Thinking of Playing The Guitar

I would really like to play a guitar. No, I don’t mean one of those Nintendo Wii types, I would really like to play a proper guitar. I’m just not sure what type I would like to buy. It might e that I buy an acoustic guitar so that I can play folk music. However I also really like blues/rock such as Hendrix and Clapton so buying a Fender Strat might be nice. I see that there are some really cheap guitars about these days. I don’t know if I should go to buy one of them or buy one of the more prestigious types like Fender, Gibson or Taylor.

Luckily I'm right-handed but I do sometimes wonder how it must be like for those who aren't. Do they really need to have left handed guitar lessons?