Fastest way to duplicate an array in JavaScript - slice vs. 'for' loop

Question

In order to duplicate an array in JavaScript: which of the following is faster to use?

###Slice method

var dup_array = original_array.slice();
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Answer 1

I put together a quick demo: http://jsbin.com/agugo3/edit

My results on Internet Explorer 8 are 156, 782, and 750, which would indicate slice is much faster in this case.