Just trying to get some ideas in my head...On average when producing how much software/hardware are you looking at in order to be producing decent releasable tunes in the long run?

Will you always need hardware or nowadays can the PC/Laptop and right software do everything required when producing a tune??

Is the Laptop the better option than a PC??
I
m after getting into production soon, so any help to a newbie in this field greatly appreciated...


Cheers, Craig.