Laminate flooring, Wood laminate floor

Raised floor or laminate flooring?

There is some type of raised floor with a surface which is like laminate flooring. The surface is with various wooden textures such as walnut, beech, cherry, oak, teak, etc. Its size is 500*500 or 600*600mm. Its edges are usually packed with black plastic strips. Some people doubt if it is that laminate flooring(L) installed on raised floor. Actually it is PVC cover that is fit on the panel of raised floor. It is not necessary to pack the edge of L with black plastic strips. The PVC can be of various designs including wooden textures. It offers a beautiful look for raised floor. It is not as strong resistant as the surface of L. And its foot feel is not as good as L because it is much harder than the surface of L.