herman miller aeron with all the bells & whistles + an after market headrest. I also considered dozens of other chairs, but it came down to various steelcase models (including the leap & lounge) & the HM aeron. I really wanted a headrest and I wanted to resell it easily down the line (HM aerons arent easily refurbished, they are iconic, and so they sell for more $$$ than a used steelcase) - so i went with HM.<p>I bought mine open box return from an authorized reseller, during a HM 15% sale, with an extra discount from the reseller for $600 off new retail. It is literally like new. In 10-20 years, assuming the HM used market is the same as it is now, I will be able to sell it for 50% of what I bought it for. Meaning it cost me roughly $450<p>Now for the review of the chair itself:<p>It is good, but not mind blowing or life changing like some HM fanatics will have you believe. It is a decent chair, I have back, neck, hip, etc issues and it does help - but to be honest I expected the chair to be better than it is.<p>I have sat in a steelcase leap, a HM embody, a haworth zody, and many others. No office chair out there blew me away, but the build quality, aesthetics, and resale of the HM helped sway me in the end.