I have a proform that was a $700 tm, but on sale, so we got it for around $300. it is great but i just never can stay on the thing for long enough. i get to bored. so i am selling mine because i have used it 3 times in over a year.
check out True Treadmills we have had ours since 1999 andit isthe only cardio my DH does. I use it regularly also. It has all the features you want, It has never needed any repairs, and it has a soft surface relatively speaking. I prefer it to outdoor running because the impact feels much less hard than on pavement. I hope this makes sense.