Airsense 10 v. 11

[Zorki1c]

Last fall my mate and I both reached the time to replace our ResMed Airsense 10s. We got brand new 11s. After nearly a year with the new machines we have both reached the same conclusion:
While the 11s do the job properly they are ……well ….. cheap
By cheap I mean they aren’t as well built as our 10s. They feel like ResMed decided to increase its profit margin by cutting some corners. For instance the hose for the 10 had a swivel where it connected to the machine. The 11 doesn’t. The water tank for the 10 is better made and seems to me to hold more. 
The 10 felt like a piece of quality medical equipment. The 11 feels like something that you could buy off the shelf at Walmart with no prescription. 
The sad thing is that at the time we got the 11s we could have still got new 10s. 
Hopefully some 10s will be available in four years when me are eligible to get new machines. 
Any one else have similar feelings?

[Deborah K.]

Yes, many approve more of the 10s than the 11s. The 10s have a great track record, and the 11s have more complaints, especially for the short time they have been out. But lots of people use them and seem content, so it should not be too bad to continue using them.

[Big Guy]

When I was diagnosed with Sleep Apnea, I knew nothing about it. Had a two night in-lab sleep study and was given a ResMed 10 AutoSet. 

It wasn't until I came here, that I realized that I was prescribed a GREAT machine. 

[Sleepster]

The 11 has a smaller blower motor.

You can still get the 10 on craigslist. Just make sure you know how to check the number of run hours. (If you don't know how to do that, order the clinician's manual from ApneaBoard for free and you'll be able to figure it out).

Years ago the sellers were mostly individuals. Now they seem to be DME's. For example, the last time I bought one the seller's specialty was providing motorized wheel chair devices. But he sold used CPAP machines as a sort of sideline. He told me that they're available to him because Medicare is not allowed to sell used machines. I don't understand that but I didn't want to pry.

I brought my own hose and mask. He brought me to a table where he plugged in the machine. I strapped up and connected my hose and the A10 came on whisper quiet. We had a long visit about CPAP therapy and at me request he knocked $50 off the price.

Just keep in mind that the useful life of a machine is 5 years. Doing the math, we have 365 days in a year times 8 hours of use per day times 5 years equals 14 600 hours. The one I bought had about 3000 run hours on it and I paid about $250, IIRC.

I very much doubt that the A10 will still be available in 4 years.