Landice L7 Cardio Trainer

If you run on your treadmill every day, experts say the heavy-duty Landice L7 Cardio Trainer is well worth its relatively high price. Its powerful 4-horsepower motor and inch-thick running deck are built for abuse, reviews say, and you won't find the Landice L7 Cardio Trainer's warranty (lifetime frame/parts/wear items, one year labor) on even the best mid-priced treadmills, such as the Sole F80 (*Est. $1,500). The Landice L7 Cardio Trainer doesn't fold up or have that many bells and whistles, but critics are more likely to recommend the more basic Landice L7 Cardio Trainer than any other upscale treadmill. They like the features it does include, such as a wireless chest strap hear-rate monitor, which is optional on the less expensive Landice L7 Pro Trainer (*Est. $3,145). Another less expensive Landice, the L7 Pro Sports Trainer (*est. $3,500), does include the monitor, but reviews more often recommend the Landice L7 Cardio Trainer with its additional built-in workout programs. More than one review cautions buyers to read the fine print on the Landice warranty to make sure they don't do anything to invalidate it.

TreadmillDoctor.com and ConsumerReports.org both subject the Landice L7 Cardio Trainer to expert testing and rank it against other treadmills, but neither provides much information about the model's features. Runner's World magazine gets runners to test treadmills, and it provides more detailed test results, but it does not score or rank models. About.com includes the Landice L7 Cardio Trainer in a list of the best $3,000-and-up treadmills, but it provides almost no information about the treadmills on the list.