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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 and warrants to
purchase shares of common stock sold in private placement transactions to the
State of Wisconsin Retirement System and Tyco Sigma Limited, 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
October 11, 2000
