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 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. /S/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP - ------------------------------ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP San Jose, California April 26, 2000