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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 transaction to the State of Wisconsin Retirement System and to the
incorporation by reference therein of our report dated October 30, 2000 (except
for Note 15, as to which the date is December 1, 2000), 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, 2000, filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
/s/ Ernst & Young LLP
San Jose, California
January 3, 2001
