First of all, my condolences. Second of all... 6-7 years?! I think it's time for a new laptop!

Well get a desktop now and become a true PC gamer ;) you can get small form PC's the size of consoles now if size is your thing and you can even get them with laptop docks ....yeah they cost a fair bit lol.

My advice s always is never get a laptop for gaming they cost way to much and have little bang for the bucks you spend, for around the price of a PS4 or Xbone you can build a PC that is way better then any console and if you spend a little extra you will get 5 good years of high/ultra gaming.

I would say i'm sorry for your loose but it's a laptop man, as long as the important stuff was backed up on an external drive you should be all good.

You need to option 4 it and get a desktop IMHO but if you really must have a laptop for what ever reason don't pay to much for it they tend to die often and cost a lot to fix you got lucky and got 6-7 year out of one. The 2 that owned died like a month out of warranty lol

6-7 years is a good run. Is there a reason why a desktop isn't being considered? You can also stretch your dollar further by getting a APU for a desktop instead of a CPU and GPU. More options and more bang for buck with desktops imo.

brother pc specs? :o

Don't repair it, it's not worth it. :)
Either option 2 (if you have the monies to spend) or 3 (depending on the lappy's specs, if it's so-so, go for option 2!)

Desktop is more expensive. I have to buy the monitor, keyboard, etc.

It's really sad when you lose a laptop =0

To cheer you up I will tell you this story that actually happened at school today:

A guy in my class hit his laptop for some reason and it diededed instantly. It went completely black and the only thing left running were the fans. He couldn't get it to work again and kinda freaked out. Then the idea hit him and he hit the laptop again (but from the other side this time) and it went back on! =D

Also, I wouldn't recommend that you repair it.

Rest in pieces laptop. I'm not sure what to recommend given that I don't know all the details. I would personally give it another attempt to see if the solution is something simple that I can do at home, and then, if it truly is beyond my capacity to fix, perhaps get an estimate on getting it fixed somewhere. Failing that, I would probably just head to get a new laptop, but I wouldn't get one at Best Buy (because, well, they're not the best buy). I would go somewhere like Newegg or Amazon and find a laptop I really wanted and order it; I think at least one of them has a monthly payment and if you can't you might be able to do it with Paypal credit or something like that.

Check out https://www.reddit.com/r/PCMasterRace/wiki/builds and see if there is a decent build you would like.

rest in pepperoni laptop ;_;

I would suggest buying a new one.. possibly a desktop this time. And let me tell you this: It is worth it.

cheers \m/

I would at least try to repair it. So you have taken the battery out, disconnected it from the power adapter, held down the power button for 30 seconds and then placed the battery back in and the power adapter and tried powering it on? Sometimes, it may be something minimal like that or the power switch inverter needs to be replaced.

R.I.P.

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My condolences.
I still have a 7 years old 12.1" laptop, and it's working just fine.
The battery died, but now I use it with a real-time Linux kernel and an AKAI LPK-25 as a tiny synth piano. It's great!

get a new one on newegg, sign up for their email ad's you can easily get a beastly laptop that can play any game for just $400

I understand your pain, about a month ago my gaming laptop died... I bought it in 2009... I'm just as surprised it lasted as long as it did (Asus RofG laptop)

Anyways... Now I'm using something that won't play higher end games...

Ask your brother if you can borrow his old laptop while you figure out what you want to do...?

First of all, salvage everything you can - don't let his death go for a waste. Then, from whatever remains, throw into the ground and burn it - that way his soul won't haunt you (Supenatural way).

As on serious note - if you have money go with something new, shiny and chrome. That way you will be able to buy machine that will fits your needs, it will have warranty, and will be brand new.

EDIT: Also - you should have make a poll :P

Microwave the battery to make sure.

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eh..... Brother sold his laptop to his own brother, what kind of brother is that? worse then Step >_>