My dream is a tenkeyless membrane, i.e. all keys in the usual size and layout but simply w/o numpad. Somehow our bloated over-consuming society won't make one.
The IBM SpaceSaver II is a TKL membrane board if you don't mind digging around or a big ol' IBM Logo
If only it didn't have the mouse nub. I tend to hit it a lot when typing. Otherwise it would be perfect.
AFAIK there are lots of such keyboards nowadays, but almost all are with scissor low-travel keys.
There are lots of compact keyboards but few, if any, that have the cursor keys and the ins,del,home,end,pgup,pgdn cluster in their traditional positions. I am too old and used to this layout to change.
Maybe I've misunderstood: maybe a Topre Realforce suit you ?
Topre's are mechanical. There is nowhere in town I can go to test to see whether I like mechanical switches and what color switch switches to get. I also need something that is no louder that a typical non-mechanical keyboad.