Ok, your entire post describes
what the two Universes are about.
And I have to agree with most of what you said.
But (ain't there always a but :)... ) I have to disagree with the following:
The asteroid-destruction calcs,
Which are disputed by many who are not purely Pro-Wars, concerning the scaling of the asteroids, on whether or not they were totally vaporized or not, on which guns exactly did the "Vaping", etc...
The speed calcs I have to give to SW without a doubt though...
think of how many time sin Star Trek the captain had to make a decision on his own because a "subspace message will take weeks to reach Starfleet". It's part of the drama! In Star Wars, you get on the Holonet and have a real-time conversation with the Emperor because the story is not about a ballsy captain making decisions, its about an oppressive government in a civil war. Space-delay messages isn't what it's about.
And yet I also remember, moreso in DS9 then in TNG, many times where either Picard or Sisko, while at the other end of the Federation, could talk to an Earth Admiral in real-time.
As you say, the delay, as many things in ST, was mostly due to plot devices, for Dramatic purposes.
Recognising that Star Wars takes place on a different technological level doesn't make Star Trek "bad" or "stupid".
I do recognize that on certain aspects, SW is on a
different technological level then Trek, and Vice-versa.
SW has Lightsabres, Deathstars, Hyperdrives, combat droids, etc...
ST has Transporters, Holodecks, Holographics doctors, Dermal regenerators, etc...
Doesn't mean I believe Turbolasers are more powerful than Phasers.
And I just want to let you know what kind of a fan I am, where both Franchises are concerned.
SW, I have all the movies, four time around in the case of the OT (original, THX enhanced widescreen, Special edition VS, and finally Special Edition DVD, and if the Original gets out in DVD, I will by it). I have the Clone wars cartoons, the D20 RPG, most of the Lego collection.
I love the "Space Opera" feeling of the Franchise.
ST, I have a few seasons of TNG, going to buy all of them eventually, ditto for DS9, have all the movies, TAS, and I just love the feeling of "The Human Race's future".
I love both Fanchises equally, which is why, as I stated many times (and will again), I believe the Empire would win in a war, but not on a ship by ship basis (to an extent of course).