More Analyst Expectations of an Apple Ultra-Portable

ZDNet Blogs recap a new research note by Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster who essentially recaps the running rumors about the ultra-portable Mac that is expected at Macworld Expo.

Although we were anticipating an ultra-portable device with an 8″-11″ screen, our checks indicate the screen will likely be 11″-13. That said, we continue to expect the ultra-portable MacBook to be Apples thinnest and lightest ever. It will likely be priced between the $1,099 consumer level MacBook and the $1,999 MacBook Pro. One contributor to the smaller form factor could be the use of NAND-based solid state storage. In Nov. Samsung introduced a 64GB drive, which we believe Apple would consider large enough to include in a new portable.