Seagate ST3000DM001-1CH166

As a long term Seagate user, I would recommend that you return the ST3000DM001 to the vendor if you can and purchase a WD30EFRX. These new drives (on market for a couple of months) are specifically designed for use in desktop NAS units and have a three year warranty. They are a little higher priced as the market has jumped on them and demand is far outstripping supply as vendors are having problems keeping them in stock. Amazon a few days ago had them for $200 but is currently OOS and is referring the orders to affiliates and their best price is $225 now and Newegg's price with shipping is $257. They also have a 3 year warranty versus the 1 year that Seagate has gone to.

I have not purchased any Seagate drives in their new series and unless I absolutely have to probably will not until they get their act together. Also, unless you data volume is increasing so fast that you are running out of space, you are in a good position to wait a bit and see if the prices come back down to a reasonable level.