diff --git a/inxi b/inxi
index a64bf97..f6dad01 100755
--- a/inxi
+++ b/inxi
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 ########################################################################
 ####  Script Name: inxi
-####  version: 1.5.997
+####  version: 1.5.998
 ####  Date: June 7 2011
 ########################################################################
 ####  SPECIAL THANKS
@@ -224,6 +224,7 @@ B_EXTRA_EXTRA_DATA='false'
 # override certain errors due to currupted data
 B_HANDLE_CORRUPT_DATA='false'
 B_LABEL_SET='false'
+B_LAPTOP='false'
 B_LOG_COLORS='false'
 B_LOG_FULL_DATA='false'
 B_OUTPUT_FILTER='false'
@@ -670,7 +671,9 @@ initialize_script_data()
 	else
 		error_handler 6
 	fi
-
+	if [[ -d /proc/acpi/battery ]];then
+		B_LAPTOP='true'
+	fi
 	if [[ -e $FILE_CPUINFO ]]; then
 		B_CPUINFO_FILE='true'
 	fi
@@ -5963,23 +5966,21 @@ print_machine_data()
 	
 	if [[ ${#A_MACHINE_DATA[@]} -gt 0 ]];then
 		# note: in some case a mobo/version will match a product name/version, do not print those
-		
-		if [[ -z ${A_MACHINE_DATA[0]} ]];then
-			b_skip_system='true'
-		elif [[ ${A_MACHINE_DATA[0]} == ${A_MACHINE_DATA[5]} && \
-			-n ${A_MACHINE_DATA[1]} && -n ${A_MACHINE_DATA[6]} ]];then
-			# some special cases, with: System MSI product MS-7680/Mobo MSI model H61M-P23 (MS-7680)
-			# do not match, but I think the data is worth keeping since the first string might be the 
-			# actual version number you see on the box of the mobo. So here we dump system if the longer
-			# mobo model string contains the system version data and the vendors are the same
-			if [[ ${A_MACHINE_DATA[1]} == ${A_MACHINE_DATA[6]} ]] || \
-			[[ -n $( grep ${A_MACHINE_DATA[1]} <<< ${A_MACHINE_DATA[6]} ) ]];then
+		# but for laptops, or even falsely id'ed desktops with batteries, let's print it all if it matches
+		if [[ $B_LAPTOP != 'true' ]];then
+			if [[ -z ${A_MACHINE_DATA[0]} ]];then
+				b_skip_system='true'
+			# ibm / ibm can be true; dell / quantum is false, so in other words, only do this
+			# in case where the vendor is the same and the version is the same and not null, 
+			# otherwise the version information is going to be different in all cases I think
+			elif [[ ${A_MACHINE_DATA[0]} == ${A_MACHINE_DATA[5]} && \
+				-n ${A_MACHINE_DATA[2]} &&	${A_MACHINE_DATA[2]} == ${A_MACHINE_DATA[7]} ]];then
 				b_skip_system='true'
 			fi
 		fi
 		# no point in showing chassis if system isn't there, it's very unlikely that would be correct
 		if [[ $B_EXTRA_EXTRA_DATA == 'true' && $b_skip_system != 'true' ]];then
-			if [[ -n ${A_MACHINE_DATA[6]} && -n ${A_MACHINE_DATA[14]} && ${A_MACHINE_DATA[14]} == ${A_MACHINE_DATA[6]} ]];then
+			if [[ -n ${A_MACHINE_DATA[7]} && ${A_MACHINE_DATA[14]} == ${A_MACHINE_DATA[7]} ]];then
 				b_skip_chassis='true'
 			fi
 			if [[ -n ${A_MACHINE_DATA[12]} && $b_skip_chassis != 'true' ]];then
@@ -6037,13 +6038,13 @@ print_machine_data()
 			system_line=$mobo_line
 			mobo_line=''
 		else
-			if [[ -n ${A_MACHINE_DATA[0]} ]];then
-				system_vendor=${A_MACHINE_DATA[0]}
-			else
-				system_vendor='N/A'
-			fi
+			# this has already been tested for above so we know it's not null
+			system_vendor=${A_MACHINE_DATA[0]}
  			if [[ -n ${A_MACHINE_DATA[1]} ]];then
 				product_name=${A_MACHINE_DATA[1]}
+				if [[ $B_LAPTOP == 'true' ]];then
+					product_name="$product_name (portable)"
+				fi
 			else
 				product_name='N/A'
 			fi