I had not heard of NextLight before. When the light that was my first choice wasn’t going to be shipped for over a month I ( accidentally) discovered this brand by scrolling through all the lights. NextLight isn’t shown in the initial page, it takes 2 or 3 clicks of the, “load more”, to discover these lights. Pity.
Once I had read the Core's manual & specs I realised it was the light that I should take a chance on, even though my first choice was a bar light. This light’s specs made sense of the knowledge about plants and light that I had gained from John Ott and Dr. Bruce Bugbee. White light, full spectrum, what’s not to like ?
So, I replaced an xs1500Pro in the 3x3 tent with the Core Pro. The plants love it, that’s obvious, as does my light meter. That NextLight is made in North America is another point for me. Runs very cool & quiet and the quality of build is very satisfying.
I recommend this light. If I ever go to a 5x5 tent I’ll seriously consider the Mega Pro.