Try a search on "PerTronix" and you'll find lots of testimonials.
"I'd really like to know if they ARE actually going to eliminate the hassle of points."
No condenser; no points to adjust/replace; what other hassles are there with having points?
I've been using them in a 12v for 10 years and in a 6v for 4 years; and, I will soon be putting a Pertronix unit in a 6v positive-ground GMC truck.