Opinions & experiences sought on this Vaio

[MSIC]

Am potentially in a position to get hold of a Sony Vaio laptop, which when new in 2007 was over £2k.
Vaio VGN-TZ12VN.
Trusted Reviews review here.

I have 2 concerns, and wanted to run them past people before I committed myself.
Firstly, a different friend tells me that the general build quality of Vaios has declined alot since 4 to 5 years ago. I am hoping however that at the top end of their market, they are still build well.
Secondly, since this is (i suppose) one of the first SSD's, I imagine that it wouldnt have TRIM. Although its not a technology that I really understand, I gather it relates to the overall slowdown / responsiveness of the drive over time - is this likely to pose a measurable problem, or should I aim to swap the drive for a mechanical HDD?

Thanks chaps as always

[HSK]

I can't comment on that particular model. but I think I did buy my FZ series around in 2007, and the build quality, well it's still working pretty normal after A LOT of use - ALTHOUGH, the battery is caput...I can't find any original ones now, because FZ is discontinued, might have to opt for a cheap ebay version :-|

so my only advice to you is, think about that battery and what kind of usage it will give you now.