@f0x oh and, i haven't found any plugs with less pins or a more sturdy mounting situation unfortunately, so i'm stuck with these >.>
@ln
I've used these before, power only https://lcsc.com/product-detail/power_C283540.html
similar to these for usb 2.0
https://lcsc.com/product-detail/USB2_C136423.html
and am about to order these smd 12pins for my next project
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/33019164146.html
@ln oh lol i completely missed these were plugs, not sockets
@ln weird that there's so much less choice in plugs, i guess using just sockets is nice because it also allows both type-c and type-a to type-c cables to be used with the device
@f0x i have a socket on the device this is for and yeah, i also like them better. but in this case i didn't want to add a long cable between two boards just to break out some pins
@f0x it depends, but most of the times, yes :D i've also connected it on the PCB. just needed to check which two pins i actually managed to short out there ^^