High quality laptop / scissor key keyboard

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I know there are other threads on this, but none of them give a satisfactory conclusion as to which to buy.
Unfortunately yesterday my keyboard broke leaving me with a loud, old keyboard, which has forced me to buy something immediately.

Can anyone recommend a keyboard which fits the following criteria?
  • Flat laptop style keys. High quality and nice tactile feel to the keys is essential.
  • Similar to the previous point, the keys must be be quiet when typing. The keys should also not wear out quickly meaning that the keyboard is loud and the keys clatters after a few months (as my last two laptop style keyboards have done).
  • I don't know if any keyboards do this, but rubbery keys would be nice, if they improve the feel of the keys and won't wear out easily.
  • Separate number pad, arrow buttons & Ins/Del/Home/End/PgUp/PgDown blocks.
  • It needs to be wired.
  • Macro keys, multimedia keys, backlit keys etc are not needed, but I won't complain if it has them.
There used to be a lot of recommendations for the Logitech UltraX but these seem to have stopped recently, is there something which has replaced it?
I like the look of the Microsoft Wireless Entertainment Desktop 8000, but it is wireless, has a mouse and some ugly mouse charger strapped to it :(

Any recommendations are much appreciated :)

[edit]

I saw this:
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/SpeedLink/Illuminated_Dark_Metal_Keyboard/2.html
Which looks absolutely awesome, however it doesn't appear to exist outside of Germany :(
 
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