EXHIBIT 23.1
 
                      CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
 
  We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Prospectus
constituting part of this Registration Statement on Form S-3 of Hewlett-
Packard Company of our report dated November 17, 1997, which appears on page
54 of Hewlett-Packard's 1997 Annual Report to Shareholders, which is
incorporated by reference in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
October 31, 1997. We also consent to the reference to us under the heading
"Experts" in such Prospectus.
   
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP     
 
San Jose, California
   
October 27, 1998