DX Racer F-Series Gaming Chair
Linus Tech Tips
·Linus Tech Tips
·2015-05-07
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1,532 words · ~7 min read
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come to watch my video have you so we've covered gaming chairs before well
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actually we've only covered One gaming chair before unless you count this sorry
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excuse for a video and the message from you guys was definitely clear we want
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more coverage of gaming chair so here we are with our coverage of the DX racer F
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series a smaller gaming chair for well
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smaller
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people ensure Swift Victory with Corsair's highly responsive lightweight
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gaming mouse the saber RGB click now to learn
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more a piece of furniture is always going to start with the packaging and
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assembly experience isn't it the chair arrived well padded with closed cell
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foam and no visible damage after having been shipped once to my shipping
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location in the US and then again to me in Canada very nice and the manual is
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small but clearly Illustrated and translated into nine different languages
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a reflection of dxr 's Global presence with shipping distribution centers and
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localized websites all over the world it
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only took me about 15 minutes to put the chair together not including the time
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that I spent fidgeting about with the camera and while it confused me for a
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couple of seconds when the only baggie of Hardware I could find contained an
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allen key and a single set of Bolt washer and lock washer when I figured
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out it was just a spare and the others were pre-installed in the holes where
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they're ultimately going to end up I was like yeah nice touch like that it means
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no guess work and the lock wash and regular washer orientation and bolt
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locations are all preconfigured for you finishing touches were a piece of cake
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snap on the plastic guards for the back rest supports put the little orange
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accents on the aluminum base that's that's actually apparently been tested
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to support up to a ton even though the chair itself suggest a maximum load of
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265 lbs just watch the orientation it's
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thick end to the outside so your foot rests on it a little easier then slip
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the optional head pillow over the top and thread through the clips for the
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height adjustable lumbar support and you're ready to rock
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and if the point of buying this chair was feeling ready to rock then I guess
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you couldn't have done much better I went with the black and orange color
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scheme because I thought it looked very Linus Tech Tipsy but it's actually
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available in a variety of different styles all of which look extremely sharp
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around the tubular steel frame that includes a lifetime warranty if you're
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ever worried you might actually break the frame of a chair you'll find a high
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density cold cure foam wrapped in a polyurethane covering which has a
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somewhat leathery feel to it but is waterproof the DX racer logo at the top
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is embroidered digitally and my bald friends will be happy to hear this if
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you opt to leave the head cushion off and lean back in the chair you'll be
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pleased to know that thex Racers used a nice soft thread for the stitching so it
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won't chafe and I guess soft is a good
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transition word for this next bit compared to the last gaming chair that I
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checked out the foam in the DX racer F series is noticeably softer making it
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hug my butt and give way to my back a little bit more as I sit in it for my
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personal tastes this would be good if my usual sitting position was a little less
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upright and more slouchy because the angle of the foam where the backing
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meets the bottom seems to lend itself to a more reclined posture that has your
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butt further forward on the cushion with the back kind of spooning your curved
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spine this is reinforced by the presence of a wire in the bottom of the seat that
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can be actually easily felt through the if you scoot too far back when you're
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sitting straight up right I hoped the lumbar cushion would help with this even
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though generally I prefer not to use them and even though I found it does a
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good job of staying in position it was a bit too thick to be practical for me but
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normal and upright isn't the only way the F series can be used the chair has
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most of the usual adjustments height adjust is handled by the gas lift lever
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on the side and goes much higher and much lower than I would ever want as a
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5' 6 in bloke and you can also use this lever if you want to lock The Rock
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functionality just by pushing it in Rocking tension can be adjusted with
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this knob from the from difficult to push back to pretty easy to push back
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and the contoured armrests are nicely shaped for your forearms and are height
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adjustable to nine different positions with ergonomic release and lock buttons
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positioned underneath the side of each of them finally the chair can be safely
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reclined with over 20 usable positions
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so far back that you can basically lie flat in it DX racer also points out that
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you can actually use the 12° rock even
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if the chair is lying flat but I don't know if I'd recommend it it's not that
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you'll actually fall over it's just that your head will be lower than your feet
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which leads us to the conclusion this chair is not directly comparable to the
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last one I reviewed because it's designed for use by someone with a much
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smaller frame but instead of having thex racer send me their M series something
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that would be more equivalent I asked for the fs series hoping it would be the
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final answer to the question of which gaming chair is for me
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unfortunately I don't think this is it it's definitely a personal preference
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thing but I think a More Level butt cushion design with firmer foam but the
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same size as an f-s series would be grand if I could find such a thing so my
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quest for the perfect office SL gaming chair is not over yet but let me know
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what you guys think do you prefer a more
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relaxed sitting position or a more upright one I mean did all the things
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