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Treadmill best buy awards
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2008 Elliptical Best Buy Awards - For more information about any model on our Best Buy list, please click on the name of the elliptical below. Please support the 10th Annual Treadmill Doctor Treadmill & Elliptical Reviews by clicking on our sponsored links. To learn more about the Treadmill Doctor Sponsored Link program click here!

Treadmill Doctor's Review Comparison for 2008 - Click on the title to learn how different reviews from different sources stack up against each other!

 

Best Buy Under $399 bulletSponsored links
Gold's Gym StrideTrainer 500 - These low-end ellipticals are for the every-once-in-a-while exerciser. Don't think that you can seriously workout on this machine.





Runner Up's Under $399
1 - Healthrider C 535 e
2 - Image 9.5
3 - Proform XP 420 Razor

Best Buy $400 to $699 bulletSponsored links
NordicTrack Commercial 1300 - This NordicTrack unit was itching for a best buy, and I guess it got it. The quality that they pack into $699 is nothing short of stunning.





Runner Up's $400 to $699
1 - NordicTrack ASR 630
2 - Proform XP StrideClimber
3 - Reebok RL 10.5
Best Buy $700 to $999 bulletSponsored links
Epic EL 1200 Commercial Pro - This elliptical should make high-end fitness manufacturers quake in their boots! Add a little money and they'll give you a four year parts and labor warranty.





Runner Up's $700 to $999
1 - Sole E 25
2 - NordicTrack AudioStrider 880
3 - NordicTrack AudioStrider 800
Best Buy $1000 to $1499 bulletSponsored links
NordicTrack Elite 1300 - A carryover model for 2008 that won't disappoint. Although it has had a price increase this year, I believe that it is a solid value.





Runner Up's $1000 to $1499
1 - Sole E 35
2 - Diamondback 860 Er
3 - SportsArt E 80
Best Buy $1500 to $1999 bulletSponsored links
Sole E 95 - Sole didn't mess with success and took the top spot this year. There is something to be said for knowing when to stay pat.





Runner Up's $1500 to $1999
1 - Diamondback 1190 Er
2 - Lifefitness X 1 Basic
3 - Spirit XE 300
Best Buy $2000 to $2499 bulletSponsored links
True PS 900e - This is the best value of the True elliptical lineup this year, and the best value in its price range.





Runner Up's $2000 to $2499
1 - Freemotion 7.5e
2 - Bodyguard E 230 X
3 - Lifefitness X 3 Basic
Best Buy $2500 to $2999 bulletSponsored links
Precor EFX 5.17i - This is the entry level option for Precor's lower body elliptical trainer. Precor wins this category through quality and design.





Runner Up's $2500 to $2999
1 - Precor EFX 5.19
2 - Vision X 6700 HRT
3 - Smooth CE Plus
Best Buy $3000 to $3999 bulletSponsored links
Lifefitness X 7 Basic - With the auto stride adjust and all bearing pivot points the X 7 is worth of the Lifefitness heritage. This unit is expensive, but it is a thing of beauty.





Runner Up's $3000 to $3999
1 - Precor EFX 5.21i
2 - Precor EFX 5.33
3 - Cybex Home Arc Trainer
Best Buy $4000 and Up bulletSponsored links
Precor EFX 5.23 - The EFX 5.23 is the top of the line original ellitpical design from Precor. If you like the Precor elliptical at the gym, you will love this unit in your home.





Runner Up's $4000 and up
1 - Lifefitness X 7 Advanced
2 - Star Trac P-TBT
3 - Star Trac E-TBT i
Best new elliptical bulletSponsored links
Freemotion e7.7 - With this elliptical trainer, Freemotion is going to cause a lot of headaches for the competition. With this combination of quality and price, Freemotion is trying to buy marketshare.





Runner Up's - Best new Elliptical
1 - Bodyguard E 250 X
2 - True TSXa
3 - Pacemaster Silver XT

 

Editor's Note: It is our policy of intentionally erring on the side of caution concerning reliability ratings so a key component in the rating still will be a heavy factor in the final score and these ratings were given with caution in mind. Once an treadmill wins a best buy in its price range, it is ineligible for a best buy rating in another category.

Who is the Treadmill Doctor?

Treadmill Doctor is a fitness equipment services company with two divisions: Parts and Technical Services. Our parts divison sells parts and accessories for fitness equipment thru our website and provides product reviews for consumers looking for home treadmills and ellipticals. Our technical services division provides home and commercial fitness equipment repairs and services in the markets in which we operate - Nashville, TN; Knoxville, TN; Memphis, TN; Mobile, AL & Birmingham, AL.

Treadmill Doctor has over 100 years of combined experience in the fitness equipment industry which allows us to provide these reviews to help the average consumer to make informed decisions about what machines they want to purchase. Treadmill Doctor makes money from three sources: parts and accessories sales, local service revenue, and revenue we receive from the Treadmill Doctor Sponsored Link advertising program. We are not compensated for our reviews or the placement that companies recieve in them in any way.

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