Hey man,
for the price range you're looking at, look no further than a Yamaha.
Trust me, I know it sounds dodgy, we all want Gibsons/Fenders/Taylors/Martins,
but Yamaha makes seriously awesome, underrated instruments.
The Yamaha FG series I think would be the best, but that's in the region of 500
I think. I picked up a second hand Yamaha F-340 recently for $120 that plays very very nicely,
got a nice bright, deep sound to it, so maybe you want to look for something in that region.
Sound Alchemy at Excelsior Shopping Centre, Basement 1, carries some Yamaha acoustics
in the price range you're looking at, between 200-250. I'd say go try them all and pick one
you fall in love with.
Good luck.