We have WilsonArt laminate. Ours are dark green with specks of browns and blacks. It looks good, but it would never pass for granite unless you were across the room or the lights were low; it lacks the luster and shine of granite.
We went with the laminate because we have a huge kitchen, and the laminate was much more budget-friendly (we paid more than $2000 installed; Corian would've been almost double). Two years later, we have a couple spots that are "no longer perfect" -- by the time we sell the house, there'll be more. I doubt anyone else sees them at this point, but I do. There are two spots by the stove where DH's put a hot pot down, and the color is just a little "different", and there are a couple places here and there where the edge of the laminate is "dinged" (we have the beveled edges, so we have more "edge" than most people).
In retrospect, I wish we'd spent the extra money and bought Corian or tile (or something else mid-priced). Though it's all the rage now, I wouldn't have gone with granite because it would've been overkill in our 1960s ranch house. The reality is that though the countertops are perfectly good right now, we will certainly be forced to re-do them when we sell the house (which we plan to do when our daughters finish school in 8 years).
One more comment: Home Depot was AWFUL to work with. I will never hire them to do anything in my house again. When I had my tile backsplash put in, it was done by a small local store -- the price was better, and they did excellent work! So don't assume that the big box stores will give you a better price than the little guy.
