IMac Intel 21.5" EMC 2308 - what's the oem hard drive?

Is this the oem hard drive? I'm looking for a replacement.
http://www.staples.com/Seagate-Barracuda-1TB-Internal-SATA-600-Hard-Drive/produc t_IM1RY4482

It would help to know your OS version but, here goes:
for OS 10.6.8 and older, find System Profiler in Applications > Utilities and launch it.
For OS 10.7 and later find "System Information" in the same path and launch it.
In the left-hand navigation pane, click "Serial ATA" or "SATA/SATA Express" depending on your OS version. The main pane will change to something like this:
Note the info I've outlined in red. In the image, "WDC" is a Western Digital drive. Post the code for your drive and we can deterrmine what brand you have.

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