This Nextorage 1TB Gen4 NVMe packs a mighty Phison punch for very little cash

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Nextorage Japan 1TB | NVMe | PCIe 4 | 7300MB/s Read | 6000 MBs write | $64.99$54.99 at Amazon
Nextorage may be a relatively new name in the world of NMVe SSDs, but don't be fooled by appearances. This drive sports a Phison E18 controller, the very same used in a number of high-performance SSDs and the 1TB version represents excellent price/performance value here. Check out our review for more.

Price check: $54.99 at Newegg

What's in a name? While we wouldn't blame you for relying on the tried and trusted heavyweight names in PC hardware when picking out components for your next upgrade, sometimes it's worth giving the new kids on the block a once over, just in case they have something interesting going on under the hood. Sometimes great deals on great components are to be found simply by doing a little digging past the name on the box.

Case in point: — The Nextorage Japan 1TB Gen 4 NVMe SSD. We wouldn't blame you if the name looks unfamiliar, as Nextorage has only been a name in the hardware industry since 2019 when they were created by Sony to build SSDs for the PlaySstation 5. However, once Phison took a controlling stake in the company and imbued their latest drives with the mighty Phison E18 controller, people really started to take notice.

Since then, Nexstorage have quickly developed a name for themselves in the high-performance SSD market, and the 1TB Gen 4 model we're featuring here certainly lives up to that new-found reputation. 

When Jeremy reviewed the 2TB model back in February he was pleased to find it delivered a strong overall performance, particularly when it came to sustained writes and sequential speeds that pushed the realistic limitations of PCIe 4.0. 

But the real catch? Amazon currently has it