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EXHIBIT 23.1


                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration statement of
SBE, Inc. on Form S-8 (File No. 33-42629) of our report dated November 30, 2000
on our audits of the consolidated financial statements and financial statement
schedule of the Company as of October 31, 2000 and 1999 and for the years ended
October 31, 2000, 1999 and 1998, which report is included in this 2000 Annual
Report on Form 10-K.


/s/PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

San Jose, California
January 29, 2001



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