Thoughts - Return of the Ultraportable Notebook

With the advent of the netbook, marketing and mass public enthusiasm killed the high performance ultraportable notebook computer.  I'm not kidding with the whole "killed" word either.  High performance ultraportable notebooks (smaller than 12 inches) no longer exist.  The Sony VAIO TT (11.1") disappeared from sale in the US in 2009 (http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/19/vaio-tt-disappears-from-sonys-us-site/).  Since then, there have been no products released to fill the gap, at least in the US.  Interestingly enough, Panasonic continues to offer the high performance 12.1" CF-NX and the 10.1" CF-J10 notebook computers.