The best mattresses have a good score or better for both.
For side support, we check whether the mattress keeps the spine relatively horizontal when a test subject lies on her side. Then we evaluate back support by recording how thoroughly a mattress maintains that curve. Here are the details plus news on other new mattresses in our tests.įor our body-support tests we graph the spine's natural curve on a range of test subjects. Even better, we bought the Sleep Number c2 Bed on sale for $700.
The Sleep Number c2 Bed matched the Sleep Number i8 bed Pillowtop, $3,000, in our tests for back and side support. What's the difference between a $1,000 Sleep Number adjustable air mattress and one that costs three times that? Not much according to Consumer Reports' latest mattress tests.
