Why is there a small gap between the usb port and laptop skin? [closed]

That gap you are seeing is the thickness of the plastic body clamshell which surrounds the laptop. There is a hole in this shell to allow access to the USB port.

1. What are the symptoms of the USB port failure?
2. Why do laptops no longer have USB ports?
3. What is the little port on the side of my laptop?
4. Can USB ports burn out?

What are the symptoms of the USB port failure?

USB performance issues may occur if there is any type of damage that is caused to the USB cable or the USB ports on the computer. You may experience symptoms such as USB device stops working, works intermittently, or the USB cable wiggles when you plug it in to the computer.

Why do laptops no longer have USB ports?

Companies like Dell, Lenovo, HP, and Microsoft have all been making their products thinner and streamlined. We are getting fewer ports from them due to a desire to make everything light and wirelessly connected.

What is the little port on the side of my laptop?

A Thunderbolt 3 port looks like a standard USB-C port on any laptop or desktop computer, but can be distinguished by a lightning bolt icon printed next to it. If the USB-C port doesn't have the icon, it probably does not support the expanded capabilities of a Thunderbolt cable.

Can USB ports burn out?

Rest assured, there is no reason why plugging in an external HDD and a keyboard into that USB hub would burn out a USB port on your laptop, USB ports generally get old and from all the connecting and disconnecting they do fail, it is generally just age that causes that to happen . . .