gibson epiphone acoustic electric guitar

what brand of guitar should i buy?
Fender
Gibson
Applause
Daisy Rock
Dean
Epiphone
Ibanez
Mitchell
Ovation
Rogue
Squier by Fender
Washburn
Yamaha
I AM LOOKING FOR A (sorry my niece hit caps lock) a acustic-electric guitar, and i like the Fender Classic Design Series CD100CE Dreadnought Cutaway Acoustic-Electric Guitar… but it cost $300 after tax and warenty… which is a more than i want to pay!…so i was wondering if one of the other brands has one close to it that is cheaper???
Don’t look at the brand and buy what you can afford. In the end they are all instruments of your own talent. You can buy a $3000 Gibson and make it sound like a $150 Yamaha. Just buy what you can afford and play it. They all sound good.
Epiphone AJ500RE