Part of the test involves removing the mattress cover and analyzing its internal structure and materials.
Testing mattresses is a very hands-on process for CNET. It involves everyone to ensure we include all body types, sleeping positions and genders. Our nine teams of experts have conducted a total of more than 300 beds through our established tests and methods. The magic happened at our 6,000-square-foot test facility in Reno, Nevada. We use first-hand experience of each bed to collect data, rank the beds and make suggestions for you.
We have team members sleeping How many months of bed,,,,, sometimesunderstand the true performance of the bed.
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firm
The mattress Smasher 9000 pushes the actuator arm into the bed.
It all starts with firmness. Our team Test firmness By lying in different positions on the bed and noting how the bed behaves. Everyone in the office does this and we collect data. Let everyone’s ranking firmness make us understand what the average person will experience. That’s our subjective experience in bed.
Then we asked the mattress Smasher 9000 to work and gave us an objective score. It is important to note that we always test the bed and enter subjective data before obtaining the target number. Despite the great number of goals, they cannot replace our subjective experience and we will try our best to separate the two.
Sports isolation
This mattress is good at isolating sports.
Think of motion isolation as the degree of motion of the bed over the entire surface. This is an important factor for those people Sleep with someone Who walks around or has a pet jumping in the bed. We test motion isolation in two ways. First, we simulated our partner closing his eyes while moving in the bed by lying in bed and closing his eyes. We rank our sports. Next, we use the classic water glass test. This involves us rolling away toward or away from glass or water, while others measure the movement of water.
Memory bubbles tend to score the highest scores in motion isolation.
Edge support
Edge support is the strength of the periphery of the bed, which is especially important in a full bed because if you have a partner you need to enter the entire sleeping space. This is also essential if you sleep on the edge of the bed or encounter mobility issues that make it difficult to get in and out of the bed. We tested edge support by sitting on the edge of the bed and measuring the pressure under its weight. If we feel we might fall off, the bed doesn’t have the best edge support.
Mixed beds tend to score the highest score in edge support.
temperature
If you are a popular sleeper, you will know how important it is to sleep at night. Many are looking for cooling features that promise a good night’s sleep. Unfortunately, maybe brands will market their beds in a cool way without performing well. We use established industry knowledge to classify the knowledge of cooling materials, which will target the real development of temperature and impartial marketing.
We also tested every bed in a controlled room without bedding to ensure we were as clean as possible on the cooling potential of our beds.
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