I can't view your videos, but I considered FX180 when redoing our kitchen. How much did you pay? We ended up going with granite because it wasn't that much more.

Wow! What a change! Did you refinish your existing cabinets? Did you do it yourself, and how? I also am curious as to the cost of the laminate compared to granite. But, it would have to be the same 'high end' granite, couldn't compare this to a lower cost more common stone.

Last time I was at a kitchen place, had to do a double take to see if their laminate counter display was stone or not. Am quite amazed at how good looking they can be!

Yes I stained them myself. I gave more details in this post:
http://ths.gardenweb.com/forums/load/kitchbath/msg101215463314.html
So far only one person has not been able to view the videos. These photos were taken before I painted the soffit and wall in a cinnamon pumpkin color.
The FX180 laminate cost around $1400 for material and installation after 10% discount on materials. I chose it because it looked so realistic and doesn't require upkeep. Because I didn't have mitered corners, I had to have straight edges, I love that look anyway.

I have about 25 linear feet of counter.

Thanks for the compliments everyone!