Exhibit 23.1


                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-8 of our report dated January 20, 2003, except for the third
to last paragraph within Note L, as to which the date is March 11, 2003,
relating to the consolidated financial statements and consolidated financial
statement schedule, which appears in EMC Corporation's Annual Report on Form
10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002.


/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Boston, Massachusetts
December 19, 2003