both are equal !!! as the result is a shut down PC/NB

but hibernate copies all data from the RAM to HDD and restores it when u reactivate ur PC/NB ... this could speed up boot process and restores all used apps as before .... so feel free to use what you want ....

hibernation rocks

yep im using hibernation too.
its much faster to boot and it stresses the cpu less (your fan wont turn on if you have a mobile cpu).

Hibernation saves exactly where you were, and should take you back very quickly. The should is the hard part for various reasons it may or may not work correctly on all computers. it's certainly worth trying to see if it works well on your computer, but always save first, rather then going straight to "hibernate, until you are sure it works.
Nothing worse then thinking your hours of work will come back fine, only to find it gone. :(

They equally stress the processor. In either case, the temperature of the processor changes at a very high rate, which stresses the processor courtesy of thermal expansion.

They equally stress the processor. In either case, the temperature of the processor changes at a very high rate, which stresses the processor courtesy of thermal expansion.

nope, hypernation takes lesser time => lesser stress before the ACPI manager kicks in and sets the cpu speed for "idle" speeds.

The processor is not on while hibernating; it is off in either context. Even so, less time means more stress because the temperature change is less gradual.