My USB3-E1000 appears to look different than what is currently pictured, why?

Last Update: August 18th, 2026
Article ID: 3234889

The original USB3-E1000 ethernet adapter was released in 2016 and was sold until 2024. The newer version of the USB3-E1000 is now available and is using a newer ASIX AX88179B chipset that is now fully compatible with macOS. The original version of the USB3-E1000 used the ASIX AX88179 chipset.

Old USB3-E1000 image

old plugable usb3-e1000

 

New USB3-E1000 image

old plugable usb3-e1000

 

For our older USB3-E1000, instructions on installing macOS drivers for our older version of our adapter, please visit this knowledge base article: ASIX DEXT Ethernet Driver in macOS 11.x, 12.x, 13.x, and 14.x (Sonoma)