Windows 7 sleep mode

[waynezo]

Is it better to shut down windows 7 or just let it go into sleep mode?

[cksboy15]

shutdown if your not going to use it for a while, sleep if your not gonna use it for a few hours. other than that it doesn't really matter.

[cliffordg]

I use that standby feature, where the psu seems to power off, but the system is ready for use almost instantly after pressing the on/off button, only problem is that some applications tend to crash on wake-up, such as skype, which is an annoyane occasionaly...