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The Soto Windmaster is one of my favorite stoves. What did I take on my JMT trip this past summer? A Windmaster. It's the lightest upright canister stove with a piezoelectric ignition that I am aware of and in my opinion the best of its class.
That said, the Geo is a different class of stove: A) The Geo is going to be a far more stable platform on which to cook, particularly with large pots, and yes I am aware of the Four Flex alternate pot support for the WindMaster. B) The Geo will have about a 20 Fahrenheit degree cold weather advantage over upright type stoves because one can run with the canister upside down which prevents the diminishment of that fraction of the fuel that is propane. C) The Geo can be completely surrounded by a windscreen without the danger of overheating the canister because the fuel is outside the windscreen and is fed in via the hose. Try a 100% coverage windscreen on an upright canister stove and it might just be your last hike. Ever. This added windproofness cannot be matched by the WindMaster, and yes I am aware of the WindMaster's considerable capability in wind. The Geo is still capable of more. Note the use of the word "capable". You would have to augment the stock windscreen.
Now, does that mean the Geo is the better stove? Well, not really. They're just different classes of stove. If you don't need the wide cooking surface of the Geo, the added wind proofness, or the winter capability, you'd most likely be better served by the WindMaster.
HJ