I was just getting people's opinion Dylan, thats all. Both of my old ones are 2+ years old (with continued used on every wash) and I've experienced zero issues (My first one fell apart pretty quickly, but I think I was part of the bad batch IIRC), they are BA brushes. But I always like to do my research ahead of time in case one of them goes down...and just happen to notice the wood handled style with the big head are hard to come by...you pretty much have to get quality ones from overseas. I wasn't sure if the plastic handle style was right for me. I notice a few manufacturers carry them, so people must like them.
All I had to go off of was the picture, and just comparing the pictures, it seemed the old style was more of a "premium" style brush. It's tough to tell without using them. I wanted to get some comparisons from people that have used both.