Yeah, sure. I cannot praise my new jumpy USB mouse high enough.

Oh yeah, I got one of these too, here at work. And it's a brand-name (four letters, really big PC maker) mouse, too. The cursor will do really funny things like jump to the upper right corner occasionally. Overall, the thing's a big heap of rodent manure.

At home, I use Logitech or Microsoft mice. Yes, Microsoft makes really great hardware.

Oh, the computer at work (also from that really big PC maker) doesn't come with PS/2 ports. With the first bios version I had, the bios didn't recognize my USB keyboard so I couldn't enter the bios setup. At least it didn't give me the dreaded "Keyboard not connected, press any key to continue."

There is a lot of fun with searching and installing fixed and fixedfixed drivers for that nice blinking USB memory stick,

Hm, memory sticks should be supported out of the box unless you're using Win95 or an old version of Win98. If not, take it back. Don't bother installing any manufacturer-specific drivers - if they can't make their stuff run with the "defined standard", they're not worth buying.

it would be boring without a reboot or a BSOD or two in a day...

Hm, if that's a USB problem, maybe you need a BIOS update.

I have an older notebook (also from the big, brand-name PC maker mentioned above) the reacts funny to a connected USB hub. It doesn't start. At all. Push the power button, and nothing happens.

But I also like the advantage of having gigabytes of drivers for each single and stupid gadget in that PC,

I'm sure Webcams and other "consumer" stuff would ship with CD-Roms full of drivers even if there was no USB. "Consumers" like colorful, flashy stuff. Blame the inventor of the CD-Rom for making this possible.

If you want legacy interfaces - there's still PCI cards. Yes, not being a good little consumer can be expensive. :/