I'm about to write a review extolling the virtues of AndaSeat's stunning T-Pro 2 gaming chair. However, I feel I must start with a caveat.

You see, the T-Pro 2 is built with seating space in mind. If you are a taller gamer, or you have a wider frame, then this is the perfect choice for you without a shadow of a doubt. I, however, am neither of those things.

I top 174 cm in a pair of Air Max 90 and I'm not big-framed by any stretch of the imagination. So, please keep this in mind as you read the review.

If you are a smaller gamer, there are plenty of other options that AndaSeat has available for you. One of which, the AndaSeat Marvel Ant Man chair, I'll be reviewing next.

However, gamers with bigger frames should definitely read on. Despite its $499 price tag (at the time of writing), it is definitely worthwhile if you find most gaming chairs too small. Here's what I think of the AndaSeat T-Pro 2.

A Subdued Design Aesthetic

If you look at a lot of gaming chairs out there, you'll notice they tend to be fairly visually arresting. Go to our review of AndaSeat's Fnatic Edition gaming chair and you'll see even that has bright orange flanks, mirroring the Fnatic eSports team vestments.

The AndaSeat T-Pro 2 does not follow this trend, adorned instead with nice subdued tones. As you can see from the article images, the review unit AndaSeat provided is the blue/black variant. You can also get gray/black or all black. This makes it a great seat for both gaming and working from home.

Appearance-wise, the seat looks as you might expect, save for a couple of features. As we said, it comes covered in blue and black fabric. This isn't the usual PVC leather covering you'd normally associate with a gaming chair. Instead, it is a linen fabric, designed to be cool and comfortable.

Working from the bottom up, you have five castors to move the chair around. These are black plastic with steel pins to connect them to the base.

The base comes in black aluminum and features a locator through which you place the seat's stem, which houses the hydraulic pistons which raise, lower, or hold the seat in position in terms of elevation.

The seat itself is a frog seat tray or bucket-style seat. This means that the sides turn upwards, providing support for your outer thighs and buttocks. AndaSeat makes this from high-density foam, which has a charcoal layer on top designed to "eliminate odors", so you can probably guess where this comes in useful.

Either side of the seat is the armrests. These are steel and plastic, and you can position them in four different directions, hence they are 4D adjustable.

The backrest has the same covers as the seat and extends upward enough to accommodate people between 180 and 210 cm. This too follows a bucket style, with protruding edges to offer support to your sides.

You get a large lumbar cushion, which sits at the base of the backrest, and a neck pillow, which fastens to the headrest at the top of the chair using an elastic belt and a clip. Both cushions are foam and covered in a luxurious, soft, black fabric.

I think the design of the T-Pro 2 is most pleasing, and it would suit gamers with a more muted gaming space, or home workers who don't want a big jazzy gaming chair in their office, but want the comfort AndaSeat can bring.

A Full Feature Set

Gaming chairs have come a long way from just being a 90-degree angle on wheels that your park your bum on. Modern gaming chairs are packed full of useful features, some more so than others. The AndaSeat T-Pro 2 has a wide range of features designed to make sitting in it a more comfortable experience.

You have the 4D armrests, to begin with. These are called 4D, because you can move them up and down, left and right, forwards and backwards, and pivot them around the armrest stems.

You also have several "modes" as AndaSeat calls them. This refers to the angle of recline you set the backrest to. So, sitting upright at 90-degrees would be "work mode", while reclining all the way back to 160-degrees would be "sleep mode". You can lock the T-Pro 2 in multiple positions between 90-160 degrees.

Note that you can recline the chair and either lock it in place, or use it as a rocker. Just make sure you don't fall asleep with a Mountain Dew in your hand. That stuff is a nightmare to remove from linen.

We also previously mentioned the support cushions. These are excellent as they are optional, so you can use them if you need to, or remove them if you don't. I recommend leaving them on though, as they make the chair even more comfortable to sit in. Providing support for your neck and lumbar region is important if you want to avoid neck, shoulder, and lower-back ache after a long day at work or an extended gaming session.

Finally, you can raise or lower the seat from the ground using the hydraulic piston. This is a smooth up and down movement, and locks neatly in place wherever is comfortable for you.

Constructing the T-Pro 2 Is (Mainly) a Breeze

I foolishly neglected to photograph the construction phase of this review. However, if you check out our review of the AndaSeat Fnatic gaming chair and you'll see the deconstructed elements of the chair right there. The T-Pro 2 came in the same number of separate parts and requires building.

Having put several AndaSeat gaming chairs together in the past, I was already familiar with how to do it, so it went together pretty quickly. As with everyone else's reviews of the AndaSeat gaming chairs here on MUO, the only issue I had was installing the backrest.

This comes down to two factors. First, the backrest is the largest part of any AndaSeat chair, so it is fairly cumbersome in the first place (in fact, AndaSeat recommends that two people should put its chairs together).

Second, the back of the T-Pro 2 model is even bigger, as AndaSeat designed it for tall people, so that makes it even more unwieldy. However, this was the only issue I had, and only because I built it on my own (don't put the seat together on your own if you have back problems; I speak from experience).

Everything else slots into place nicely and away you go, ready to sit down on it!

A Luxurious Sitting Experience

We've mentioned the high-density foam, which forms the backrest and seat cushioning. I'm going to make a big statement here. The T-Pro 2 is the most comfortable gaming/office chair I have ever sat in. In my life. And I've had a few. And AndaSeat didn't even design it for people my height.

I can sit in this chair and work and game all day. Some previous chairs (not AndaSeat models) have been incredibly uncomfortable, to the point where working or gaming for longer than 30 minutes made me feel like my coccyx was bruising. This doesn't happen with the T-Pro 2.

The only problem I encountered is down to my height. Because AndaSeat designed the T-Pro 2 for people 5 cm taller than me even in a pair of Air Max 90, the neck pillow was supporting the back of my head, not my neck. This isn't good for gaming as you're in an awkward position.

I could use the neck pillow by removing it from the headrest and just shoving it behind my neck. This was fine, but if I was 180 cm or taller, the seat would have been a perfect fit, ergonomically.

However, I have invited anyone who enters my house and possesses their own pair of buttocks to have a sit in the T-Pro 2. Every single person lets out a satisfied sigh as they relax into it. Often saying "Ooh, I could fall asleep in this!" at which I point out that you actually can and suddenly recline them like the master ruse-man that I am.

Would I Recommend This Chair?

Despite the caveat at the start, I would wholeheartedly recommend this seat to anyone 180-210 cm tall or who weighs up to 440 lbs. If you don't fall into these dimensions, then the T-Compact would probably be a more suitable option. It has the same aesthetic quality but is just a little smaller.

Size of this reviewer aside (and let's face it, that isn't AndaSeat's fault), this is an absolutely fantastic chair, and it is comfortable even though it swallows me whole. For a taller or broader person, the T-Pro 2 would be a boon in the gaming room or home office.

It may be on the pricier side, but you're getting a lot of chair for your money, and you also can't really put a price on comfort. So yes, tall and broad gamers, go forth and splash your cash; you'll thank yourself for the investment.