USB are at the front not under any flaps.
You can't remove the flap.
You can lift the flap up to about the same hight as the centre of the PS3 (tallest bit) and still access all the memory card slots.
BTW if you buy it in yikes!
Can you get a student discount?
sid
You could remove it, you just might not be able to get it back on without the aid of a Loctite product.![]()