Recommendations for Network Attached Storage

I've had an HP Media Vault 2120 for five years. (500gb Hard drive no RAID) returning from a trip, I powered up the vault and the system drive has crashed. I am looking to replace the vault with a more modern NAS. However there are so many variations that I'm not certain were to go.

I'm running a home network with both XP and Vista (Hopefully soon Win 7). I'd like to set up back up systems for the computers on the network as well as RAID 1.

I'm also interested in:
file sharing over the internet with other family members,
FTP for other family members to store files.

I'd like it to be 1 TB with the RAID 1 but I can adjust. I'm trying to keep the cost down so price is an issue.

In researching this, I got more information than I could process.

Any recommendations or simplistic guidance would be great.

 

Since I'm not getting any responses, would it be better to post this in Hardware?????

 

definitely worth posting to both boards. I am working on a MyBook install but had to stop before configuring the FTP for an emergency. I can't say i'm excited about how wonderful and amazing it is. It seems it will do the job ok and the setups are hopefully doing the functions I am asking for. I'll check on the RAID, i'm fairly sure it had the option so the 1TB that I now have would be 500GB to you. I also have the 2TB and will install it after this one.

 

well, whatever you do, do not use Pogoplug. I tried it for a day, it works, but wireless video files access is pitiful, it is so slow.

 

I'd read that about the Slowgopplug. I'm anzxiously waiting to hear how the MyBook works out.