I have been through many many office renovations and office chairs over the years so this is my honest advise .......for 200-300 get something simple......... IMPORTANT thing is that it gives GOOD back support and is sturdy .... your staff will thank you for it
at this budget.... IF u end up with a chair that has high back, headrest, rolling wheels, height/lean/angle adjustments, adjustable arms etc etc etc ..... you will end up with CRAP that will last u all of 3-4 months and probably staff with back aches and all.... I can almost guarantee u this.
at your budget ....if u can pay a little bit more (like 500-600) i seriously suggest go for go for something simple with faux leather, wheels, height adjustment and good back support enough at this budget .... nothing else ........forget about all the other bells and whistles .... you will regret and your staff will sure kpkb after half a year to a year
as I type I am sitting on a very simple but fully stitched leather office chair from Contour.... ONLY wheels and height adjustment and low back some more ....nothing else.... but fabulous on the back ..... $900 new which i picked up for $40 when my old company went bust
dont let all that chrome and black fool you ..... check below the seat where the base attaches to the chair and the corners .... if u see the cloth or faux leather stapled in place... avoid like the plague .... the REAL DEAL with all these bells and whistles will cost upward of $1000 through a $8000 and more CEO chair
office furniture unfortunately there is no cheap and good ..... you really get what you pay for no matter what the contractor or salesman says
Lastly, if you pay even $300 for an office chair..... after the mark-up and all.... you are looking at a chair with probably $70 worth of hardware and cheap unskilled labor putting it together ...... so at this level... AVOID all the bells and whistles