OCZ Technology has announced an upgrade to their popular Vertex line of SSDs. The new Turbo-branded parts boost read speeds from 230-250MB/s to 240-270MB/s, while write speeds have jumped from 135-180MB/s to 145-210MB/s.

The performance boost is owed to a pair of improvements: New proprietary firmware for the flash transition layer enhances access times and a 14MHz boost for what is now 64MB of 180MHz onboard SDR cache improves throughput.

And now we break for an obligatory cut to the firm’s PR wire:

OCZ Vertex Turbo Series provides a cutting-edge design for enthusiasts looking to transform their desktops or laptops. Enabled by a proprietary firmware and 64MB of 180MHz DRAM cache, the Vertex Turbo Edition ramps up performance levels to new heights, while providing the snappy computing, longer battery life, and shorter boot-ups users have enjoyed from the original. The Vertex Turbo delivers best-in-class read and write speeds clocking in at up to 270MB/s read and 210MB/s write along with the lower power consumption and superior durability compared to conventional hard drives.