Re: "standard pc?"
Must admit, I generally use csh at the command line and only use bash when I need looped command or running scripts. I never noticed that bash had word move left/right with ctrl-arrow keys. But then the first thing I do with a new install is set the key repeat rate to some I find comfortable, which is 3-4 times faster than the default. Likewise, I shorten the delay before key repeat starts. Been doing that since I first discovered FreeBSD 4.3.
Oh, and I've never had an issue with dual or even triple booting. Just always install Windows first because it WILL trash your other OSs :-) Not tried with anything newer than Win7 mind, things might have changed with Windows since then, but the fact FreeBSD uses only one partition and allocates it's slices inside actually makes it much easier and safer to multiboot.