EXHIBIT 23.1


                             BELL MICROPRODUCTS INC.
            CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM


         We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statements on Form S-3 (Numbers 333-39916, 333-45554, 333-62842, 333-85226,
333-107732, 333-108146, 333-116130, 333-117555, and 333-119634), on Form S-4
(Number 333-120527) and on Form S-8 (Numbers 33-66580, 33-83398, 33-95968,
333-10837, 333-41179, 333-58053, 333-51724, 333-72642, and 333-87048) of Bell
Microproducts Inc. of our report dated March 16, 2005 relating to the financial
statements, financial statement schedule, management's assessment of the
effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting and the effectiveness
of internal control over financial reporting, which appears in this Form 10-K.



PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
San Jose, California
March 16, 2005