I have found one of my favorite keyboards, and it's a rubber dome.
It's the Gateway/Chicony KB-2961
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As you can't see from the crappy phone picture, there is an outer circle to the rubber dome, and an inner section that looks like a cog wheel
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---Construction
-Solid. Has a total of eight visible screws on the back and hinges off from the top side to take apart.
-Sits level on the desk and does not flex at all when typing, but does not have rubber feet for the top side, but does for the bottom.
-As far as weight, it is a bit lighter than my tenkeyless mechanical boards, but not by much at all. I do not have an accurate scale to measure it unfortunately.
-Key profiles seem to be the same as my mech boards.
-Cable routing to the left or the right.
Specs
---Electrical Specifications
Max. rating: +5.0 VDC±10%, 200mA maximum
Contact resistance: 300 Ohm maximum
Insulation resistance: DC 100V 50M Ohm minimum
Bounce: 10ms maximum
Operation life: 30,000,000 times
---Mechanical Specification
Total travel: 4.0 ± 0.3mm
Pre-travel: 2.3 ± 0.5mm
Operating type: tactile type
Operating force: 57 ± 14g
Tactile feel force: 25 ± 14g
Rubber keyswitch pad: Silicone rubber
Dimension: 444 x 162mm
---Quality and Reliability
MTBF: 60,000 hours
EMI/Safety requirement: FCC Class B and UL, CSA, TUV, approved
ESD Immunity: 0KV to 8KV minimum, without any data loss (software). 8KV to 15KV minimum, may cause malfunctions but does not destroy any internal components (firmware). After a reset the keyboard will function normally. (Also, special design for voltage immunity.)
---Operating Temperature
Low temperature: -20°C ± 2°C 24 hours
High temperature: 60°C ± 2°C 24 hours
Temperature cycle: 60°C to -20°C ± 2°C 1 hour 1 step 5 cycle
---Humidity
Temperature: 40°C ± 2°C
Humidity: 90% RH ± 24 hours
---Function and Operation
Pseudo N-key rollover
16-character buffer (FIFO)
Windows compatible
104-key keyboard
Price
Mine was $4 at microcenter.
The KB-2961 has now taken my second place spot of favorite keyboards.
