computer problems, what kind of notebook do you suggest/have Options

[DSToyo]

alright, as the title says my computer is screwed up
-to start off, i have a dell inspiron 1150 (not the best in the world) and it keeps shutting down on me. i can rarely get it to turn on (it was just working fine a couple days ago) and in order to turn it on (most of the time) the cd/dvd drive has to be open, and even then after it does boot up, if i eversomuch as touch it it will automaticaly shut of on me, i have tried many things and i can't seem to figure it out.
-i was told the problem could be the motherboard and that would cost me more than the computer is worth.
-i know that i will probably need another computer, but i just wanted to know if there is anything i could do to maybe try to fix this problem.
-this did, like i said just happen all of a sudden, i dunno why, or if this is common.
-any feedback or suggestions would be greatly appreaciated, for i am not very computer savy.

This post has been edited by DSToyo: Jan 23, 2007 - 2:52 PM

[DSToyo]

ok, i don't think its overheating at all, because i cant even get it to turn on, only like 10% of the time it will turn on and even then it usually just shuts off within a minute of being on. So it hasn't even had a chance to heat up. Unfortunatly i think might be time to go get a new comp.
any more suggestions??

*having the drive open just seemed to help try to turn it on but is probably just coincidence

This post has been edited by DSToyo: Jan 18, 2007 - 12:40 PM