No halogen bulb will ever reach the light output of HID.
The only difference between night breakers and normal halogens, is they're slightly more powerful and have a blue filter to make them appear white and not yelloy.
Sometimes more powerful halogen bulbs melt your headlight casing and wires as well as screw with your electronics. so use with caution.
Yes, I used to have a Punto Evo and a few people on here had problems with melted lenses.