Exhibit 23.1

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-8 of our report dated February 2, 2004 relating to the consolidated financial statements and consolidated financial statement schedule, which appears in EMC Corporation’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Boston, Massachusetts
February 8, 2005