LoveRPi MicroUSB Push On Off Power Switch Cable for Raspberry Pi (Female to Male)

It works well! I use mine to toggle on and off an audio line mixer that didn't come with an on-off switch. I've never had any issues with it for the past 2 years that I've had it.

I'm using this with a Raspberry Pi 3b, and it's great. It works exactly as described and keeps me from having to plug and unplug the thing constantly. The switch is a time-saver.

The Raspberry Pi is a revelation - a sweet little ARM computer for pennies on the dollar. So much you can do with it. I have 4. Two are dedicated media players for the 2 TV;s in the house. One is a NAS box. The other, well, just in case. But to get that much functionality for so little, and so small, certain things are missing. For one, there's no realtime clock. No problem, that's what NTP is for. No wifi either, but you either don't need it if you're wired to the LAN, or you can spring for a very cheap and tiny USB wifi adapter. No bluetooth. Again, either you don't need it, or you can spring for a cheap bluetooth adapter.Then there's the omission of any power or reset buttons. That's where this little guy comes in. Computers hang - and the Pi is no exception, especially when pressed into service as a media center. About once a week I'd have to reach behind the TV, find the micro-USB connection, and carefully yank it out and place it back in. Harder than it sounds. With this thing, all I have to do is find the button. CLICK. Worth every penny.This particular connector feels very solid, and the button has the feel of a button which won't wear out easily.

seems to work fine for power to the raspberry pi. however, i was hoping that i could use this to turn the monitor on and off (the 7" touchscreen) but that doesn't work. i suspect that once the monitor is turned off it will not turn back on. that is not a flaw of this device. only complaint i have is the button is a bit too subtle in on/off designation. there should be more of a difference in button protrusion to make this easier to tell by feel. otherwise, while i'm not happy with the 'i love it' as the meaning behind 5 stars, i will give this 5 stars as it does as stated in turning the power on/off. i also tested this with trying to charge a usb device (such as a bluetooth speaker) and that failed the on/off test as well. again, that could be a requirement of the speaker charger so i can't state for certain this is a real fail with that test.

The cable lengths are a lot shorter than expected but that doesn't affect the performance or the value of the item. From the pictures on Amazon I expected the cables to be a lot longer.Item works exactly as promised and I have no complaints about the item in any way. This item allows anyone with a Raspberry pi that uses micro USB power to add an on/off switch. Push the button to turn on the Raspberry Pi. When you are done using the Pi, Shutdown the unit from the menu. After the Pi shutsdown, push the button again to turn it off.

I'm using this for my RetroPie build on a Raspberry Pi 3. It's working great.My problem was that even after shutting down the Pi through the RetroPie menu option, the hardware was still powered on with a glowing light. I could have just ignored that, but then there was the second problem of how to turn it back on. Either way, you end up pulling plugs in and out of the chipboard itself (which might eventually loosen or break the connector on the board) or out of the wall plug (inconveniently located on the floor behind a desk). That's just kinda crappy. An on/off button is essential to me.Looking up the problem, people are solving it by shorting out dip switches and/or soldering stuff onto the board. Not for me. There are also expensive things you can buy ($25-$30) and install with glowing LED lights and stuff. Some still require soldering.With this, you turn on the Pi by poking the button on the cord. You turn off the Pi using the on-screen menu to shut it down. When the software shut down is complete, then you can poke the button on the cord again to turn off the glowing light on the hardware. It installs between the Pi and your current wall plug. It comes with a couple of additional interchangeable button covers, but they are just decorative, they don't glow. There's a tiny LED next to the colorful button that does the actual glowing.Note, some people are complaining in their reviews they are not getting enough power to the Pi through this additional cord. The sellers do note that the cord drains off some of the available power and they advise you to make sure to have a quality power supply. I don't know about that, but I am not having problems getting enough power to run RetroPie. I am using the "CanaKit 5V 2.5A Raspberry Pi 3 Power Supply / Adapter / Charger (UL Listed)" that I bought on Amazon.

EDIT/UPDATE 1/4/17:Took the seller's advice and tried a completely different power supply. Used a 5V NorthPada supply which has 136 reviews, 77% of which are 5 Stars. I can't say for certain if it is fixing the "low voltage" problems...because when I use that power supply with this LoveRIi MicroUSB push switch, I can't turn my RP3 on at all. Power supply works just fine without the switch. With the switch? Nothing. (And yes, I know how to use a push button switch.) So I'm not sure if i just got a faulty unit, or if theres a manufacturing problem with the switch (since many people are having trouble)...but either way the problem is DEFINITELY your SWITCH and not the power supply as you've been trying to convince people.Very poor product_______Worked fine at first. Then I started getting VERY frequent "low voltage" warnings from my rp3. made SNES games unstable at times. I was scratching my head trying to figure out what had gone wrong.I removed this switch and plugged my unit back directly to the USB power supply and it worked great.I enjoyed the convenience of this switch...but obviously not worth voltage problems.