Do they make those without the numpads? It's silly but after all these years typing on a laptop I've come to loathe the distance my hand has to travel to reach the mouse - especially on my MS Natural 4k.
What you want is a "Tenkeyless" model. You can obtain boards with the same Cherry MX Blues (or Browns in the "Silent" version) that are "tenkeyless" style from brands whose quality is about on par with Das.
Then I decided to buy a Daskeyboard (Model S Professional) and it's been absolutely amazing.