Alas, poor Yorick!

My laptop has died. The screen froze a couple of times, and then it rebooted its last reboot. The motherboard is fried, and there is apparently no repairing it. My data, at least, is recoverable.
Also, my computer repair guys have not learned not to speak ill of the dead. All I've heard is how my computer is really old, and wasn't a name brand. On the other hand, I am disappointed at its life span-at 3 years old I know my beloved Averatec was no spring chicken, but surely it shouldn't just go kaput?