Just re-did mine last August. Granite these days only needs to be sealed every 15 years, so we went with that. It wasn't a ton cheaper than Quartz but I didn't feel it necessary to spend the extra money. There's plenty of different flavors of granite as well.
Here's my album of my renovation if anyone is curious to see them:
https://plus.google.com/photos/11645...39197625522753