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Hbada chairs seem to have taken over my social media in recent months, with influencers trying out all of the models the brand has to offer. Well, we’ve got the flagship Hbada X7 Smart Ergonomic chair in for testing to see if AI truly can improve your posture and offer you a more comfortable sitting experience while you're working and/or gaming in the X7.
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The Hbada X7 looks like it belongs on the set of a sci-fi television series with its blend of a solid aluminum frame, segmented back supports, and mesh cloth coverings. The chair is fully customizable to fit a good range of body types and heights, and it comes with a remote control for operating the battery-powered AI functionality that controls lumbar support, a massage function, a heat function, and even fan cooling in the seat of the chair for keeping your rear-end cool in hot weather.
With a listed price of $1,499.99 and a sale price of $1,234.99, the Hbada X7 is competing with the most premium chairs on our best gaming chairs list — chairs from established companies such as Steelcase and Herman Miller. The X7 is still cheaper than chairs like the Herman Miller Embody (which is currently $1,688 on sale ). Also, to my surprise, I found that the Hbada X7 actually did seem to improve my posture while I was sitting at my desk — not from the AI lumbar support, however, but from eliminating my options for bad seating habits (I'll go into further detail on this later).
Assembly
Arriving in two separate boxes, the Hbada X7 chair came in a large and very heavy package, whilst a tiny little box shipped the battery separately. Opening the boxes revealed excellent packing and foam supports for the parts inside, and thank goodness, because the box had been absolutely battered in transit. After emptying the box of all of its contents, the separate parts of the chair were all in excellent condition and individually wrapped. There were no scuffs, scratches, or marks on any of the parts of the chair — exactly what you expect when ordering a premium product such as this.
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The only parts of the chair that came pre-constructed were the seat, footrests, and the chair back segments, which were already attached to the extremely heavy (and reassuringly solid) aluminum frame. I would definitely recommend two people for putting the X7 together, especially when mounting the seat to the gas lift and wheels. After removing all the protective packaging from all the separate pieces, you’re left with just the assembly. All the bolts and an Allen key are packed on a card back, and a separate screwdriver is also included — everything you need to put the chair together. Overall, construction was simple, taking around 30-40 minutes to put together. The instructions were easy to follow, with the only fiddly bit being the threading of the power cable from the seat through to a port on the backrest after bolting the two together.
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