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<DESCRIPTION>EXHIBIT 23.1  CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
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                                                                   Exhibit 23.1


               CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS


         As independent  certified public accountants,  we hereby consent to the
incorporation  by  reference in this  Registration  Statement on Form S-8 of our
report dated  January 22, 2001,  included in Artesyn  Technologies,  Inc.'s Form
10-K for the fiscal year ended  December 29, 2000,  and to all references to our
Firm included in this Registration Statement.

/s/ Arthur Andersen LLP

Fort Lauderdale, Florida
April 23, 2001
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