UBS Investment Research analyst Ben Reitzes has stated that his proprietary checks indicate that Apple is working on an "ultra portable PC" and notebooks fitted with NAND flash memory.
"We believe these new products could start in notebook products with combo-drives (NAND and HDD) or ultra-portables (NAND only), and could be released in time for MacWorld," Reitzes told clients.
The analyst expects sales of the portables to help drive overall Mac unit growth of 5 percent year-over-year, or 12 percent sequentially, to 1.24 million during Apple's third quarter.
Reitzes maintain a Buy status on Apple shares with a price target of $95.