Dowinx Gaming Chair Office Chair PC Chair with Massage Lumbar Support, Racing Style PU Leather High Back Adjustable Swivel Task Chair with Footrest (Black&Red) Home & Kitchen

10 reviews for Dowinx Gaming Chair Office Chair PC Chair with Massage Lumbar Support, Racing Style PU Leather High Back Adjustable Swivel Task Chair with Footrest (Black&Red) Home & Kitchen

1. 

   Rated 5 out of 5

   Andrew Android – January 18, 2020

   Package arrived with a couple of dings on the box, but the product was fine. Package is slightly heavy to carry, do be careful.Assembly manual had a convenient QR code that links to easy-to-follow Youtube assembly tutorial videos. I was able to figure it out without needing to read everything carefully. Still, be mindful of not over-tightening your screws, and screwing in opposite, diagonal order instead of screwing around the perimeter in sequential circumference order. Between the manual and the videos, you’ll understand all of this with less than difficult effort and about 30-45 minutes of time.Lumbar pillow vibrates at a comfortable strength, but the USB cord isn’t long enough to reach my PC. Head pillow is comfortable, and the extended foot rest is a very nice added touch. Arm rests are at an acceptable height. I’m 5 foot 6 inches, 130 lbs, and the chair fits my body type just fine.You can count on this chair to look and feel like it was worth it. I’m very satisfied with my purchase.

2. 

   Rated 5 out of 5

   Navy – May 15, 2020

   I love this chair. The only thing I would chains is having adjusting arm rest height. The way the reclining mechanics work make adjustable arm rest impossible. I originally had an issue with the rocking mechanism. It squeaked so, so bad. I contacted the seller and they sent me a replacement part right away. Now I love it lol. I love the color, material, and it’s built very well. Should last several years.

3. 

   Rated 5 out of 5

   AJ – May 17, 2020

   **UPDATE 4-13-2022**So, first off, I still feel everything I said before is potentially valid. So I am not going to delete those comments. However … this company has completely blown me away and has gone above and beyond what I could have expected.They emailed me this week. I almost deleted the email, totally forgetting the companies name of this chair. However, I am glad I did not! When I read the email, I can tell it was not someone with a native English speaker. Then I read a little deeper, and they were talking about a review of a chair. Wait, the chair I am sitting in RIGHT NOW! (is what I thought, as I was taking a break doing home work – early morning, like around 6am) So, already i was tired. So I replied, expecting them to offer a part – something I am not really able to do. Part of the problem. I fully expected them not really to do anything.But then I get a reply. Within the same day. Around 11PM at night – again, I am trying to cram in my home work and I heard outlook on my phone. I looked at it, thinking it was a grade coming in and indeed it was not. It was Dowinx, telling me if I still had the problem – even though it is out of warranty – they will re-issue a brand new chair, to make it easier to fix so I don’t have to take the cylinder apart. You read that right – A BRAND NEW CHAIR. Like, literally, this is like a story I would make up to show what good customer service is.So yes. I am sure the chair color will fade. They are mailing the same color, so i can’t speak with the darker colors. Still recommend getting a darker color so it doesn’t fade in with your blue jeans or whatever color pants you wear. But, other then that, this chair is comfortable. My kids love it, and I sit in day in and day out doing home work and working from home. Other then the one part that is broken – and now being replaced – all is well.**UPDATE 7-20-2022***Almost a month, and no replacement has been sent. Worst customer service. Clearly, English isn’t their first language. They want me to take the base apart and take out the gas cylinder. I’ve told them I can’t do that. Especially before I get a replacement part because I need my chair for work.Then they mentioned they can send the base. I told them that would work and now they are sending the same email from the start asking me if I can take it apart. I’m changing my review to one star.**UPDATE 6-21-2021**So the chair seems to going down by itself instead of staying up. I am contacting warranty to see how they handle this problem. I will update to see what they say.**I will try to keep my review updated. I wanted to give my first impressions.So far, it is a great chair! It is comfortable, although it might need to break in a little on the sides since I am a bigger guy and the sides push in to me a little. It’s not too concerning – but something to understand. In my next update I’ll let you know if it creates a big issue. (for notes: I am like 340 pounds).I really like the white. I also like the PU Leather. It feels nicer then any leather I have felt on a chair or even a car (I have owned several cars with leather seats, including Buicks). And i like this feel better.What makes this chair great is the back support. My old chair was a freebie from my work but its falling apart. And very uncomfortable and when I lean back it feels like it will break. Not at all how this new chair feels. Supports me and my back.I don’t feel that this leather will bleed into other fabrics. Something I was worried about. I did buy some Armor All leather wipes – that works for both real and faux leather like this – to keep it clean, especially since my three boys will be using this. I also sit in my office 10 hours sometimes 12 hours a day for my work. So I need something sturdy, to support my back. But I also need something easy to clean since my office is also my kids computer room.**UPDATE APRIL 17th, 2021**So the chair has broken in, and is more comfortable. Sometimes it still digs into my thighs, but for the most part it is holding up as promised.The white leather however does bleed and the color has changed a little. It’s not horrible, but it is something to keep in mind if that type of thing bothers you.

4. 

   Rated 5 out of 5

   Amazon Customer – July 12, 2020

   I’m not a gamer but I do sit at my desk for hours each day. I discovered this chair when looking for a high back style. It had multiple 4-5 star ratings and today, after one week of use, I am high recommending this awesome chair!Two added features I must mention because they are awesome: (1) the massage lumbar pillow! Hello? ALL desk chair should provide this most excellent feature! and (2) the extendable foot rest! I didn’t think I’d ever use it, then I did try and wow, it too is a wonderful bonus!It took my son about an hour to assemble, w/my help. Just follow the directions, it’s very simple & easy.The only ‘sorta’ drawback to this particular model – I am petite 5’2″ 135 lb female and this chair fits me great. My son, rather hefty @ 5’7″ 240 lbs fits but just barely. He said most of his gamers friends were much larger than him so…. btw, the weight limit for this chair is 300 lbs.

5. 

   Rated 5 out of 5

   John Steele – July 16, 2020

   Pros: First, I have to say that I am a retired Engineer and as such I am very picky about products and how they work, or in many cases, how they don’t work. This DOWINX gaming chair is the best chair (5 stars) I could find after researching over 40 chairs. It is comfortable, no wait, it is REALLY comfortable and very quiet with the exception noted in the Cons. I was trying out the reclining function and fell asleep in the chair after assembly. My wife woke me up an hour later; otherwise I would have slept through the night in the chair. The chair turns very easily and with one push and you could turn around more than 360 degrees without any noise or resistance. The wheels move the chair effortlessly on my carpeted floor.This model fully reclines 180 degrees to make it flat if you want and can be locked into any position between 90 and 180 degrees. It also has a rocking function which allows a 20 degree deviation from where you have the reclining set to. There is a tension control knob under the seat for the rocking function. The seat to ground distance is ~16 to 19 inches when you are seated. Add 1 inch if the chair is empty.It has a footrest which is stored under the seat that can be pulled out, flipped over, and extended for reclining or sleeping. Some people have complained about footrests breaking on other chairs. So long as you don’t put a lot of weight on it, I think it will serve its purpose. It is very useful when reclining or napping.There is detachable lumbar support (with massager) and a head pillow. The head pillow is the right size for me (I’m 5’10”) and offers some adjustment up/down, however there isn’t anything there to keep it in place. I don’t view this as a big problem since you can reach back and fix it easily. The lumbar support is thinner than most other chairs and works well, at least for me, until you recline past ~110 degrees, then it feels like it is too thick. It can be removed if you find it a problem. It does have a built-in massage function that runs off of a 5v USB source. The massager is noisy but not as loud as others. I didn’t find it as relaxing as I thought it might be, so I’m not using it right now. That may change.You’ll need about an hour to assemble this chair if you have put things together before and maybe another hour if this is your first assembly project. Although I assembled it alone, I could have benefited from another person’s help.Cons:With the rocking feature engaged, there are some noises at the limits of the 20 degree rocking motion. This is caused by the lever that adjusts the seat up/down. It moves when rocking and has metal to metal contact at the limits of the rocking function. If it bothers you, it can be fixed by placing a thin (1/8” or less) adhesive backed, rubber pad on the metal surfaces above and below the moving metal parts.The tools provided are not hardened steel and deform easily when tightening the screws. I will suggest you go buy some quality Metric Allen wrenches before assembly. You will need 5 and 6 mm sizes that are at least 2 inches long on each side.There is no good way to make sure that the metal rods of the footrest are parallel so they don’t bind. The best way is to anchor one screw on each plastic guide and test fit the footrest. If parallel, place some tape as a position marker; slide the footrest out; and install the other screws.When reclining, the seat back rises about 2.5 inches with relationship to the seat. Add the lumbar support and the 2.5” becomes 5+”. See the pictures. Everything is okay without the lumbar support.When you attach the chair back to the seat, put all of the screws in first but don’t tighten them yet. There are two brackets coming from the seat that will support the seat back. The top hole on one of these brackets is round and is the least adjustable. This is the anchor point for mounting the seat back, tighten this screw first and then the one below it. Other than the first hole, the other holes are elongated to allow for adjustment. When the first side has been tightened, notice the gap between the seat and bottom of the chair back. Place something in between there to keep the gap the same size from side to side. I used a book. Then tighten the remaining screws. This will ensure that your seat back isn’t leaning to one side.The instruction you get comes in the form of a small picture booklet. Most everything you need is there, but it could be improved. There is some Chinese English, but better than most. DOWINX should add information on the tension control, describing which direction does what. Adding a picture of how to properly put the lumbar support on (not a big problem) would also be good also.The packing materials smell. I think they put something in their packing to make sure no bugs survive the trip to the US. When you are done assembling open a window for a few hours.

6. 

   Rated 5 out of 5

   clifford jordan – July 23, 2020

   Being that i work often at home, I go through desk chairs fairly quickly. One will last about 1-2 years. I usually spent about $100 for my office chairs. This Dowinx chair is the most expensive office chair I have ever purchased, but it is also the best quality chair I have ever purchased. It is firm, and it is very comfortable. The spring noise is minimal, much quieter than my previous chairs. I chose the red wine color because it matches my office furniture very well and makes this chair look more professional than a normal “gaming chair”. It is also very easy to clean. Just wipe it down with a damp cloth. I do not the stock wheel rollers that it came with and so I purchased a set of 3in Office Chair caster wheels which improve the quality feel of the chair. I wish all chairs had these type of wheels, but unfortunately, they do not and so you have to purchase them separately.

7. 

   Rated 5 out of 5

   Santa Fe Cowboy – August 6, 2020

   UPDATE: 21 June 2022: This is a follow up to my review below. The text below is still valid but the company reached out to me and made good on its promise of having satisfied customers. It took awhile. The company was going through a re-organization, factory wise and administratively. They apologized profusely concerning the chair and explained there (I didn’t quite understand) either is now or will be a redesign of the chair. As far as comfort of the chair it was pretty good. If there is indeed a redesign and it takes care of the problems I had, then I would recommend the chair. I really liked the color – a dark maroon more than red. Also the chair was a good looking chair. As I indicated, it took awhile but if a company is going through a re-organization, I can understand why it took it took 6 months. If nothing else, their customer service is very good and responsive.I leaned over and not very far at that and over I went. I scraped my arm on a chrome wire kitchen cart I use for my copier and copy paper, etc and landed on my left wrist which hurts like crazy. I don’t think it is broken or chipped because I can still move my fingers but it hurts when I try to touch my thumb to any one of my fingers and when I try to button a shirt there is a lot of pain. At least I landed on the seat back of the chair so did not hurt my back but scuffed up the back of the chair.I received the chair with the left hinge bent a bit. It looked like it came out of the factory that way because the box when delivered was pristine. The hinges are stamped out and in this case also left the edges fairly sharp so I filed the edges down before taking a chance of cutting a finger. The bent hinge was a real pain trying to get the seat back matching the seat bottom and and took me the better part of 4 hours trying to get that right so the back would fit correctly to the bottom.The legs are not long enough which makes the chair very top heavy. I am 6′ tall and weigh 210 – not extremely big but not petite by any means. The chair itself is ok for the price. I don’t see it as a long lasting 10 year chair though like my last one which I picked up used even and which this chair is replacing. i wouldn’t complain about the bent hinge if I hadn’t leaned over and fell on my but – yes I know how to spell it.I cannot recommend this model chair because of the short legs and stability problem. The chair looks nice in pictures but again the legs are not long enough. The office chair I was replacing had the seat cushion finally squished down to nothing. I think that was some of my back problems but the legs were long and very very stable. One could lean over almost to the floor it seemed and never have to worry about tipping all the way over. This chair is also a little wobbly also but I think most office chairs are to a certain extent. I mean they have one 2-3″ center post holding up the seat cushion and the rest of the chair and that’s all. Maybe if the center post attaching the chair to the legs was 6″ round they may not be wobbly but I have never seen any like that.My 17 year old daughter said, yes! papa get a gaming chair when I showed her the chair on Amazon because gamers sit in their chairs for hours. I have to say it fits me very well. The back bolster is too big as someone else commented on so took if back off so cannot review the bolster nor the vibrator part of it. As mentioned, I really like the color – it is a dark dark red. I think it is a handsome chair in that color.It was easy to assemble until I got to the bent left hinge. To make matters worse, the right hinge bolt holes were oblong so there was plenty of adjustment for attaching the back but the left hinge had one bolt hole oblong which allowed for adjustment on the seat bolt but the bolt going into the back was a completely round hole just big enough for the bolt so no adjustment at all – if it had been oblong with some adjustment capability it would have saved me a lot of time. I probably should have sent it back but I had it all laid out on my floor and half put together, then all put together but the back did not fit to the bottom. Who’s going to take it completely apart, package it all back up and ship it back. Besides I figured I could get the hinge straightened out without too much trouble. Not.And YES it squeaks when you rock. Someone else mentioned that also. An office chair (gaming chair in this case) should not squeak at least not when it’s new. The rocking part is good with plenty of rocking, in fact some people may not like the “long” reach but I like it alot – (as stated in Amazon’s description, you can also lock the chair so it does not rock at all).It lays down completely flat. Its a bit of a problem getting back up but when you’re laying straight out it feels like a zero gravity chair and is quite comfortable. It IS a bit to get back up though. it has an infinite number of seat back positions. The completely up position is good for desk work and probably some gaming but when the back is straight up it IS straight up.Am I a happy camper? No. Will I continue to use the chair? Probably. I can’t afford another chair so I’ll just be super careful.I rated it 2 stars for gaming again because of the stability problem from the too short legs. I am not a gamer but my daughter tells me they can get quite “involved” when gaming.I rated it 4 stars for support because the seat cushion part and the back I think are very supportive. The seat and back are NOT soft like some office chairs. I would rate this chair like German cars with their (generally speaking) very firm seats but which allows for driving miles and miles and not be sore where as most American cars have cushy soft seats that feel good at first but after a few of hours one wants to get out of them. That’s the way this chair is, like the German car seats and I like the firmness because it offers more long term support, at least in my opinion. I know this has been lengthy but I hope it will help some people with their decision making.

8. 

   Rated 5 out of 5

   Jason – August 22, 2020

   I have struggled finding a decent chair. The last one I bought was very poor quality. Had no padding whatsoever in the back or butt. This chair has minor issues, such as the quality of materials in the base, but otherwise is solid. It provides real good support and padding for the back/butt. The footrest is okay but I wouldn’t consider it a selling point, it’s rather cheap and when out it may feel like you’re leaning forward. Overall if you’re going to do a gaming chair, Dowinx is well worth our money.

9. 

   Rated 5 out of 5

   Rich Russell – September 6, 2020

   First of all, this chair is wonderful to look at. I have the light gray. I don’t love that the company’s brand/logo is on the chair, but the light gray unit hides it fairly well. There’s a wonderful feel to all of the materials, including the faux leather. Only time will tell how wear-resistant this faux leather is, but it feels well made.I didn’t buy this chair for gaming, although I love gaming and I imagine this would be a good fit. I sit at my office computer all day and needed a new office chair. For whatever reason, gaming chairs are cheaper.This chair has a great look and is super comfortable, I can sit in it for hours at a time. To my surprise, the lumbar support cushion comes with a little vibration module in it, so you can lean back and get a back massage. This vibration requires a USB port, and it doesn’t seem to have an on/off switch, so you have to unplug it every time you want to turn it off. I wish the cable was longer, but it is easy to detach the cable and insert a longer one (that you provide).The foot rest that comes out feels a little unsure, as though you don’t really want to put any weight on it. (I took one star off for this, even though I never use the foot rest. It’s up to you as the buyer to think how important this is to you.)I love the recline and the rocking features, they feel very sturdy. The seat cushion is nice and thick, soft but also firm enough to support your weight. I would say that if you happen to be a very wide person, you might find the arm rests a little too narrow. I’m neither very wide nor very thin, so I find it to be just right. If I was a person with a 50+ inch waist band, I might find it a tight fit.Assembly took me about 2.5 hours, which seems a long time, but I’m the type who is always extra careful I’m doing things right. I reached a point where having a second person to hold items in place became necessary, and you probably will want a partner too. (It’s not absolutely necessary, but a big help.) I referred to the written instructions which were very small to read (for my old eyes) and found myself using the YouTube video as well. Neither instructions nor the video use a lot of language, as this is obviously designed for an international market. I used the instructions and the well-produced video at the same time to be sure I was doing everything right. The video is a huge help and a nice touch I wasn’t expecting. Search out the video and see if it suits your assembling style.I’ve been using the chair for about 2 weeks now and it feels like I need to go in with the Allen wrench (two differently sized wrenches are provided) and tighten things again. That’s a little annoying, but it’s not too big a deal, I guess, for the price. Perhaps I didn’t tighten enough while assembling just in case I made a mistake and need to start over. If nothing else, be sure you don’t throw your Allen wrenches away!In all, I have no hesitancy in recommending this chair very highly, given it’s price point. If I needed a second chair, I would probably get this one again (or even consider a higher-priced model, as this company has earned my trust). My recommendation would be even stronger if you don’t truly care about the foot rest. I find I can recline in this chair “just right” without needing to pull out the foot rest. But if a foot rest is absolutely essential to you, consider your options carefully.

10. 

    Rated 5 out of 5

    Amazon Customer – September 25, 2020

    This chair came well packaged and although there was some damage to the box, there was no damage to the chair. It was quiet a chore to assemble! Once together though the chair seems sturdy and of good quality for the price. The leather is very soft with nice stitching. I thought I would not use the neck or back pillow but they are actually very comfortable. The foot stool is a nice touch though rarely used. My husband has used this chair as his primary work chair (40 hours a week) for the past couple of months and so far its held up fine. It was a much better deal than an office chair. The only additional feature I would have liked is to be able to adjust the height of the arm rests.