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 NOW Seating! Xpress, 2413AT15 AT: $140

Overall Ratings
mfgr & line	UNC price	overall score	seat	back	arms	lumbar adjust	directions	material	rater's opinion	state contract
NOW Seating! Xpress, 2413AT15 AT	$140	63%	2	0	2	0	1	4	2	Yes

Similar model(s): Now Seating with tall back

Description

A moderately adjustable chair. Some adjustments require leaving the seat and/or tools. Available in various seat and back sizes.

Seat Description

Adjustable in height and depth, with forward tilt. Contoured cushion.

Backrest Description

Also a contoured cushion. Available in various sizes. Adjustable in height and angle.

Armrest Description

Various armrest shape and style options. The chair evaluated had T-shaped armrests that were adjustable in height and width.

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Comments

This is a very inexpensive chair. While not as nice as many of the other chairs reviewed, the chair does not sacrafice as much comfort and quality in creating a less expensive chair than might be expected. The arms adjust in width, but require a screwdriver to make the adjustment and the seat is usually wide enough that users will not need to make the armrests any farther apart. The armrests are also easy to accidentally adjust to different heights. The back angle adjustments require care to keep them unlocked as the adjustments on this chair have a tendency to spring back into position. The seat sliding mechanism is non-intuitive to find, but relatively easy to use. There are several different sizes of chairs available. Different sized chairs is a good idea when fitting an individual, however, the range of adjustability seems to have been reduced under the assumption that the chair was ordered in the right size for the user. Considering how chairs sometimes will be passed around within a department, this is far from guaranteed. Individually fit to the user, this chair can be a cost effective solution. Be way of outfitting an entire group of people with the same chair however. One of the common complaints heard from users in the field is that the chair is too big for them. Overall, this chair is good value for money for the discriminating individual, but may cause difficulties for large groups of people fit to the same chair.