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Mattress
Durability
"Durability" in our research primarily refers to
how long a mattress will avoid sagging and the leaving of
body impressions which often undermine comfort and support.
Secondarily, durability refers to how likely the bed will
be problem-free, mechanically speaking.
Airbeds
Sleep Number
and Comfortaire
both have excellent durability in regard to maintaining comfort
and support, according to our research. This is largely because
they are primarily supported by air which, of course, will
not sag or become compressed over time. They both, however,
do have foam on some areas of the bed which can sag.
The beds are more mechanical than other types of beds. As
a result, more can go wrong with them. However, mechanical
issues can generally be fixed by getting a new part. This
can be an advantage, in fact, over non-mechanical types of
beds because they (namely memory foam, latex and innerspring
beds) usually cannot be fixed at all when they develop a problem
and, consequently, need to be totally replaced.
Memory foam beds
Memory foam mattresses
generally have respectable durability. They tend to have more
longevity than innerspring beds and somewhat worse longevity
than airbeds, latex mattresses and waterbeds, according to
our research.
Waterbeds
Waterbeds,
like air mattresses, have good durability if punctures can
be avoided. (However, punctures can usually be effectively
repaired.) Since they are filled with water, they will not
compress and sag over time. Like air beds, if something goes
wrong with a waterbed the part can often be fix or replaced
without having to buy an entirely new bed system.
Latex beds
Latex mattresses have good durability and are supposed to
last decades. While this may be often true, a least a few
latex beds owners in our research said that their latex bed
prematurely sagged.
Innerspring beds
These beds clearly have the least amount of durability compared
to the other types of mattresses. Also, paying more for an
innerspring bed does not seem to typically result in more
durability, according to our research.
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