There is a problem with my laptop!?

Ok i took my laptop to the repair specialists they say it will cost 150 because the video card is shot. I turn my laptop on and it turns on for about 10 seconds displays a bit, sometimes no display, and then shuts off. It will not stay on. Please help on the problem and how to repair!|||Most likely you were screwed out of money. 95%of computers you buy have integrated gfx. Which means its IN the motherboard, So if it messes up you need to buy a new laptop. The new really high end laptops have gfx cards you can remove but no one sells gfx cards for laptops|||Sounds like they gave you an answer. But it sounds more like a battery problem. Did you ever have issues with the battery holding a charge? If you can borrow a battery I would replace it and see if it solves the problem. It could also be the hard drive failing. At which point it's screwed you might as well buy a new one.