MERACH UltraWalk W60 Plus Treadmill Review: Finally, a Walking Pad That Feels Solid

I’ve had a walking pad tucked into our living room for a while now, and honestly, it did the job. It let my family get some steps in while watching TV without having to carve out gym time. But “did the job” is doing a lot of heavy lifting in that sentence, because the thing we had before the MERACH UltraWalk W60 Plus was one of those sub-$100 Amazon walking pads, and it showed. It was thin and narrow, and lately it started making a loud clicking noise every time it ran, which is never a great sign for a piece of equipment with a motor spinning under your feet. (*Disclosure below.)

In this review:

• The MERACH UltraWalk W60 Plus is a compact walking pad treadmill built for under-desk or living room use, with a 12% auto incline that sets it apart from most budget walking pads
• Key features include a 3.5 HP peak brushless motor, a 400-lb weight capacity, a 33% wider deck than standard walking pads, and a built-in 5W Bluetooth speaker with RGB lighting
• Ideal for anyone replacing a cheap, flimsy walking pad, or looking for a low-profile way to add incline walking to a home or living room setup
• Regularly $499.99, on sale for $329.99 at the time of this review, with an extra $50 off using code HIGHTECHDAD
• It’s a genuine “step up” in stability and features from entry-level walking pads, though it’s not trying to replace a full-size treadmill

MERACH sent me the UltraWalk W60 Plus to test as a replacement, so the timing couldn’t be better. I’ve researched enough home fitness gear over the years to know that “walking pad” can mean anything from a genuinely useful piece of equipment to a flimsy motorized mat that dies in six months. The MERACH UltraWalk W60 Plus sits in a different category. It’s built more like a compact treadmill than a bargain walking pad, and it comes with an incline feature I didn’t expect at this size or price point.

In this review, I’ll walk through what it was like to unbox and set up, how it compares to the cheap walking pad it replaced, what the incline and app add to a daily walk, and where I think this one falls short. I tested it the way I test everything for HighTechDad: by living with it in my house (and letting one of my primary testers, my wife, use it), not by reading a spec sheet and guessing.

What MERACH Sent Me to Test

The UltraWalk W60 Plus showed up in one large, heavy box. MERACH lists the unit’s net weight at 67.7 pounds, and that tracked with what I felt hauling it out of the box and into position. It was securely packed and arrived without any damage. Setup was about as close to “no assembly” as this category gets. The only thing I had to attach was two front wheels, and MERACH includes the tools you need to do it. A few screws later, I was plugging it into the wall.

There’s a detachable power cord that plugs into the front of the unit, a physical power switch, and the whole thing announces itself with a small voice prompt when it powers on. From there, it’s just a matter of finding a spot for it. We put ours in the living room in the same place as our previous, “cheaper” walking pad, where we use it while watching TV, and it’s low-profile enough that it doesn’t dominate the room the way a full treadmill would.

Built to Outlast the Walking Pad It Replaced

The single biggest difference between the W60 Plus and our old walking pad comes down to how it feels underfoot, and that starts with the motor and frame. MERACH rates the W60 Plus with a 1.25 CHP continuous, 3.5 HP peak brushless motor, and the company says it’s engineered for up to 15,000 hours of service life. I can’t verify a number like that from a few weeks of testing, but I can tell you what our old pad’s motor sounded like right before it started failing: a loud, rhythmic clicking that got worse every week. Cheap construction tends to announce itself eventually, and ours did, despite my best efforts to lube and repair it.

The W60 Plus doesn’t have that problem, at least not yet, and it truly doesn’t feel like it’s headed there. It’s quiet at speed, even when my wife has bumped it up toward the top of its 0.6 to 4.0 mph range, and there’s none of the rattle or flex I’d feel on the old unit. Some of that comes down to sheer weight. At 67.7 pounds with a reinforced steel frame, it just sits there. It doesn’t shift or wobble the way a lighter, cheaper pad will when you pick up your pace.

Then there’s the incline, which is the feature that actually changes what this thing is. Most budget walking pads either skip incline entirely or offer a token few degrees. The W60 Plus goes up to 12% incline, controlled with a simple up-and-down button on the remote, with 12 incline levels in between. That’s enough of a grade to turn a casual walk into a real workout, and it’s the kind of feature I didn’t expect on something this compact.

Getting Comfortable with the Remote and Display

Setup gave me a good look at how the controls are laid out, and it’s straightforward once you get past the initial “what does this button do” phase. The wireless remote has seven buttons: mute, play/pause, incline up/down, speed up/down, a light toggle, and an M/P button for cycling through workout modes. Press and hold play, and it counts down and eases into a walk at 0.6 mph. Press and hold it again, and the belt quickly decelerates and then stops, showing you your time, distance, and calories burned for that session.

The display itself sits right on the front of the unit and is large enough to read without squinting, roughly a foot and a half wide and a couple of inches tall. It cycles through time, speed, distance, calories, and incline, so whatever metric you care about is never more than a few seconds away. Compared to the tiny, dim readout on our old pad, this felt like a big upgrade rather than a checkbox feature.

The M/P button is where the mode selection lives. There’s manual mode, a time countdown mode, a distance countdown mode, a calorie countdown mode, and four programmable slots (P01 through P04) for saving your own routines. I mostly stuck with manual mode since that’s how my household prefers to work out, but it’s nice knowing the structured options are there if either of us wants them later.

Living with It: Everyday Performance

This is where the W60 Plus separates itself from the walking pad it replaced. My wife was the primary user of our old walking pad, and she used to hold onto a nearby cabinet while walking because she didn’t fully trust it under her feet. She doesn’t do that anymore. She’s told me directly that the W60 Plus feels much more solid and stable, and I completely agree. It feels anchored to the floor in a way the old one never did, whether that’s the added weight, the leg design, or just better overall construction. Probably some combination of all three.

The incline is the feature she keeps bringing up unprompted, which tells me something. Being able to adjust the grade turns this from “a walking pad” into something closer to a compact treadmill, even though we still have a full-size treadmill elsewhere in the house for when we want that. This one lives in the living room specifically because it’s low-profile and doesn’t get in the way, and being able to add incline without leaving that spot has made it something we truly appreciate more than we expected.

Noise was one of my bigger concerns going in, given our history with the old pad’s clicking motor. I haven’t run into that here. It stays quiet even at faster speeds, assuming you’re not also blasting music through the built-in speaker. That speaker, by the way, is a nice surprise. It’s not going to compete with a dedicated Bluetooth speaker on bass, but it’s more than enough for a podcast or a music playlist while you walk, and there’s an LED light strip on the front that reacts to whatever’s playing with a little bit of a disco effect if you’ve got the light turned on.

What the App Adds (and What It Doesn’t)

MERACH pairs the W60 Plus with its own app, and I’ll be honest, I’ve only scratched the surface of it. My household tends to be a manual-mode family. We like controlling our own workout rather than letting software dictate speed and incline for us, so the app hasn’t become part of our regular routine.

That said, I did test it enough to see how it works. Once you pair the treadmill and set up an account, you enter some basic health information and your goals, and the app builds workouts around them. I tried one guided session in which a video “walked” me through the workout, with a coach offering encouragement, and the app automatically adjusted the treadmill’s speed and incline in real time as the workout progressed. I never touched the remote. The app just handled it, wirelessly communicating with the W60 Plus.

Whether that matters to you depends on how you like to work out. If you’re the type who wants a structured, app-guided routine, similar in spirit to something like Apple Fitness+ or Peloton synced to equipment, it’s there, and it works. If you’re more of a “just let me walk at my own pace” person like us, you can ignore it entirely, and the treadmill functions perfectly well without it.

Under the Hood: MERACH UltraWalk W60 Plus Specifications

The specs matter here mostly because they explain why this feels so different from a cheap walking pad. A stronger motor and heavier frame aren’t just numbers on a page. They’re the reason my wife stopped needing to hold onto furniture while she walks.

Spec	Detail
Model	MR-T27 (UltraWalk W60 Plus)
Motor	1.25 CHP continuous / 3.5 HP peak, brushless
Incline	Up to 12%, auto incline, 12 levels
Speed Range	0.6–4.0 mph
Max User Weight	400 lbs
Net Weight (Unit)	67.7 lbs
Running Belt Size	16.5″ x 41.3″
Product Dimensions	50.2″ x 22.2″ x 6.1″
Assembly	Attach two front wheels only
Remote Control	Magnetic-dock wireless remote
Display	Time, speed, distance, calories, incline
Connectivity	Bluetooth speaker, RGB light, MERACH App (iOS/Android), syncs to Apple Health and Google Fit
Noise Level	Average 53.6 dB
Extras	Child lock, energy-saving auto shutoff after 10 minutes idle, 8.2 ft power cord

In practice, the 400-lb weight capacity and 3.5 HP peak motor are what let this thing handle faster walking and incline without bogging down or feeling shaky, which was my main complaint with the old pad. The wider 16.5-inch-by-41.3-inch belt also means you’re not constantly correcting your stride to stay centered, which I definitely had to think about on the narrower deck we replaced.

The Good and the Not-So-Good

Comparing this directly with the roughly $90-$100 walking pad it replaced makes the trade-offs pretty clear. That older pad was “cheap” in both senses of the word: cheap to buy and cheap in how it was built. The W60 Plus costs more, but it solves the problems the old one created for us.

What Works:

• Stability — The added weight and steel frame mean it doesn’t shift or feel shaky, even at higher speeds. My wife no longer holds onto a cabinet for balance.
• The 12% incline — This is the feature that changes the whole category for this unit. It’s a real workout tool, not a gimmick.
• Quiet operation — No clicking, no grinding, even when running faster. A welcome change after our old pad started failing audibly.
• Wider deck — More room to walk naturally without watching your feet to stay on the belt.
• Bluetooth speaker and display — Small additions, but ones I use every session.

Things to Consider:

• The app is optional, not essential — If you’re a manual-workout household like mine, you may not touch most of what it offers.
• It’s heavier to move — At 67.7 pounds, repositioning it isn’t a one-handed job, though the included wheels help.
• Price jump from budget pads — This isn’t competing on price with $100 walking pads, and it shouldn’t be judged as such.

Weighed against a $90 to $100 walking pad that was already showing its age, the MERACH UltraWalk W60 Plus is a genuinely different piece of equipment. It costs more up front, but I’m not dealing with a clicking motor, a wobbly deck, or a spouse who doesn’t trust the thing she’s working out on.

Common Questions About the MERACH UltraWalk W60 Plus

Where to Buy and What It Costs

The MERACH UltraWalk W60 Plus is regularly priced at $499.99 and was on sale for $329.99 at the time of this review, directly through MERACH’s website. It’s also available on Amazon. I noticed a small price difference between the two listings while working on this review, and MERACH confirmed that the pricing is basically the same across both listings, but Amazon sometimes runs limited-time deals on specific colors that can slightly affect the price. Worth comparing both before you buy, in case your preferred color happens to be discounted on one or the other.

On top of that sale price, you can save an additional $50 using the code HIGHTECHDAD at checkout, and it works on both the MERACH site and Amazon. That brings this down a bit closer to what you’d pay for one of the cheap, flimsy walking pads I’ve been comparing it against, which makes the value here even easier to justify. But it is still a couple hundred dollars more, and you are paying for build quality, features, and stability.

Given what this replaced in our house, a roughly $90 to $100 walking pad that was already falling apart, I think the value here is easy to make sense of. You’re paying more up front for a heavier build, a real incline, a wider deck, and a motor that isn’t making concerning noises after a few months of use.

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Final Thoughts: Was It Worth Replacing Our Old Walking Pad?

After using the W60 Plus daily in place of our old pad, the difference isn’t subtle. The stability alone would have been enough to justify the upgrade, but the 12% incline is what actually changes how we use it. It’s turned a “let’s get some steps in during TV” habit into something closer to an actual workout on the days we want it to be.

If you’re currently using one of those sub-$100 walking pads and it’s starting to feel flimsy, wobbly, or noisy, as ours did, this is the kind of upgrade that solves those exact problems. It’s also a solid option if you’re buying your first walking pad and want something that won’t need replacing in a year. I wouldn’t recommend it if you’re specifically looking for the cheapest possible way to add movement to your day. That’s not what this is built for.

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HTD says: The MERACH UltraWalk W60 Plus proved that not all walking pads are created equal, and after watching my wife stop white-knuckling a cabinet for balance, I’m not going back to cheap.