Now and again, you come across a product so excellent within such a narrow category that it makes you marvel at the effort put into its creation. While browsing for Cyber Weekend deals, we spotted exactly such a product. The “MEIRIYFA Desktop Computer Power Switch Power Supply Cable, External PC Power Button Extension Cable With On Off Reset Switch For Computer Motherboard” is precisely what it says on the tin: a 2-meter cable that connects to your PC’s front-panel headers and ends in a pair of mechanical keyboard switches. It’s 15% off for Cyber Monday, bringing it down to just $8.49.
As much as we want to call this a novelty product for how overbuilt it is, it could honestly be quite valuable for some folks. There are many situations where it could help: folks with back issues or mobility problems who can’t easily press a floor-bound PC’s power button, or scenarios where the PC ends up in a secured position that makes it inconvenient to push the front panel buttons.
Ideally, you shouldn’t have to do that too often, but a product like this makes it completely trivial when you inevitably do. There are also cases like our hardware test labs, where the open-air testbed chassis don’t include front panel connectors; a product like this steps in nicely for budget boards that don’t have on-board power and reset connectors.
Frankly, we can think of many less-fruitful ways to spend eight-and-a-half bucks. For overclockers, for folks who are extremely sensitive to aesthetics (and want to hide an ugly desktop PC), or simply for enthusiasts who enjoy the feeling of a big, clicky key to power on their PC, Meiriyfa’s external power button could make an excellent stocking stuffer or gag gift.
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