DXRacer AIR Review: A Great Gaming Chair That Keeps You Cool

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Gaming chairs can always seem like a gimmick until you’ve tried a high-quality one that is built around supporting long gameplay sessions. Since video game reviews often demand lengthy sessions, I’m right in the target market alongside hardcore gamers that spend most of their weekend in PvP sessions. The latest gaming chair to hit the market is the DXRacer AIR, which winds up impressing due to its mesh design.

Before we get into what makes the DXRacer AIR so great, let’s talk about building it. The DXRacer AIR comes in quite a few parts inside the box, but it has very clear instructions and comes with all the tools you will need to put it together (so you won’t have to borrow a screwdriver from your friend Phillip). I always look forward to building cabinets or desks, but even if you don’t enjoy the act of building, this step is painless enough and ultimately on the easier side of my past assemblies. Once assembled, you’ll see that the chair is quite customizable with an adjustable lumbar that can regulate the height of the seat, armrests and a headrest that can be moved, and the back angle can be adjusted 135 degrees.

My very first impression of the chair was how comfortable its headrest is as it put my previous chair to shame in that department. When I looked up the specs, I found out that the AIR’s headrest uses memory foam so it adjusts to the shape of the player’s neck and this improves comfort immensely. Again, the chair is built specifically for long playing sessions, so making sure your neck is supported is key and DXRacer delivers.

While the chair isn’t my favorite from a pure visual perspective as it looks a little too “gamey” to not stick out from other furniture (although there are several variants ranging