Laptop pads/coolers recommendations

I use my laptop primarily on my lap (hense the term laptop) but with the macbook it gets a little toasty after a few hours of use.
I have not gotten up the nerve to reapply the thermal grease, void the warranty and based upon this link the results are questionable.
macdevcenter
(the link appears to be down check back later)
Anyways what solutions are available for keeping the laptop on some sort of pad/plastic platform that will sit on my lap.
I googled laptop coolers and came up with some but most are rather larget and well unwieldly especially when you consider this is for a 13" laptop.
I'm not sure what would work best but I'm thinking something that is based on convection may be a good idea, i'd rather not want to have fans, or lose a usb port.
If anyone has any recommendations please let me know.
Thanks in advance
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Don't know if this helps but post below is what I did and am using. I had posted it on MBP forum. In a nutshell, I use Vantec Lapcool 4 (portable unit that gets powered either by AC or USB, and it fits in my bag nicely) and it keeps everything much cooler.
Also as an update, when I originally posted this note, the temperature reading was based on AC charger mag'd on. Untethered, the CoreDuoTemp stays much lower (~40c) most of the time and the case is cool to touch everywhere.
Since I have MBP (metal case vs plastic case), YMMV!
A Different Perspective on Heat Thing...
Posted: May 23, 2006 9:39 AM
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Just wanted to share my experience on MBP heat after all the latest firmware/sw updates, and using a cooler pad.
My MBP used to get pretty warm. I must say that it definetly was warmer than any of my 5 past laptops - though not much more than any of them at a given locally hot spot. In other words, all of my past laptops got just as warm on certain spots but not all over. On MBP, I find that in addition to the local hot spots, the heat propagates throughout the case, and over time, it gets quite warm.
Then it it occured to me that MBP is the first metal cased (Al) laptop I've owned. All the others have been plastic casing. Al conducts heat much more efficiently than polycarbonate.
Since I use MBP as my primary computer, it spends much of the time on a desk or conference table. That said, I was looking for a stand that raised the aft end of the MBP so that the keyboard is at much better angle to my hands. In doing so, I decided to get a stand that also acts as a cooling pad with couple of fans built into it.
What a difference. Heat is convected right out of the bottom of the MBP case and very little heat is transfered onto the upper surface. In fact the only place that gets slightly warm is where the HDD is and its a combination of both the disk working and my palm resting on it as I type.
So I am guessing that heat many people are experiencing is not so much of the CPU constantly running hot (I'm sure some are running hotter than others) but heat soak effect that occurs as the tempurature continues to build up over time.
I'm using Vantec Lapcool 4 and it works for me. Just for info, I've been on my MBP for almost 3 hours now and CoreDuoTemp readings have been between 40~60c, except few times that the CPU was under full load that spike the temperature up well past 70c but it is expected. The case is just above ambient room temperature.

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