My apple computer won't start up, or even turn on.

So, I come home one day, and I try to turn on my MacBook Pro.. I press the power button, and it doesn't turn on. Generally, you would think it died and needed to be charged. So, I plug it in, and when I come back after a while, it's fully charged. I press the power button, and it doesn't start. So I hold the power button down, it still doesn't start. I'm not sure what's wrong with it anymore, it's just like it died. There's no noise coming from the inside, and there's nothing even starting up, just emptiness. Please, could someone tell what's wrong with it?

Chookster,
make an appointment at your nearest Apple store; someone there will be able to tell you what’s wrong with it.

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