Exhibit 23.1

                    CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
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We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-8 of our report dated January 21, 2000 relating to the
consolidated financial statements and consolidated financial statement
schedules, which appears in EMC Corporation's Annual Report on Form 10-K
for the year ended December 31, 1999.


/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
    PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Boston, Massachusetts
November 13, 2000