Best cooler for MBP?

whats the best cooler (powered or not) for the MBP?

I use this...
Antec Notebook Cooler
I dont know if its the "best"
MacBook Pro 2.16 120GB HD 2GB Ram   Mac OS X (10.4.7)  

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