SOT Comparison Thread Compufire/MSD/Pertronix, For Type I sandrail Options

[stateofidleness]

My buddy has a sandrail he's rebuilding and said he wanted to get this Compufire distributorless ignition system:

http://www.compufire.com/vw-products-main.html

I have not seen this ever mentioned here but assumed it was comparable to the MSD systems and the Pertronix

What are the pros and cons of each?
Do they all have a special application?
General Thoughts?
Meaningless thread input?

*he has a '72 Type 1 engine if it matters 1.6L*

[Porcharu]

The Pros are it's not an MSD POS and might actually work for more than 6 months. Every single item I have purchased from MSD besides the finish yourself plug wires has failed, I will never ever buy anything from them again.
As I have mentioned before I had 3 MSD-6AL boxes fail in short order (street car use only) and they lost them during warranty repair and I never got replacement boxes (they would just fail again anyway.) My old boss has a huge box (more like a crate) of failed MSD units from the UOP CanAm cars - literally hundreds of them. They do make more power from less fuel while they are working - my old V8 ran several jet sizes smaller (4 or 5 sizes on a Holley carb) than it would run with a standard ignition setup. They are also dangerous to be around while the engine is running - they will hurt you bad if you touch the wires - knock you on your ass for a while kind of hurt.
Steve