In reply to Mr Fuller:
> I want a remote canister gas stove suitable for backpacking or basecamping
Well there's a problem from the off and you're going to have to make some compromises. You could get a stove that will pass muster at both but you'll be forever paying penalty either with the weight you carry in your rucksack or with the inconvenience you encounter when you aren't. Which do you do the most, backpack or walk from a base? Get a stove that will do that, then get another one that will do the other activity.
> that’s cheap to run, boils water quickly, super-reliable and doesn’t weigh too much.
Though I'm sure others will recommend stoves that run on petrol, diesel, meths, parrafin, coal, the breath of angels, the bones of spin doctors and a combination of any or all of them, if you're going to be carrying your stove any distance then get a gas stove. Other fuels have their advantages but gas is as cheap as any of them when the 'whole price' of fuel and stove is worked out, easy to carry, doesn't make a mess of your pots, widely available and comes in a canister that's relatively light and packable. Save the other fuels for a basecamp stove.
With all that said, there's a world of choice and a 'pocket rocket' style stove isn't that expensive to get you started, and is a good backpacking choice too.
T.