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]

-well i don't want to spend any more money on it, it isn't really worth it, i had someone else also tell me it was probabaly the motherboard, i just wanted to see if it could be something else or if i could somehow fix it another way without spending too much money.
-anyway, what kinds of computers (notebooks) do you use or suggest in the $1000 range, i guess i will have to be looking for a new one now.
thanks for the feedback