office chairs sit in the range of £600 to £1000+ , so maybe it's time we started taking our health a little bit more seriously? As this is the flagship product we can only assume in the future they may come out with stripped down versions at a smaller price. until then it’s going to depend on how much your spine is worth to you. Hell, if you can shell out a couple grand for a new graphics card maybe it’s something you should seriously consider.

All chairs are supplied with a five-year guarantee against fault in manufacture, including structural parts, when used in normal conditions for up to 8 hours a day. The guarantee is conditional in that it covers normal use and that misuse has not taken place and that the final decision rests with EDGE, their component and fabric suppliers. The guarantee is conditional on the purchaser providing a description of any fault and, if needed, returning the product to EDGE for assessment.

You can buy from Edge direct HERE.

Base chair: £809.99
Headrest: + £89.99
Silver aluminium base: +£41.99
Hard-floor castors: +£27.59
Small seat: (no cost change)
Foot-rest: + £41.99

Pros

  • Extremely comfortable
  • Moulds to any shape person
  • Cool features, like negative tilt and inflatable lumbar support

Cons

  • Price
  • Tricky chair controls
  • Paying extra for the head and foot rest.

KitGuru says: Unless you are spending the majority of your day on a PC – either gaming or designing – then this is not the chair for you. If, like me, you are a professional designer who spends all their free time gaming, then even the mahoosive price tag may not put you off. For the same price, you can get a pair of Noblechairs or enough Ikea operator’s chairs to seat a pair of Counter Strike teams. What is the most important thing to you?  Supported spine?  Blissful seating?  Then the Edge GX1 might be worth buying. Sitting on a regular gaming chair, after the GX1, is literally a pain in the arse.

 

 

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Nitro Concepts S300 Gaming Chair Review https://www.kitguru.net/tech-news/featured-tech-reviews/briony-hannam/nitro-concepts-s300-gaming-chair-review/ https://www.kitguru.net/tech-news/featured-tech-reviews/briony-hannam/nitro-concepts-s300-gaming-chair-review/#respond Sun, 21 Jan 2018 18:41:07 +0000 https://www.kitguru.net/?p=360222 Its one of the more affordable gaming chairs on the market at £229 - but how much do we like it?

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The Nitro Concepts S300 is a racing style gaming chair that comes in a large range of vibrant colours that should match any set up. As Nitro concepts flagship model it features breathable cold foam upholstery, 3D armrests and head and lumbar support pillows In this review we take a look at the sophisticated looking radiant white edition. With a price tag of £229 it is one of the slightly more affordable high end gaming chairs – but how well does it perform?  

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Specifications:

  • Colour Availability: Black, red, blue, white, yellow, green, orange
  • Manufacturer's Guarantee: 2 Years
  • Weight: 24.5 kg
  • Maximum Load: 135 kg
  • Rocking Mechanism Tilt Angle: max. 14°
  • Backrest Tilt Angle: 90° to 135°

Sizing:

  • Total Height (with base): ca. 128 – 140 cm
  • Seat Pan Height (with base): ca. 48 – 61 cm
  • Backrest Height: ca. 87 cm
  • Backrest Width (shoulder height): ca. 53 cm
  • Backrest Width (pelvis height): ca. 56 cm
  • Backrest Width (contact area): ca. 47 cm
  • Outer Backrest Width (widest point): ca. 57 cm
  • Inner Depth of Seat Area: ca. 47 cm
  • Total Depth (without base): ca. 55,6 cm
  • Armrest Width: ca. 9,5 cm
    Armrest Depth: ca. 25,5 cm

Materials:

  • Steel (frame)
  • Cold Foam (cushioning)
  • Fabric (contact area + cover)
  • Nylon (base)
  • Nylon / Polyurethane (castors)
  • Polyurethane (armrests)

Pros:

  • Good build quality
  • Easy to assemble
  • Comes in a variety of colours
  • Good range of adjust-ability
  • Breathable fabric

Cons:

  • Arm rests can be a bit stiff to adjust
  • Unoriginal racing chair design
  • Fabric cover could be difficult to clean

You can buy the Nitroconcepts S300 Gaming chair from Overclockers UK for £229.99 inc vat HERE

KitGuru Says: Overall the Nitroconcepts S300 is a chair that feels comfortable, is easy to assemble and is made to last. It's not the most aesthetically exciting but we think that it provides good value for money when it comes to Premium Gaming chairs

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KitGuru Reader Awards 2017 – Winners Announced! https://www.kitguru.net/tech-news/andrzej/kitguru-reader-awards-2017-winners-announced/ https://www.kitguru.net/tech-news/andrzej/kitguru-reader-awards-2017-winners-announced/#comments Thu, 23 Nov 2017 08:07:28 +0000 https://www.kitguru.net/?p=355058 The best hardware of 2017, as voted by YOU - the KitGuru readers.

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These annual awards are all about you, the KitGuru reader. They give you the chance to tell us, the manufacturers and the market as a whole – who you really think is doing the best job. The categories cover everything from innovation to reliability, from core tech to graphics and peripherals. We thank all the KitGuru readers who nominated the finalists for this year's awards – as well as the thousands of you who took the time to vote for your favourite ‘Product of the year' in each category for 2017. 

The whole process started at the beginning of November and is now complete. The winners are as follows:-

 

Each of these categories had, of course, a runner-up. Here's a gallery of the products that just missed out:-

One of the things that make these awards unique is that we use a 100% community-oriented voting system. Once you have chosen the nominees and voted for the winners, the KitGuru results also go toward deciding the European Hardware Association Community award winners – who will be announced shortly.

Our awards also included a special competition for the chance to win a GTX1060 graphics card and Razer gaming mouse. The level of entries was high, with over 99% of you entering your details!   The lucky winner this year is Andy Norbury from Wales.

KitGuru says: There were some surprises in this year's list – and you've helped add some products to our ‘Must get this into the Labs' list. Once again, a big THANK YOU for taking the time to share your opinions and experience – we really appreciate it!

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Corsair T1 Race gaming chair https://www.kitguru.net/tech-news/featured-tech-reviews/leo-waldock/corsair-t1-race-gaming-chair/ https://www.kitguru.net/tech-news/featured-tech-reviews/leo-waldock/corsair-t1-race-gaming-chair/#respond Thu, 25 May 2017 17:13:59 +0000 https://www.kitguru.net/?p=335519 Vvroom Vrroom - Corsair goes full on sports with their new £300 T1 Race Gaming chair.

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Corsair has entered the gaming chair market with a model called T1 Race. It is impossible to miss the point that it is styled like a racing car seat. In the video your reviewer refers to Recaro but other makes of racing seat are available, however Sparco doesn’t sound as good when you say it out loud.

There are five colour combinations available for T1 Race – full black plus black with blue, red, yellow or white trim. As you will see in our video we got the yellow option which looks pretty darn spiffing and also happens to match the colour flash of Corsair packaging. The colours look good and will doubtless prove popular. Perhaps the most interesting thing about Corsair T1 Race is the price which is set below £300 in a world where many gaming chairs are north of £400 and the Vertagears we recently reviewed were £500 and £600 each.

Specification:
Colour Black / Yellow
Upholstery Material PVC Leather
Max. Sitting Height 420mm
Min. Sitting Height 320mm
Backrest Height 950mm
Backrest Width 560mm
Seat Depth 580mm
Seat Width 560mm
Armrest Height 280-380mm
Chair Weight 24kg

That’s right, we’re talking about a budget Corsair product which isn’t something you often get to say. Indeed it would be fair to observe that Corsair usually launches premium products and then works their way down through the product stack.

You can see how this works when you assemble the T1 Race as the basic structure look likes a regular office chair that sells for around £150 on the UK High Street. This means the T1 Race has the usual adjustments to seat height and lean, along with arms that can be adjusted for height and position.

A bit of research tells us that genuine, actual race car seats cost anywhere from £1,000 to £7,000 so it won’t come as any surprise when we tell you that the bling parts of the T1 Race are entirely cosmetic. The seat is vinyl with a moulded pattern that looks like carbon, the arm rests are plastic with a carbon fibre look and the base of the chair is plastic, which made it tricky for us to install the five caster wheels as they were an incredibly tight fit.

When you stand a short distance away it all looks perfectly decent and your eye is drawn to the cosmetic features exactly as Corsair intends. The cushions that sit behind your lower back and neck are classic examples as they really look the part yet don’t do much for orthopaedic support.

This boils down to your own personal taste and we cannot honestly claim the T1 Race fits in with our own décor. You, on the other hand, may feel the exact opposite. To our mind the likely customer for T1 Race owns a Subaru Impreza (or wants to own an Impreza) and feels that every car is improved with tinted windows, lowered suspension and a really big turbo charger. That’s a reasonable point of view but it means that your reviewer feels somewhat left out in the cold as he comes from the opposite direction.

Closing Thoughts.

The Corsair T1 Race is a new entrant to the gaming chair market and uses a bold, brash design based on a racing car seat. The styling is full-on and lacks much in the way of subtlety. We are certain it will cater for a bunch of prospective customers who want to spend a modest amount of cash on a gaming chair.

In essence you are paying £150 for the basic chair and roughly the same again for the fancy moulded vinyl seat cover, Corsair logos and the carbon-look arm rests. You can safely bet that Corsair T1 Race will appear in game streaming videos across the Internet but that doesn’t change the impression of style over substance.

Buy from SCAN for £289.99 inc vat HERE

Pros:

  • Smart appearance of the textured seat cover.
  • Reasonably comfortable.
  • Adjustable height, lean and arm rests.
  • Sensible price.

Cons:

  • Assembly of the base was hard going.
  • Minimal support for the lower back and shoulders.
  • The styling lacks subtlety.
  • Carbon-look armrests are fairly crude.

KitGuru says: Corsair T1 Race will surely appeal to teenage gamers.

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