MacBook shut itself down and won't start up again

Question

I am painstakingly typing this on my iphone as my 2010 13"MacBook Pro won't give any sign of life appart from the battery indicator, which indicates that the battery is full. I brought it to the apple service centre here in Germany, who say that there is a power problem, the cause of which they can't identify, and that they would need to replace the logic board at a cost of well over 600 euro (guarantee only just ran out a few months ago). I am dithering whether to have it repaired as I only get a 90 day guarantee on the repair and apple allegedly don't know what caused the problem in the first place, or whether it could happen again. Has anybody else had this problem? Any advice?

Answer 1

I'm not sure what additional information I can give. The MacBook had always worked fine until now. It has on occasion heated it up a bit, but that seems to be common from what im reading.. I've never had any of the display problems that others in this community have had.
Unfortunately, prices tend to be a good bit higher here in Europe. I'm being charged over 400 euro for the logic board alone (more than USD 500). The third-party service providers I've seen so far seem to charge similar fees. Plus I've already paid for the diagnostic 65 euro, which gets offset against the final bill if I go ahead with the repair, so I wouldn't be saving much with a DIY job.
It's all very frustrating as it is; one of the main reasons I chose the macbook is that I thought I was getting something that was going to last. My big fear now is that I might end up throwing more money down the drain by having it fixed.