Apple replacement hard drive model

My iMac hard drive died earlier this week and Apple was very quick with the replacement, but I'm a bit concerned with the fact that they put another Seagate 1TB hard drive in the system. Is ST31000528AS the right model? I ask this because my coworker had one replaced on apple care a few months before the official release and Apple put a Western Digital hard drive in his.

Then, I suspect that your coworker's machine came with a WD one. When Apple replaced my Seagate, they put in another just like it. Quit being concerned.

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