When we update one of our guides with new picks, we often hear from readers who are anxious to know whether the old pick they own is still good. That’s a fair concern. Nobody wants to spend money on something that’s obsolete. A pick can change for a host of reasons—something else is faster or better designed, or it holds up better over time. Sometimes our evaluation criteria have evolved, or, in rare cases, we may change a pick due to safety or security issues.
In the vast majority of situations, though, there’s no need to worry about a recommendation changing. By and large, we stand by our older picks, and in the cases where we don’t, we’ll explicitly tell you why. It’s simply that in our mission to recommend only the best products, we sometimes choose new picks.
Here are common reasons why picks change and how you can find out about those changes.
