EXHIBIT 23.1



                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


  We hereby consent to the use in the Consent Solicitation/Prospectus
  constituting part of the Registration Statement on Form S-4 (33-63993) of EMC
  Corporation of our report dated April 19, 1995 relating to the consolidated
  financial statements of McDATA Corporation, which appears in such Consent
  Solicitation/Prospectus. We also consent to the reference to us under the
  heading "Experts" in such Consent Solicitation/Prospectus.



  PRICE WATERHOUSE LLP


  Boulder, Colorado
      
  November 27, 1995