The keys require quite a bit heavier actuation force than Cherry Brown MX switches. Not very close at all.
As rubber domes go, the keys are quite noisy when they snap back up. The key caps are lasered ABS.
Other than that, it is a high-quality rubber dome keyboard in my opinion.
Hmm, actually I own a black usb Goldtouch GTU-0077 and I measured the key actuation force to be 40grams, so it's lighter than cherry MX browns and reds. Also, it's much less noisier that cherry-based keyboards, even in the upstroke. However an older white ps/2 version of the Goldtouch I used many years ago had noticeably harder actuation, perhaps different generations of the Goldtouch feel differently. My black one feels really awesome though. Way smoother than cherry MX browns (which feel gritty/frictiony in comparison).
To the OP, actually "soft stop" should tell you that it's not cherry MX switches, these mechanical switches have a stop that's hard like concrete when you bottom out. It's actually one of the bad things (ergonomically speaking) about most mechanical switches. When I moved from the Goldtouch keyboard to my first Kinesis (with MX browns) I felt that I moved to a wonderful layout but crap switches. Only years later when I tried the o-ring mod (see my sig) I was able to relieve my hands from the harsh landing of MX switches.
Anyway, the Goldtouch keyboard is quite good, especially in the fully tented position (when the middle of the keyboard is set as high as possible) it's a really comfortable position for the wrists.
I've posted about the Goldtouch
here,
here, and
here.I don't use it anymore because I much prefer the matrix key layout of the Kinesis Advantage, but the Goldtouch is more comfortable and ergonomic than most standard (non-split) mechanical keyboards actually, so I recommend it, even though it's not a mechanical keyboard.