These little buggers of hardware are really important to the comfortableness of your computer. Let's start with the mouse. The mouse, like the keyboard, is used day in and day out, that's why it's important to get one that fits your hand as best as possible. There are many unique designs out there as of this moment, some for large hands, others for smaller hands while others are made for both right and lefties. If you're a lefty, then obviously you would be looking to purchase one of the ones that are made for both a righty and lefty, other even one that's made specifically for lefties, although I haven't seen many around. Because of this, I'm afraid that your choices are quite limited if you're a lefty.

You've probably all heard about Microsoft's "Intellieye" technology where the mouse has no balls. It's a great idea, and, fortunately, it also works like a charm. I've heard of excellent responses to the mouse and how it responds much better than conventional "balled" mice; however, I, personally, have not tried one out, so I really can't tell you how good (or bad) it is. I can, however, recommend that you purchase a cordless mouse, though not one that uses infrared technology, but "digital radio" technology. This is because infrared light cannot travel through walls and objects that might be sitting on your desktop blocking the "view" between the receiver and the mice, while digital radio is capable of doing such. One downside to a cordless mouse, however, is that they require batteries, and the switching of batteries after a few months of use could get annoying (not for me though, but there are picky people out there).

Keyboards are basically the same as mice. Get one that fits your hand (and your budget) and you'll be happy. There are also cordless options available for keyboards, and, if you decide to get a cordless mouse, then I strongly suggest you get a cordless keyboard because if not, that cord going to your keyboard will still tie you down. Also, there are many keyboards advertised out there right now that have extra "special function" buttons for web browsing and other things. At first, I thought "why would I need even more buttons to confuse me on the keyboard?" but I quickly realized that I could not live without them as I've been using Logitech's version of these buttons for a few months now. The great thing about Logitech's version is that when you press a button, for example, the volume down button, it's software will display it right on the screen, so you know exactly what's going on. Very nice indeed.

There are numerous other peripherals that you could possibly get, such as joysticks, steering wheels and graphics tablets; therefore, I'm not even going to try to guide you through the purchase of those components. I can, however, give you a general rule that you must follow when shopping for peripherals: the most important part is that they must fit your hand and sitting position, trust me, your hands, feet, neck and virtually any other body part will thank you.

On to: Conclusion (Finally!)