I don't know how accurate this is. Every time i try googling this, i get multiple help forums (brand website, Microsoft help, reddit discussions) for how to troubleshoot, with no ads for new laptops. While i typically provide a more specific search (e.g. my laptop brand and model won't boot), i tried googling "my laptop won't turn on" and received similar, albeit less specific, suggestions.

I wonder if the original poster often searches for laptop prices to find deals and maybe it defaulted to that?

I can see how this would be a concern in theory but currently google can't even find me the products I'm looking for even when I type in exact parameters so we're a long way off from it predicting not only what you need but how desperate you are for it.

How could this example be modified a bit?

Maybe they know you’re an executive assistant and you search “CEO’s laptop won’t turn on“.

(Every repair shop already has the opportunity to charge desperation pricing for non-bootable machines.)

Is there evidence previous search-based algorithmic pricing is being used?