The Martian Pro is DXRacer's latest addition to their lineup, and it's a metaphorical swing for the fences. Facing stiff competition against aggressive new contenders like SecretLabs, DXRacer has decided to make the most luxurious gaming chair they can, adding new features like an 8-point massage system and heating/cooling to their existing Martian series to create the Martian Pro. All this comes at a price, though - the Martian Pro is DXRacer's most expensive gaming chair yet, coming in at a whopping $899. Today we're going to see whether or not this ultra luxury gaming chair DXRacer sent to me manages to justify its eye-watering price tag.
Assembly Process - Easy Enough, But With One Annoying Snag
The first step in the assembly process is the push the castors into their housings. These all pop into place with a satisfying click, and allow you to glide surprisingly effortlessly when seated in the chair, even with it being a hefty 35kg.
The next step is to insert the gas lift with its plastic sleeves into the base of the chair. Then, it's time to attach the seat to the backrest. The screws used to fasten them together are in their screw-holes already, in the seat. A really nice touch by DXRacer here are the plastic scuff guards protecting the leather from scratches during this process. However, aligning the backrest and seat properly is unfortunately not as trivial as it ought to be. It took me more than 5 attempts of raising the backrest up, bringing it down over the scuff guards, and checking if the holes lined up to get this part of the assembly done. I would say this is the only part of the assembly process that is definitely a two-person job.
Regardless, the overall installation was easy. After the backrest and seat are fastened together, it's just a matter of plugging in the connectors for the backrest motor, heating/cooling, massage function, and battery. These are conveniently numbered so you can just match each female/male connector pair. Once again, the seat houses the screws required to fasten the chair's mechanism, and it's a trivial matter to attach it.
Comfort and Features: This Chair Has It All!
DXRacer offers two versions of this chair: the Regular, and the Plus. These are virtually identical and only differ in size; the Regular is designed for people shorter than 5'11 and lighter than 275 lbs, while the Plus is for people larger than that. Your average-sized author here stands at 5'11 (well, really 5'10 ½, but you round that up) and 175 lbs, and thus opted for the Regular. Regardless of which option you spring for, you get the following features:
- 4D adjustable airbag backrest (lumbar, mid-back, and upper-back)
- 8-point array massage with 6 available modes
- Heating and cooling with 3 power levels
- Magnetic headrest pillow
- Adjustable motorized backrest (from 90° to 135°)
- 5000 mAH battery
All of this is packed into a steel frame wrapped in EPU leatherette. You also get armrests packed with all manner of clever little adjustments - they can be moved horizontally, forward/backward, rotated, and brought up or down. But enough about the features. What's it like to actually sit in this chair? Well, for starters, the first thing I noticed was that the padding was surprisingly firm, and the side bolsters surprisingly thick. Almost like DXRacer got their start as a manufacturer of racing grade seats for cars or something. Anyways, the effect of this is that one feels quite firmly secured in the chair when sat in it, which feels good.
Ergonomically speaking, the seat is quite deep and tilted slightly upwards, which causes my legs to dangle a bit with the chair raised to a comfortable height for typing at my desk. Other than that, I have no qualms with it on that front, even with extended use over the past week. The backrest is well shaped to support the natural curve of the spine, and if more support is needed, the adjustable air bags do a great job of providing it. The headrest doesn't really come into play when seated to work at a desk, but when you recline the backrest to lay down, it's quite nice as a pillow.
As for the rest of the features, I was blown away at how good the massage function was. With its 8 motorized rollers It provides targeted pressure at exactly the right places, with enough firmness to satisfy even the sturdily built (like your humble author), without being too harsh on those of a more delicate build (his mom). This is definitely the standout feature of this chair, and something that none of its competitors with more basic vibration motors can offer.
The heating/cooling feature was also good, with 3 levels of strength to each. I couldn't feel the effect of the ventilation that much, but the heating was decently strong, and I imagine a big boon in the winter for those living in colder climes.
When activated, both the heating/cooling and massage functions operate for 10 minutes then automatically turn off. I conducted a battery stress test, by manually turning on both the heating on max strength and the massage function every 10 minutes, and the battery lasted about 4 hours. In typical use, you can probably get around 2 days' worth of battery.
Conclusion
Taken as a package, this chair is quite good. With its firm padding and aggressive bolstering, it provides comfort for prolonged use, and the massage feature is excellent. The build quality is also great, with a sturdy steel construction and double stitched, durable EPU leatherette. Although the price is steep at $899, the rich feature-set somewhat justifies it. The only things I'm somewhat concerned about are the ergonomic matter of feet dangling mentioned earlier, and the annoyance of constantly having to manually restart the massage and heating/cooling functions. If you can get by those issues (and have the budget), this is a great chair packed full of excellent features.
About the author: Rayan is an aspiring Computer Engineer, currently pursuing his undergraduate studies. He built his first computer in the pandemic, and has been hooked on the hobby ever since. He brings a unique blend of academic knowledge and technical know-how to his articles, which include everything from detailed instructional guides to performance comparisons in wccftech hardware section. When not stressing out over finals or writing articles, you can find him reading fantasy books or hitting the gym.
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