Review Thermaltake Argent E700 Review: The Most Beautiful Chair…to Look At

[Admin]

Thermaltake’s Argent E700 gaming chair is beautiful, but it lacks detailed adjustments and lumbar support.

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[Phaaze88]

Sweet geezus. Competing with Herman Miller in price, ~and that's it...

 

[Johnpombrio]

I don't know why sticking a great big lump in the middle of your lower back is a "good" thing. Lubar supports, esp the ones that are exaggerated kill my lower back. There are plenty of aftermarket cushions to do the same thing.

 

[FrozenGerbil]

I previously bought this E700: Style and Appearance: 5 stars. Build quality: 5 stars. Long-duration seat comfort: 2 stars. Back support and ergonomics: 0.5 to 1 star. Extremely firm armrest pads that you usually find on $70 office chairs: 0 stars. :-( RMA returned in the end...

The E700 looks better and is built a lot better than Secretlab's 2022 Titan Evo overhyped overpriced crap. But for a similar price range as the E700, Herman Miller has several chairs that would TOTALLY kick the E700's azz for comfort and ergonomics. And the overhyped chairs from Secretlab and Razer could not even enter the boxing ring with those Herman Miller chairs. This E700 would enter the boxing ring but get immediately knocked out by Herman Miller, Steelcase, or Haworth chairs.

The E700's arm pads literally feel like the external vinyl is just wrapped around hard plastic, without any foam or gel cushion underneath, which is inexcusable for a $1200-$1300 chair.

The E700's backrest can lock into reclining angles, which is nice to have. But the main problem with its backrest is that at its most upright position, the backrest still leans back about 6 to 8 degrees as if you are sitting in a dentist chair (dentist chairs also still lean back even in their most upright position). So if you like to sit upright with great vertical posture in the E700, it feels like you are sitting on a bar stool because the entirety of your back never comes into contact with the backrest, so there is no back support and no lumbar support. There is a slight curved contour in the backrest that looks like lumbar support, but it is located too low to fill into any adult's lumbar curve. If you always lean your back into the backrest at its most upright, but still reclined, position, you will destroy your back, spine, and posture due to the E700's very poor ergonomics. The same thing happens in chairs made by Secretlab, Razer, and DXRacer - sitting in all these chairs for 8+ hours every day will destroy your back.

 

[MoxNix]

"Most beautiful chair"?

It's just another ugly overpriced and probably uncomfortable gaming chair. One would be far far better off purchasing a high end office chair like the SteelCase Leap for LESS money.

 

[Phaaze88]

The same thing happens in chairs made by Secretlab, Razer, and DXRacer - sitting in all these chairs for 8+ hours every day will destroy your back.

Which can go unnoticed, because it develops over time, as the body gets accustomed to that crap.

 

[Giroro]

I, for one, am pretty surprised they're still trying to sell these fisher-price racecar chairs to adults.

Especially one that costs more than my first car.
What's next, King sized, luxary racecar beds for "gamers"? That's too much space for a single person.

 

[8086]

That said, I’d argue that most gaming chairs are not pinnacles of ergonomic design, especially those that borrow heavily from racing seats. Bucket seats aren’t really designed for comfort — they’re designed to keep your body securely in place when you’re in a vehicle that’s moving and turning at breakneck speeds. They’re not necessarily designed to be uncomfortable (unless we’re talking about actual stock-racing seats, which are as stripped-down as possible), they’re not designed with long periods of sitting in mind. My car (a 2015 Mustang convertible) has relatively plush bucket seats (with adjustable lumbar support), and even those definitely aren’t ideal for long road trips.

Sarah,

Thank you for saying this. It's so long over due. Quality office chairs from Xchair, Steelcase, or Herman miller are better "LIFE" investments than some low budget garbage that will cause you back pains and fall apart after 2 years.
Besides a good comfortable seat you can spend all day in, a person should never cut corners on a good pair of shoes and a mattress, because you will spend all day in any one of those 3.... for life.

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