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EXHIBIT 23.1
CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP, INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" in the
Registration Statement (Form S-3) and related Prospectus of Read-Rite
Corporation for the registration of shares of common stock sold in a private
placement to the State of Wisconsin Retirement System, and to the incorporation
by reference therein of our report dated October 22, 1999 (except for the sixth
paragraph of Note 1, as to which the date is December 29, 1999), with respect to
the consolidated financial statements and schedule of Read-Rite Corporation
included in its Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended September 30, 1999,
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
/s/ Ernst & Young LLP
San Jose, California
July 25, 2000
