You are one of the few who seem to like Savage Worlds a lot just from reading it. In my experience most people don't really 'get it' until they play it.
I do think your 'substance' grade is a little low. For what it is, a generic rules set, it is
very complete. You noted the gear, magic, and special situations chapters but there is also a vehicles chapter and a mass combat system to round it out.
I would have liked a couple of fantasy races and a couple of sci-fi races as examples but that is all I would say is missing.
Mitch