Display Satellite A205-S4707 began to blink before going black

When my laptop was still under warranty in 2007, the display started flickering intermittently before completely black.
I have had the computer delivered to a Toshiba repair depo where they have updated my BIOS and replaced my inverter FL. Board

Now the same problem happening again.
I was quoted an estimate of $120 to fix.
What's useful on a laptop that is 4 years old this month, or is it time to upgrade?

Thank you

Hello

Well, $120 is a lot of money but I doubt that you will get new or such mobile opportunity for $120
You can get a new laptop for around $500, but it's your own decision
But me, I have to pay this tax to get the laptop working again.
I mean the A205 is a great unit. I have a (similar to the A200/A205 series) A210 with GPU ATI and it works fine...

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