Sihoo M18 review: a budget chair that brings ergonomics and style to the party

This chair punches well above its weight – it's a new budget classic.

5 Star Rating
The Sihoo M18 in a home office.
(Image: © Future)

Our Verdict

Office chairs are complex bits of kit, with several areas where they can potentially fall short – ergonomics, comfort, ease of assembly, design, construction, materials and price point. Yet now and again there is a chair that nails all of the key criteria, and offers it all for exceptional value. That's the Sihoo M18. At under $200, it's the new gold standard of budget ergonomic chairs.

For

  • Comfortable
  • Looks great
  • Great value

Against

  • Nothing at this price

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I don't give five-star reviews of chairs lightly. In fact, over six years of reviewing them, there's only one other office chair that's received the top score. That's the Herman Miller Embody – cutting edge chair design for a wallet-shattering $1,999.

But the Sihoo M18 has forced my hand. It offers comfort, easy cool design, decent ergonomics and all for under $200 – in fact you can get it for as little as $129 over at Amazon. Sihoo is famous for its budget office chairs, and though they can be hit and miss, the company has struck gold with the M18. It's undoubtedly deserving of its spot on our lists of the best office chairs for back pain, and the best budget office chairs too. Let's dig into why...

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Features:Dual-adjustable lumbarRow 0 - Cell 2
Row 1 - Cell 0 Max. 126° recline angleRow 1 - Cell 2
Row 2 - Cell 0 Soft W-shape cushionRow 2 - Cell 2
Max load:150kgRow 3 - Cell 2
Item weight:17kgRow 4 - Cell 2
Product dimensions68D x 70W x 130H cmRow 5 - Cell 2
The Verdict
10

out of 10

Sihoo M18 chair

Office chairs are complex bits of kit, with several areas where they can potentially fall short – ergonomics, comfort, ease of assembly, design, construction, materials and price point. Yet now and again there is a chair that nails all of the key criteria, and offers it all for exceptional value. That's the Sihoo M18. At under $200, it's the new gold standard of budget ergonomic chairs.

Beren Neale
Ecom Editor

Beren has worked on creative titles at Future Publishing for over 13 years. Cutting his teeth as Staff Writer on the digital art magazine ImagineFX, he moved on to edit several creative titles, and is currently the Ecommerce Editor on the most effective creative website in the world. When he's not testing and reviewing the best ergonomic office chairs, phones, laptops, TVs, monitors and various types of storage, he can be found finding and comparing the best deals on the tech that creatives value the most.

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