Which acoustic guitar is best?

Personally, I would go with the Yamaha. I have a Yamaha APX700 and I really like it. It sounds and plays great and the company has excellent customer support. Just a thought, I have found the Hal Leonard Picture Chord Encyclopedia to be of invaluable help in learning chords. I also really like Chord Wizard Gold software for learning and building a library of every possible chord on the guitar.