Hi Doggerz,
[quote]Entry One - Briella by Christeli
The things I like about it is the “Better Edge” layer of foam at the edge to make it more firm, I haven’t seen this in any other mattress, but don’t know if its real or a gimmick, The other thing I like is that its 5 inches of 5.3 pound memory foam.
Entry Two - Posture Plush by Plushbeds
What I like about this one is that it is a combination of memory foam and latex like the Black Diamond. This is also 5 inches of total foam, 3 inches of 4 pound memory foam and 2 inches of natural latex.
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Both of these mattresses use high quality materials and there are no lower quality materials or weak links in either of them but the quality/durability of the materials in a mattress has very little to do with whether a mattress will be a suitable “match” for you in terms of PPP so when you can’t test a mattress in person to make sure it’s a good “match” for you then the return or exchange policies will become a much more important part of the “value” of a purchase just in case your choice doesn’t turn out as well as you hoped for. There is more about the most important parts of the “value” of a mattress purchase in post #13 here that can help you make more meaningful quality/value comparisons between mattresses.
While edge support isn’t normally necessary with a memory foam mattress (see post #33 here) … for those who sleep very close to the edge of their mattress or who sit on the edge of their mattress and prefer firmer edge support for sitting then the edge support system on the Christeli mattresses would make a noticeable difference … especially for those that are in a higher weight range.
The tutorial post includes a link to a list of the better online memory foam options I’m aware of (in the optional online step) and since the Briella is designed to be an approximation of the Cloud Luxe Breeze in terms of firmness some of the other mattresses that are also designed to approximate the Cloud Luxe Breeze (or the Cloud Luxe) would also be similar as well although none of the others have edge support that I’m aware of. Off the top of my head I know that the Foamorder Posture Sense memory foam mattresses here also offers edge support.
I don’t know how any of them would specifically compare to the Posture Plush in terms of PPP but if any of the retailers/manufacturers listed there are familiar with it then they may be able to give you some better guidance about which of their mattresses would be the closest “match”. Having said that … I would also be very cautious about using a specific mattress as you “target” or reference point (particularly if you haven’t tried it in person) because it may not be the best possible match for you in the first place compared to other mattresses that you haven’t tried and you could end up excluding many other mattresses that may be different but could be a better choice in terms of PPP (Posture and alignment, Pressure relief, and Personal preferences).
Instead of using a specific mattress as a reference point I would rate every mattress you consider against a common set of criteria (rather than against another mattress) using the testing guidelines in the tutorial post and based on which one is the best “match” for you in terms of PPP and all the other parts of your personal value equation that are most important to you. It would be unlikely that any of the forum members have made any side by side comparisons with the Posture Plush and other mattresses since the Posture Plush is only available online.
With 3" of memory foam on top of the latex you would feel much more of the properties of the memory foam they use than the latex and I would also keep in mind that while some mattresses that use a similar combination of materials may be a good match for you in terms of PPP, others may be completely unsuitable for you to sleep on depending on the specifics of the design. In other words … mattresses that use the same combination of materials in general terms may be very different from each other in terms of their specifics and how they feel.
While I don’t keep a list of mattresses based on their specific materials … off the top of my head I know that Brooklyn Bedding’s Aloe Alexis and SleepEZ’s component latex mattresses and Flobeds component latex mattresses all have the option to replace one of the latex layers with a memory foam layer. Lake Mattress here also has some memory foam/latex combinations and Arizona Premium also has an option for slow recovery latex (which is somewhat similar to memory foam) on some of their mattresses. The Casper mattress here also uses a combination of 1.5" of synthetic latex on top of 1.5" of 4 lb memory foam.
There may also be some mattresses available locally that use both memory foam and latex in their comfort and/or transition layers and if you let me know your city or zip code I’d be happy to let you know about any of the better options or possibilities I’m aware of that are close to you that you could check.
Phoenix