I agree that nothing beats the "look" of granite, but it is not maiantenance free.
We have had granite in our last three houses, including right now. We were borderline this time but I can tell you the next kitchen will be quartz. The other posts above are right on the money. No, you can't get the veining and patterns you can get in granite, but you just can't kill quartz.
Granite does need care and down the road will need repolishing. It also naturally emits radon which up until now, has not been a big concern, however, everyone should be aware of this.
Silestone, Zodiak, etc., all have made great improvements in the quartz patterns available. So next time -- it's quartz for us!
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