Hi aparajith,
There is also more about the most important parts of the “value” of a mattress purchase in post #13 here which can help you make more meaningful quality/value comparisons between mattresses in terms of suitability (how well you will sleep), durability (how long you will sleep well), and the overall value of a mattress compared to your other finalists (based on all the parts of your personal value equation that are most important to you).
I can’t speak to which of the two would be the most “comfortable” or would be the best “match” for you in terms of PPP (Posture and alignment, Pressure relief, and your Personal preferences) because I can’t feel what you feel on a mattress and your own careful testing is the most reliable way to know this (hopefully using the testing guidelines in the tutorial post).
I also can’t speak to which one would be the best overall 'value" for you because that would depend on how they compare based on suitability and durability along with all the other parts of your personal value equation that are most important to you and these other criteria (such as price, service, the options you have after a purchase and the costs involved, any additional extras that are included with the mattress etc) and the importance of these would vary from person to person.
I can speak to durability however because this is the part of a mattress purchase that can be assessed by knowing and comparing the type and quality/durability of the materials inside the mattress (you can see the quality/durability guidelines I would suggest in post #4 here.
The Northwest Bedding Priest Lake Latex firm has 2" of 1.2 lb polyfoam in the top layer which is a lower quality and less durable material and is thicker than the guidelines I would normally suggest which is “no more than about an inch or so of lower quality or unknown materials in the upper layers of a mattress” so while 2" is “on the edge” and is better than many mainstream mattresses … it would still be a potential weak link in the mattress.
The Doctor’s Choice Elite Firm has 1" of “unknown density” polyfoam in the quilting (and they would probably be able to provide you with the density if you ask them) but even if it was also as low as 1.2 lb density … because it’s only an inch I wouldn’t consider it to be a weak link in the mattress and it would meet the minimum guidelines so in terms of the durability of the materials in each mattress … I would give the durability advantage to the Doctor’s Choice.
The Priest Lake latex firm only has 1" of latex and this isn’t really enough to even consider it to be a “latex hybrid” so the word “latex” in the name is somewhat misleading with a single latex layer this thin.
If your choice was based on durability alone then the Doctor’s choice would be the less risky choice but whether this would be the one you decide to purchase would really depend on whether any additional benefits that come with the Priest Lake Latex firm would be enough to offset the greater risk that it would lose the comfort and support that was the reason you purchased it more quickly and you would need to purchase a new mattress sooner than you would with the Doctors Choice Elite Firm.
Phoenix