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I also wonder what kind of bed costs $2000. Is it a bed made of gold and caviar? This article is confusing.

It's not actually a bed, it's a mattress cover. They are willing to sell you a mattress with it if you want, but the product itself is designed to go over your existing mattress. That said, good-quality beds cost money!

Wait - it's $2000 just for a mattress cover? You still need to spend $1k+ for frame + mattress?

Well, you probably already have a bed, no? And if you don't, there are lots of different types of mattresses out there and you may have preferences.

As for frame, if you buy the Eight Sleep Pod 4 Ultra (which is the version that comes with a base that adds head/foot elevation control), you can use the base as a bedframe if you like, though that would be pretty minimalistic.

If this product was an entire bed then it would actually be a lot less appealing because it means you have to replace your bed to use it. It's not a bed, it's a mattress cover (and optional base with the Ultra), so it's purely additive on top of your existing bed, and does not significantly alter the feel of your mattress (besides temperature).

The baseline for mattresses in the US is upwards of $500 according to Costco. If you want a bigger, higher quality regular mattress you get into the neighborhood of $1000. If you want one made with more exotic materials or you want to throw in something like a boxspring or a frame for a bed that sleeps two, you can approach $2000.

A $2000 bed (incl. mattress) is not that extraordinarily expensive.

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