I’m just gonna come out and say it – I have a very discerning bum when it comes to just about anything. Cushions, benches, toilet paper, whatever it is, my caboose is anything but loose. That’s probably why I’ve gone through as many office/gaming chair options as I have in the years that I’ve been at a desk on the regular, and why I’ll probably continue to do so. The good news is though, I think I’m going to be quite content for the foreseeable future with the Razer Iskur Fabric.
It’s that last word that stuck out to me right away when looking at this newer iteration of Razer’s foray into gaming furniture, because I can say with no hesitation that I’m not a fan of the synthetic leather upholstering of most other gaming chairs. Sure, fabric might not be as easy to keep clean (though Razer says this one’s spill-resistant), but it feels a heck of a lot nicer, it’s more temperate, and it looks far better.
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A lot of that is going to come down to personal preference, of course, but with my gushing over fabric out of the way the rest of this review will focus on features that exist in Razer’s synthetic leather seats as well.
The most immediate realisation when the Iskur Fabric was dropped off at my door, is that it comes in a big ol’ box. Not unusual for a gaming chair, but definitely one of the more sizeable examples I’ve come across. Once I opened it up it was easy to see how it became so thicc, too, with a pretty astonishing amount of packaging material inside keeping everything well protected.
You’ll be able to see in the below photo just how much leftover stuff there was for me to (responsibly) dispose of once I was done. If you’re someone with an aversion to waste, you might want to prepare yourself:
Setting the chair up was about as simple as most. It took myself and my partner maybe 20-25 minutes to put it all together, including unpacking and cleaning up the enormous amount of cardboard, foam and plastic. The hardest part was lining up the two main body pieces to then bolt them together, but everything else was as easy as sliding things into other things and securing them with the included tools.
By far my favourite part of the entire experience was the comically-large instruction sheet, which could have easily just been a double-sided A4 but instead could double as a sun shade for your car’s windshield.
Once the thing was together and I was able to get buns-on with it, I realised just how much I’ve needed a much firmer cush’ for my tush. Like the fabric aspect, the relative hardness of the Iskur isn’t going to be for everyone, but it’s been great for me. There’s an XL version of the chair out there on the market, but even the standard one has a ton of room for booties and the racing seat-style design that’s ubiquitous with gaming chairs is incredibly comfortable in a multitude of sitting styles for long periods.
I’m especially impressed by how premium a lot of the Iskur Fabric looks and feels, though you’d hope so for an asking price of $799. The dark gray of the fabric and the understated embellishing (especially for Razer) make it come across as something you wouldn’t look twice at in a professional setting, and the metal accents on things like the excellent 4D armrest controls help sell that even further.
The chair also comes with an optional memory foam head cushion at retail, though I can’t speak to its quality as my review unit was sadly sans cushion.
Adding to the list of premium features on the Iskur Fabric is an excellent lumbar support system, eschewing the stop-gap solutions of other chairs like attachable cushions or fixed supports for an adjustable system that can properly align to your spine. It’s as easy to adjust as anything else on the chair and I very quickly found the sweet spot for me and my poor, rarely cared-for back bones.
With a plethora of “gaming” chair options on the market with all manner of outrageous designs and questionable orthopedic support, it’s both welcome and mildly surprising that Razer has such an understated, premium and fully-featured seat on the market. The Razer Iskur Fabric isn’t cheap, or for everyone, but it’s been something of a holy grail in my search for a genuinely comfortable sitting situation that doesn’t look like it’s sponsored by G FUEL.
