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The Razer Soma Chroma has a silly name, silly price tag, and sillily requires you bring your own battery to light the thing up

The Soma Chroma is seriously comfortable. It's good at being a chair, but it's just a bit "meh" at everything else.

The Razer Soma Chroma has a silly name, silly price tag, and sillily requires you bring your own battery to light the thing up

The Razer Soma Chroma gaming chair has garnered attention for both its luxurious comfort and eye-catching design, but its high price and additional costs involved have left some reviewers frustrated. Priced at $500/£500, the chair stands between the more affordable Razer Iskur V2 X and its standard counterpart. However, the lack of included battery, USB cable, and headrest adds to its price tag, making it feel more like an advertisement than a premium product.

The chair's RGB lighting, limited in color options due to its green logo, proves to be an aesthetic disappointment, as it can't be seen while sitting down and is only activated briefly when the chair is moved. Despite its warm, comfortable fabric that's easy on the skin during hot weather, the chair's bold design and disconnected RGB lighting may turn off some potential customers.

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