Device: /dev/ada3, ATA error count increased from 0 to 12

[joeschmuck]

Brand is strictly up to you but make sure you research and ensure that it is NOT an SMR drive. You want a CMR drive.

Ditto! You do NOT want an SMR drive.
In my book and 1TB drive is a budget price. Here is the one I'd get if I were looking to get a 1TB drive. It's only an option.

WD Red Plus 1TB NAS Hard Disk Drive - 5400 RPM 3.5" - Newegg.com

Buy WD Red Plus 1TB NAS Hard Disk Drive - 5400 RPM Class SATA 6Gb/s, CMR, 64MB Cache, 3.5 Inch - WD10EFRX with fast shipping and top-rated customer service. Once you know, you Newegg!

www.newegg.com

but for a few dollars more I'd really get the 2TB drive

WD Red Plus 2TB NAS Hard Disk Drive - 5400 RPM Class SATA 6Gb/s, CMR, 128MB Cache, 3.5 Inch - WD20EFZX - Newegg.com

Buy WD Red Plus 2TB NAS Hard Disk Drive - 5400 RPM Class SATA 6Gb/s, CMR, 128MB Cache, 3.5 Inch - WD20EFZX with fast shipping and top-rated customer service. Once you know, you Newegg!

www.newegg.com

Lastly, here is a quick site to look at for reference. There are others out there but this gives you a good idea should you want to expand your knowledge.

List of WD CMR and SMR hard drives (HDD)

List of WD CMR and SMR hard drives (HDD) If you know an SMR type of drive, share it with others in a table below! PMR, also known as conventional magnetic recording (CMR), works by aligning the poles of the magnetic elements, which represent bits of data, perpendicularly to

nascompares.com

Good Luck!

 

[willtruenas111]

Thanks both, very grateful for the help