Thanks.
I think you’ll be really happy with it. The laminate that I got has a 20 year warranty and so far I’ve found that it doesn’t get scratched by moving furniture or stained by dirty boots coming in or water spilled. My house is best suited to concrete I think with all the animals and mud and snow :) but the laminate is standing up to it all.
That stuff wears like iron. A friend installed it in his house and gave me some scraps -- I'm using one for a cutting board, that's how tough it is.
We've got hardwood in this house, red oak w/ urethane finish. It's got maintenance issues! I might well go with the laminate when we sell this house and build a smaller one . . .