Hi BD6159,
Welcome to Sony Community!
We're sorry to hear about your inconvenience. Sony doesn't do any computer repair anymore thus Bestbuy is the authorized repair center. We're not sure why they refused to repair your laptop. If you want you can try to have it repaired by other computer repair center within your area, since this computer is already out of warranty.
Regards,
Jen
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