"Michael Kennedy" wrote in message
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Sorry I'm still asleep and that didn't make any sense... Here is what I
meant to say

USB connector peels itself off the motherboard.
So I guess that means that they use SMT USB ports..

Not always by any stretch.

You'd think that they would use through hole to help avoid people ripping
the connector off the board.

They often do! I can't speak for bang up to date models, but thru-hole USB
ports certainly exist in some laptops.

Dave