If you know exactly what you need, then yes. But if you’re messing around on home depot needing like a 3 7/8 “ish” screw but-maybe-a-4-will-do the McMaster system would stink.
Obviously in some cases it can be replaced by a range slider, but there's also cases where it really can't. In some cases it's the part itself that has the range - like let's say a pump is designed to produce a flow rate of 0.5-5 gal/min, you can't express that with the usual range slider.
I guess what you really need is an "inverse range slider" where instead of saying "I want a connector that carries at least 5 amps but not more than 15" you say "my project needs a flow rate of 2.5 gpm, what parts have that value within their range".
But I mean... compare the McMaster-Carr site to Home Depot, or Target, or whatever, and it's just a breath of fresh air. Like, if inverse-ranges are the biggest thing you can complain about, mission accomplished ;)
I now see separate selectors for maximum flow, minimum flow, and graduations here: https://www.mcmaster.com/flowmeters/
But trying to find a screw on Home Depot or Fastenal .. ugh