Popular Click and Mortar Stores Now Stock PrimeFilm 1800 Film Scanners

December 12, 2001...Pacific Image Electronics' most popular PrimeFilm 1800 Series film scanner, the 1800u, is now available at Costco.com, BestBuy.com, RadioShack.com and Costco Warehouses in Canada, just in time for last minute holiday shopping. Pacific Image Electronics is the market share leader for film scanners designed for the consumer market (83.5% based on units sold, PC Data, August 2001). The company is planning several "special deals" and promotions over the coming weeks and months in conjunction with the new retail outlets to support product sales.

"Consumers asked us for product availability at their favorite shopping sites and stores," says Dan Tseng, U.S. operations director for Pacific Image Electronics. "Adding Costco.com, BestBuy.com, RadioShack.com and the Costco warehouses in Canada will go a long way toward making our film scanners readily available to everyone who wants to digitize their collection of 35mm negatives and slides."

Consumer Price Point with Professional Results
The PrimeFilm 1800 scanners quickly and easily convert mounted and un-mounted negative and positive 35mm filmstrips and slides into digital files with quality far superior to photos scanned with traditional flatbed technology. A high 1800 dpi resolution and 36-bit scanning capability ensures lifelike color reproduction and preserves every photographic detail.

About Pacific Image
Pacific Image designs, develops, manufactures, markets, and sells innovative desktop color imaging products that consistently break performance/price barriers and provide all levels of users with practical and affordable desktop office productivity tools. From entry level flatbed scanners to high-end professional quality slide and film scanners, Pacific Image's products satisfy the needs of users ranging from novices to graphics and desktop publishing professionals. Pacific Image is the market share leader for film scanner units sold (PC Data, August 2001).

Pacific Image products are available at photographic specialty and major retailers throughout the United States and Canada, including Costco.com, BestBuy.com, RadioShack.com, Costco Warehouses in Canada, CompUSA, Micro Center, Fry's, B&H Photo, Tiger Direct, Vstore, Technobrands, and Cendant's Club.

For additional information, please contact Pacific Image Electronics Inc., 1830 West 208th Street, Torrance, CA 90501. Phone: 310/618-8100. Fax: 310/618-8200. Web site: www.scanace.com.

SOURCE Pacific Image Electronics