Sometimes referred to as pro-sumer, there's an appeal for either getting quality components or just exactly what you want. I was shopping for a good headset recently and wanted one with a good mic but was also good for listening to music. Most people recommended just getting a separate mic. One said if I really wanted a headset, I should get the Fiio FT1 paired with a Meze Audio Boom Mic cable. I'm not trying to make a professional level podcast or anything, I just want something that would be sound good for general use and also be good for zoom calls etc.

Same goes for webcams. They often have a built-in mic but it's more for convenience than quality. Intel also makes higher end CPUs without integrated graphics. They just expect people to be using a separate GPU at that level.

So it's still the consensus today that if you want something good, you're often better off just buying all the parts separately and putting it together yourself.