The XYZ crew devote some time to this oft-overlooked, but certainly integral piece of your PC.

"Whether this means using the keyboard that came with your 486 or buying one at your local budget department store people need to reflect on the amount of influence that a keyboard or mouse has on your interaction with your computer relative to some of the items which they use much less frequently but are willing to spend more money on, like a sound card or DVD burner."