What Chipset is used for the NIC ?

According to the Hardware System Report on my Mac, this is an AX88179 (Product Id 0x1790; Vendor Id 0x0b95 - ASIX Electronics Corporation). Hope this answers your question?See details at http://www.asix.com.tw/products.php?op=pItemdetail&PItemID=131;71;112

Is there a disadvantage to using a usb ethernet adapter to a pcie ethernet adapter?

Yes, a PCIE adaptor will place lower load on the system as it plugs in to the PCI bus at a low level. if you are shifting large data volumes over a USB bus this may be significant and may tie up the USB Bus. Generally if you have a PCIE slot available this will be in a desk top or server in a fixed location. An RJ45 into a card is more secure that a USB plug in, However, I manage to move about 700MB/s over a (slow) USB2 port without too much strain.

will this work with HP Chromebooks?

Unless there's a suitable driver for Chrome OS, I doubt it

When I switch to black color the description doesn't say Gigabit anymore. Can someone confirm the black adapter is also Gigabit capable?

http://www.startech.com/Networking-IO/Adapter-Cards/USB-3-to-Gigabit-Ethernet-NIC-Network-Adapter~USB31000Sthis is the one i have got and it seems exactly the same as yours and it works really well, i use it with my macbook pro.

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Brand	StarTech
Product Dimensions	6.6 x 2.54 x 1.52 cm; 28 g
Batteries	1 AAAA batteries required.
Item model number	USB31000S
Manufacturer	Startech
Series	USB 3.0 to Gigabit Ethernet NIC Network Adapter
Colour	Black
Standing screen display size	5 Inches
Computer Memory Type	DDR3L-1600 SDRAM
Connectivity Type	Wifi
Wattage	50 watts
Operating System	Standard
Are Batteries Included	No
Lithium Battery Packaging	Batteries contained in equipment
Lithium Battery Weight	5 g
Number Of Lithium Ion Cells	4
Item Weight	28 g
Guaranteed software updates until	unknown

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