A task chair is the piece of office furniture you touch for more hours than anything else, so it is worth getting right. Everything in this range is a genuine, warranted chair from a manufacturer that publishes its testing data, which is not something you can say about most chairs sold online in Australia.
How to choose
Start with how long you sit. If you are at a desk for six hours or more a day, prioritise a chair with a proper weight sensitive or adjustable recline, because a chair that fights you when you lean back will keep you upright and static all day. The HAG Capisco and the Humanscale Freedom both handle this well, from opposite design philosophies: the Capisco encourages you to change posture constantly, while the Freedom quietly adjusts to you.
Next, consider your build. Mesh backs suit warmer rooms and anyone who runs hot, and the Herman Miller Aeron Remastered remains the benchmark here, with three sizes so you are not forced into a one size compromise. Fully upholstered chairs like the HAG Tion 2160 are warmer and quieter, and tend to suit shared or client facing spaces better.
What the warranty tells you
Warranty terms differ by brand and model: the length, what is covered, and conditions such as hours of use or user weight all vary. Our warranty page sets out the terms brand by brand, and your rights under the Australian Consumer Law apply on top of any warranty.
If your measurements are changing. Most of this range is sized once and left alone, but a few chairs are built to be re-fitted as you go. The figures to compare are the seat depth travel, the gap between the armrests and the seat angle range — the HÅG Capisco 8106 slides its seat depth 370–470 mm, the HÅG SoFi Mesh 380–460 mm and the RH Mereo 300 403–483 mm with its armrests setting 355–510 mm apart, while the Aeron's seat depth is fixed by size. Our guide to office chairs and pregnancy works those figures through, and office chairs for short people in Australia does the same for a fixed frame.
If you are weighing up specific models, our guide on choosing an ergonomic task chair works through the trade offs in more detail. If you write code all day, our guide to the best office chairs for programmers and developers narrows the range down further. You are also welcome to sit in any of these at our Pyrmont showroom before deciding.

