diff --git a/smartdiskinfo.go b/smartdiskinfo.go
index b3c2e2c..9694ed2 100644
--- a/smartdiskinfo.go
+++ b/smartdiskinfo.go
@@ -75,6 +75,10 @@ func getTemp(diskpath string) (uint32, uint32, uint32) {
 	return uint32(max), uint32(min), uint32(currtemp)
 }
 
+func printAligned(paramname string, valuestr string) {
+	fmt.Printf("%-24v%s\n", paramname+":", valuestr)
+}
+
 func checkSmartAttributes(diskpath string, isSeagate bool, isHdd bool) {
 	rawattr := getSmartValues(diskpath)
 
@@ -85,17 +89,17 @@ func checkSmartAttributes(diskpath string, isSeagate bool, isHdd bool) {
 		//  error count| operation count
 		rrerrrate = rrerrrate >> 32
 	}
-	fmt.Println("Raw_Read_Error_Rate: " + evalStrZero(rrerrrate))
-	fmt.Println("Reallocated_Sector_Ct: " + evalStrZero(getItemValue(rawattr.AtaSmartAttr.Table, "Reallocated_Sector_Ct")))
+	printAligned("Raw_Read_Error_Rate", evalStrZero(rrerrrate))
+	printAligned("Reallocated_Sector_Ct", evalStrZero(getItemValue(rawattr.AtaSmartAttr.Table, "Reallocated_Sector_Ct")))
 
 	// todo further investigate if this smart attributes can occur within hdds/ssds
 	// https://www.backblaze.com/blog/what-smart-stats-indicate-hard-drive-failures/
-	fmt.Println("Reported_Uncorrect: " + evalStrZero(getItemValue(rawattr.AtaSmartAttr.Table, "Reported_Uncorrect")))
-	fmt.Println("Command_Timeout: " + evalStrZero(getItemValue(rawattr.AtaSmartAttr.Table, "Command_Timeout")))
-	fmt.Println("Current_Pending_Sector: " + evalStrZero(getItemValue(rawattr.AtaSmartAttr.Table, "Current_Pending_Sector")))
-	fmt.Println("Offline_Uncorrectable: " + evalStrZero(getItemValue(rawattr.AtaSmartAttr.Table, "Offline_Uncorrectable")))
+	printAligned("Reported_Uncorrect", evalStrZero(getItemValue(rawattr.AtaSmartAttr.Table, "Reported_Uncorrect")))
+	printAligned("Command_Timeout", evalStrZero(getItemValue(rawattr.AtaSmartAttr.Table, "Command_Timeout")))
+	printAligned("Current_Pending_Sector", evalStrZero(getItemValue(rawattr.AtaSmartAttr.Table, "Current_Pending_Sector")))
+	printAligned("Offline_Uncorrectable", evalStrZero(getItemValue(rawattr.AtaSmartAttr.Table, "Offline_Uncorrectable")))
 
-	// there are some additinoal hdd smart values
+	// there are some additinoal hdd only smart values
 	if isHdd {
 		rrerrrate = getItemValue(rawattr.AtaSmartAttr.Table, "Seek_Error_Rate")
 		if isSeagate {
@@ -103,9 +107,11 @@ func checkSmartAttributes(diskpath string, isSeagate bool, isHdd bool) {
 			//  error count| operation count
 			rrerrrate = rrerrrate >> 32
 		}
-		fmt.Println("Seek_Error_Rate:\t" + evalStrZero(rrerrrate))
-		fmt.Println("Spin_Retry_Count:\t" + evalStrZero(getItemValue(rawattr.AtaSmartAttr.Table, "Spin_Retry_Count")))
-		fmt.Println("Spin_Up_Time:\t\t" + evalStrZero(getItemValue(rawattr.AtaSmartAttr.Table, "Spin_Up_Time")))
+		printAligned("Seek_Error_Rate", evalStrZero(rrerrrate))
+		printAligned("Spin_Retry_Count", evalStrZero(getItemValue(rawattr.AtaSmartAttr.Table, "Spin_Retry_Count")))
+		printAligned("Spin_Up_Time", evalStrZero(getItemValue(rawattr.AtaSmartAttr.Table, "Spin_Up_Time")))
+	} else {
+		// todo ssd only parameters
 	}
 }
 
@@ -113,9 +119,9 @@ func evalStrZero(nr int64) string {
 	if nr < 0 {
 		return "N/A"
 	} else if nr == 0 {
-		return "\tPASS"
+		return "PASS"
 	} else {
-		return fmt.Sprintf("\tFAIL :: raw value=%d", nr)
+		return fmt.Sprintf("FAIL :: raw value=%d", nr)
 	}
 }