We have corian and just love it! I had laminate before and found it scratched easily and I did dent it a few places. The corian seems tougher than the laminate and I have a multi-colored counter so "dirt" doesn't show.
We debated about getting granite but it has to be sealed periodically and I didn't want the maintenance.
I didn't want tile because I didn't want to clean the grout.
You can probably tell I would rather be quilting than cleaning house. :mrgreen: