EXHIBIT 23.1

                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

    We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-3 of our report dated November 23, 1999 relating to the
consolidated financial statements, which appears in Hewlett-Packard Company's
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended October 31, 1999. We also consent
to the reference to us under the heading "Experts" in such Registration
Statement.

/s/ PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

San Jose, California
March 15, 2000