Fender accustics are not well regarded by most players. Washburns on the other hand are. I know many players that have washburns and none that have a fender accustic. You might consider a walden. They are a cheaper copy of the washburn but with the samre or greater quality. They are the sleeper guitar out there. A huge bang for the buck. A friend of mine and a member of this forum sells them. He would be the guy to talk to about a comparison between the two. The one he has is 249,but I think it is another level up in quality to the washburn you were looking at.
Here's a link to his ebay store. Tell him allthumbs says hi.
http://www.ninevehguitars.com/servlet/Detail?no=4