Fractal Design Refine review

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Ever since it launched back in 2021, the Secretlab Titan Evo has been the best gaming chair and for good reason. With soft materials, a great look, and a good price point for that quality, it's hard to justify getting anything else at that cost. The Fractal Design Refine, with its 'refined' look and comfortable pads has its work cut out for it, if it wants to knock the king off that top spot.

Starting with the very first thing you will do when you get a new chair, putting the thing together, this is a very easy build. The Refine not only comes with a mini user guide but a huge poster going over the main steps. You only need a few screws and an Allen Key, all of which are provided for you, and mine even had a few spare screws, which can be a blessing if you happen to lose one while moving parts around.

Coming with the wheelbase, backrest, seat itself, and a handful of extra parts, things simply slot together, where you can then put the screws in. The seat itself has a few screws already attached in the box, which require a little bit of effort to get out, but the process itself is otherwise pretty painless.

Due to this chair being quite heavy, you will benefit from having a second person to help out but I managed to put it all together in less than fifteen minutes by myself. Due to how easy the armrests are to move (we'll get to that later) I did misread part of the instructions wrong and pop an armrest on backwards, but the hardest part of fixing this was checking my bruised ego in an office full of people.

Max rec. height: 6 ft 6 in
Max rec. weight: 125 kg (275 lbs)
Recline: 125°
Material: Cold-cured foam
Armrests: 4D
Colours: Fabric Light / Fabric Dark / Mesh Dark / Mesh Light / Alcantara
Launch price: $549 | £475

The Fractal Design Refine is a great looking chair, with a whole host of black and white toned colours to choose from. Mine came in the standard 'Fabric Light' which is an opaque off-white colour, where 'Mesh Light' is more of a breathable transparent