Originally Posted by: rjgbourqueHi Josh, All,
You may also want to consider your finger strength. An acoustic (especially an inexpensive one) is going to be more difficult to fret. That's one of the reasons that I was told to practice with an acoustic early on, but it can be frustrating as well. With that in mind, majority opinion that you want to play what keeps you playing holds!

Lower end guitars can be set up for easier playing as well, by luthier or in some cases, depending on the problem(s), the player. In most cases its not rocket science, and guitar forums can help, as well as general online searches for particular problems.