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You can retrofit your existing headlamp units with HID units for a couple of hundred bucks, but the problem is that they sometimes heat up and cloud the inside of the unit, and they're not focused beams like the real deal, which means when you use them people will flash their brights at you due to the horrible glare they give off.
The people you spoke with about replacements with a 911 are thinking about the newer 911's with a different shape. You are indeed correct in that some model year 911's did use HID's (what Porsche calls Litronics) and they can be purchased from salvaged cars.
Your best bet is to purchase a set of Porsche Litronics from someone used or new for your model year boxster the way I did. I found a brand new set with the controller box that must be wired into the harness for $1200 on eBay. That was 3-4 years ago though. They're far more expensive now because Porsche isn't making them any longer, or if they are, they are special order from Germany and not readily available at parts counters and Porsche parts resellers.
This is not a cheap upgrade no matter which route you take.
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