see - http://www.twitpic.com/30o2cv/full

I had searched for "google videos", total bandwidth consumed - - Without Google instant-9k, With Google instant-49k (5 times normal search)

Is it good for environment?

If more bandwidth is consumed means more resources are consumed which adversely affects the environmental.

After Google Instant lot of other websites are implementing the instant versions which can deteriorate the situation further.

One more issue, in developing countries bandwidth is very precious, people have to pay lot for low bandwidth.

Is the instant search feature good for developing nations (with limited internet resources)?

Is the instant search feature good for environment?