Corsair TC500 Luxe gaming chair review
Corsair's answer to the Secretlab Titan Evo, the Corsair TC500 Luxe, is the most annoying product I've tested in quite a while. And not because it's bad, either—far from it. No, it's annoying because it could have been close to perfect if Corsair had done one simple thing differently.
If it was a bad chair, I wouldn't find this so annoying, because then I could just write off the chair as a no-go from the off. But there's a hell of a lot to love about the TC500 Luxe, from its understated design to its ergonomic adjustability. But there's one thing to hate, and that's its armrest placement.
Yes, I said armrest placement, not just «armrests». The rests themselves feel nice and are incredibly adjustable in almost every way. Every way, that is, except arguably the most important: their distance from the chair.
Now listen, I'm not exaggerating here. I'm a big lad and even I feel a little reluctant to traverse my arms across the gaping cavern either side of the seat and drape them over the otherwise lovely armrests. If I was a slimmer person, I might not bother at all. It's not as if Corsair didn't consider adjustable armrest widths, either. You can adjust them by loosening the screws underneath, but the closest placement just isn't close enough.
Max rec. height: 188 cm / 6 ft 2 in
Max rec. Weight: 120 kg / 264 lbs
Recline: 90–160 degrees
Seat width: 59 cm
Seat height: 42–52 cm
Material: Fabric (on nylon)
Armrests: 4D (in/out requires unscrewing)
Colours: Frost / sherwood / shadow
Price: $500 / £500 / AU$664
As I said, the most annoying thing about this is that it would be a simple thing to fix. All it would require is drilling the adjustable slots a little wider on the underside of the arms so you can scoot them closer to the chair base. Nothing's preventing this other than a bizarre design choice.
After scouring the internet to see if anyone else was as bothered by this as I was, I discovered that yes, they are. For instance, one Reddit user even said they drilled new
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