I don't think a study of digital media is going to reveal that optical transports all have lower jitter and noise levels, much less that they have faster access times than flash.
You don't need to study all that to know it. Just a bit of google may help you find some facts (Still, without proper self-studies, you can't really say you're knowledgeable about it).
http://www.hydrogenaud.io/forums/index.php?showtopic=45661
Stating it has < 65ms access time which is hundreds of times lower than magnetic disk drive. But since there's SSD having 30-100ms access time. This issue is gone for SSD but just for this part. As for the rest, I doubt you'll accept it knowing that you have no background knowledge about it so it's your job not mine for further study IF you're interested to know.
And the slot-fed optical drive in your laptop is completely irrelevant if you rip properly.
Try to study more about good ripping drive. Plextor Premium 2 isn't one of the best studio mastering drive just for the show. If you fail to realize how good quality drive affects ripping quality, it's your own problem to decide whether you want to correct it or not. It doesn't trouble me one bit if someone believe AccuraterRip saying it's perfect means it's perfect despite the fact that database has 30 offset too high.
You're not playing CDs from that drive are you?
Looks like you don't get it. What I meant to tell you is I have both average joe drive and one of the best drive. Doing the same tests on both and got the same result. Ripped from cheap drive and played comparing to cheap drive, cheap drive wins. Ripped from Plextor Premium 2 drive and played comparing to Plextor Premium 2 drive, Plextor Premium 2 drive wins. To make it more clear, one of my friend did some simple tests in highend shop. He connects his laptop to Esoteric K-03 using USB input and play CD from laptop's drive through computer using basic player comparing to ripped track. Everyone agrees how simple playback on simple drive in laptop can easily outperform ripped ones and his journey of hiend file transport ended there. Now he's using dCS Paganini set and looking for parts to build cheap PC audio that sounds good for budget.