[timschmidt]

Any monitor and keyboard will work, however Apple keyboards have a couple extra keys not present on Windows keyboards so require some key remapping to allow access to all typical shortcut key combinations.

[spectre3d]

Mainly to swap the Windows and Alt keys, which you can do in System Settings without any additional software.

If you use a mouse with more than right-click and scroll wheel, with side buttons for example, then you’ll need extra software.